Galway firm wins engineers award
Thu, Oct 13, 2011
Galway firm MCS Kenny, based in Galway Technology Park, Parkmore, has won the medium-sized category of the prestigious Engineers Ireland Continuing Professional Development Company of the Year title.
Read more ...Free recycling events continue in Galway
Thu, Sep 29, 2011
WEEE Ireland (waste, electrical and electronic equipment), the compliance scheme for electrical waste and battery recycling, has held a series of WEEE Wagon collection events across Galway county throughout September, and these will continue into October. These smaller collection days supported by the Galway County Council allow people from towns and villages across the county to get rid of any household electrical equipment and batteries in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
Read more ...John Killeen to speak at CPID programme launch
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Freeman of the city John Killeen will be the guest speaker at the launch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Western Region's programme of events for the year.
Read more ...Salthill Hotel appoints new manager
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
Galway’s Salthill Hotel has appointed Jonathan Kay as its general manager.
Read more ...New social buying website for Galway
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
GrabOne.ie, a new Irish social buying website, has just launched on the Galway market, and to celebrate the launch, it will be giving its Facebook fans a chance to win two Connacht Rugby season tickets this week.
Read more ...New networking group doing the business in assisting unemployed
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
A new networking forum for unemployed professionals and entrepreneurs has been launched by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton.
Read more ...Galway man’s new book on Irish entrepreneurship
Thu, Sep 15, 2011
A new book aimed for potential entrepreneurs and business people has been written by Galway's Bernard O'Hara.
Read more ...BPW conference to hear from Galway-native expert on family law
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
The question of whether Irish legislation is sufficiently robust to protect families will be one of the topics discussed by the chairman of the Adoption Authority, Geoffrey Shannon at the upcoming BPW National Conference on the Family.
Read more ...CPM interview open day to be held next week
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
CPM, one of Ireland’s leading field sales companies, will be hosting an interview open day in Galway on September 15 in the Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, from 4pm to 8pm. The positions on offer will be field sales roles for eircom, selling products and services door to door in the consumer market.
Read more ...NUI Galway lecturers publish new edition of economics textbook
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
NUI Galway lecturers, Dr Gerard Turley and Maureen Maloney of the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, have just completed the fourth edition of the successful textbook Principles of Economics: An Irish Text, with co-author Dr Francis O'Toole of Trinity College Dublin.
Read more ...Galway Rotary Club raises thousands for VdeP
Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Galway Rotary Club raised € 6,000 in aid of St Vincent de Paul at a recent Rotary dinner meeting.
Read more ...Applying artificial intelligence the theme of NUI Galway events
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
The seventh Reasoning Web Summer School, bringing together an international group of postgraduate students and renowned lecturers, which commenced this week at NUI Galway, will be followed next week by the fifth International Web Rules and Reasoning Conference. Both events are organised by the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) at NUI Galway.
Read more ...Local company supplies Dundrum Town Centre
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
Galway-based company Footfall Ltd. has won a much coveted supplier contract with Ireland’s largest shopping centre, Dundrum Town Centre.
Read more ...Student life is big business for city and families
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
THE business of accommodation, feeding and educating students is a big business for cities like Galway and for the families who have to finance them.
Read more ...Local company takes on global deals giants
Thu, Aug 18, 2011
A new Galway-based deals company has entered the growing online deals market dominated by a number of large global players. Through their website www.livingitup.ie the Galway company offers deeply discounted deals to subscribers in the Galway area. They are based at the Innovation in Business Centre at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, a hub for Innovative start-up businesses.
Read more ...Your Career, Your Choices
Thu, Aug 18, 2011
Q: In a job interview last week, I was pushed quite hard by the employers on the question of what I knew about the company. The business in question is a reasonably large supplier of products to the business sector. I was surprised that they seemed to think I should know all about their product lines and target markets? (Joe, email)
Read more ...Bizcamp 2011 seeking entrepreneurs for a conference with a difference
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Entrepreneurs, innovators and people with creative ideas are invited to get involved as both speakers and participants for an upcoming conference with a difference.
Read more ...Taking steps to give yourself an edge on jobs front
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Q: I have just qualified as a teacher, and, like so many others, I am trying to get on the employment ladder. I realise it is a very difficult task right now, given the economic circumstances. What advice would you give me? (Teresa, email)
Read more ...Danish delight for Barna basketballers
Thu, Aug 11, 2011
Pictured are players from Barna Basketball Club who represented Ireland and won gold in u-16 girls basketball at the World Youth Games held in Aalborg, Denmark, last week.
The success was a wonderful achievement and congratulations to all involved.
Read more ...Argos launches new look store in Galway
Thu, Aug 04, 2011
Argos is launching a further 21 new look stores across the country this August, including one store being unveiled in Galway, continuing the roll out of a new image for Argos in Ireland.
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