Galway residents win prizes worth over €900,000 with Prize Bonds in 2015

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Galway residents are among the luckiest holders of Prize Bonds, having won more than €900,000 in prizes last year. This is according to The Prize Bond Company Limited, which administers Prize Bonds on behalf of the National Treasury Management Agency, and which has published its 2015 Annual Report.

Galway’s total winnings of €910,300 were won by 15,327 bond holders. Every second month a Prize Bonds customer wins a €1 million prize in the last draw of that month (February, April, June, August, October and December). In other weekly draws the top prize is €50,000. Other cash prizes awarded each week include prizes to the value of €1,000, €100 and €50.

Many hands make light work

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

Startup Weekend is 100 per cent owned and run by the community, it is a grassroots movement run by volunteers. You see some of the work over the weekend, but it’s all in the lead up where the venue, food, mentors, speakers, sponsorship, promotion and all the rest are worked on.

Economic cooperation agreement signed between Shannon Free Zone and China Zone

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

The Shannon Free Zone has signed an official accord for economic cooperation with a Chinese equivalent, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (SHFTZ).

The Memorandum of Understanding, signed last week in Shanghai, will provide a basis for exploring opportunities of mutual economic benefit between the two free trade zones, including encouraging companies in both zones to look at the other as a potential investment base.

Tourism and hospitality sector opportunities in 2016

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Tourism Ireland is predicting a bumper year in 2016 – they predict 8.2million overseas visitors to Ireland this year, spending an estimated €4.2billion. This amounts to growth of between 4 and 5 per cent, which is very significant, writes SABINA TRENCH, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS, WESTPORT.

Thermo King team wins safety quiz final

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

At the All Ireland Safety Quiz Finals held in Athlone on Saturday, Thermo King - Ingersol Rand, Galway was the overall winner in the Previous Entrants category.The All Ireland Occupational Safety Quiz Finals are run jointly by the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) and the Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISG). A total of 14 teams competed from all parts of the island of Ireland.

Excellent location in Salthill

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Location, location, and location, are the three things you are always advised to look for, and few locations are more sought after or more desirable than Ard na Mara in Salthill.

Superb three bed in Ballybrit

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

John Quinn has received instructions to offer No 19 Racecourse Lawns, Ballybrit, for sale.

Superbly located bungalow on a large site

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Sherry FitzGerald welcomes No 6 Roscam Park, Roscam, to the market for sale by private treaty. No 6 is a delightful detached four bedroom bungalow on a prime 0.16Ha (0.4 acre) site in this very popular location. Although requiring refurbishment and modernisation this property offers excellent potential with superb space offered both internally and externally.

A three bedroom home for €190,000

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

New to the market, No 6 Castan is already generating considerable interest among first time buyers because of its attractive guide price and close proximity to the city centre. Owner occupied, it is in turnkey condition with many extras not found in similar properties.

Stunning property in The Claddagh

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

O'Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale a stunning end of terrace property in The Claddagh. No 13 Fr Burke Road is one of the nicest and most presentable homes to come to the market in recent years. The current owner have spared no expense in creating a wonderful family home with stunning attention to detail and decor found throughout.

Excellent four bed in Newcastle

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

John Quinn is currently offering for sale No 59 Camillaun Park, Newcastle, a four bedroom semidetached residence. According to the agent the property is in excellent condition inside and has double glazing and oil fired central heating. The property has the added attraction of a downstairs wc and whb.

City event to show you how to sell your products or services online

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Athenry-based online entrepreneur Martha Fraser is busy putting the final touches to the line-up for The Shine Adventure Workshop, shineadventure.com, one day online marketing event, which takes place this Saturday April 16 in The Meyrick Hotel, Galway.

My friends are interviewing me

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Q: I am going for interview in the company where I currently work - I’m bothered by the fact that I will know all three members of the interview panel very well. I’d classify them as friends, really. I fear I will be very self-conscious on the day - how can I avoid this? (DR, email).

Twitter Mixed Days Conference at NUI Galway

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

NUI Galway will host the second Twitter Mixed Days conference from 19-20 April. The conference is intended to foster collaboration and to build community and will take place in the University’s J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics.

Getting your accounts straight in the cloud

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

Business owners, self-employed persons, entrepreneurs, however we like to label ourselves, we have three things in common: Most of us love what we do. And we love getting paid for it. It’s the bits in between we don’t care for much.

Galway workers need to get a move on

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Fewer people are exercising at the recommended weekly levels than they were 15 months ago, according to new research from the Nutrition & Health Foundation (NHF). Just over a quarter (26 per cent) of Ireland’s workforce exercise at the recommended level of over 150 minutes of moderate physical activity every week, down from almost a third (32 per cent) only fifteen months ago. Four in ten (42 per cent) say they are either totally or extremely inactive during their working day. The research was commissioned to mark Ireland’s second National Workplace Wellbeing Day on Friday, 8th April 2016, which is being organised by the Nutrition & Health Foundation and supported by Ibec.

The Galway startup community is growing and growing

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

I love Galway, I love my job, my friends and the lifestyle here. But I’m biased and I know this. That’s why it’s just great when total outsiders reinforce my notion.

In startlab, we evaluated 200 companies to get to our final fantastic eight. I know that an incubator in a regional area may appear like those in it would be the local few. It’s not. Out of eight, startlab has three companies that moved to Galway specifically for the startup supports this whole city has to provide.

Stanbridge to speak at Atlantec Festival

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

ITAG are delighted to announce James Stanbridge as one of our key speakers at this year’s AtlanTec Festival. He will be speaking at the “Women in Tech” segment on May 25th. Hailing from Hertfordshire in England he recently returned from China and Singapore where he resided for 10 years to Europe. As VP of Declara he will head up their business development and expansion in Europe as well as Asia Pacific.

Make your business safer, leaner, and more mobile in the cloud

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

No matter what industry you operate in, or the size of your company, in today’s fast moving society, if you haven’t yet embraced the cloud then your company is missing a major trick.

Shopify’s remote working initiative proves popular with Galway homeworkers

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Shopify, the cloud-­based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium­sized businesses, reports huge interest in its remote working initiative.

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