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Now I know we’ve had two major plans, one the July Stimulus Package, but the plan I want to focus on today in this column is the plan for Education and the Roadmap to get it.

120 new jobs will be created when the Portlaoise Plaza opens on Junction 17 on the M7 tomorrow Friday, July 31. The jobs were announced at the site this week by the Minister for State at the Department of Finance, Seán Fleming. The Portlaoise Plaza is part of the Supermac’s Group and will be the largest Plaza in the country, and brings the amount of people employed by the group throughout the country to over 4,000. The group consist of Supermac’s, Só Hotels and The Plaza Group.

Pat McDonagh of Supermac’s has been named the EY Industry Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2019. The gala awards last weekend was attended by more than 1,500 people including the island of Ireland’s most prominent business leaders and the Minister of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, who gathered to celebrate the achievements of the 24 finalists. Collectively the finalists employ more than 13,000 people and have revenues of €1.2bn.

Speculation on the next Galway senior hurling manager gathered pace last week.

The Galway Plaza has been selected as having the Best Forecourt Facilities at the annual Forecourt and Convenience Retailer Awards.

Galway tears may have been spilt on Croke Park's hallowed turf on Sunday, but manager Tim Rabbitt insists the defeat to champions Dublin is just one stop on this team's journey.

All Star Sinead Burke knows a thing or two about working hard, only to suffer disheartening defeats.

The recent judgement handed down by the the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in favour of Supermac's against McDonald's over the use of the prefix 'Mc' has been hailed as "a vindication of small businesses everywhere that stand up to powerful global entities" by managing director of Supermac's, Pat McDonagh.

Ireland’s largest group of family restaurants, Supermac’s, will open its first outlet in Co Wexford this coming Friday (June 28). The company has 117 outlets throughout the country and is set to open its 118th in Larkins Cross. The new outlet will be operated by Paul O’ Brien, who also holds franchises for Carlow and Killarney.

At the recent Midlands Hospitality Awards Ceremony, the Athlone Springs Hotel were thrilled to take home the accolade of ‘Best Family Hotel’. The So Hotel Group were well represented at the hospitality awards ceremony, alongside their sister property The Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise, who also took home silverware with their General Manager, Michael Murphy, being the judges’ choice of ‘Rising Star’.