Six Galway businesses are finalists in Ulster Bank awards

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Six leading Galway businesses will compete for awards at the national final of the 2011 Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards.

Six Galway businesses are finalists in Ulster Bank awards

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Six leading Galway businesses will compete for awards at the national final of the 2011 Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards.

The six companies, Atlantic Language Galway, Let’s Do It Global, Evergreen HealthFoods, Cold Chon, Galway Bay Seafoods, and Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group, progressed to the national final after winning awards at the Connacht final of the competition last February.

NUI Galway’s Executive MBA programme turns forty

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

NUI Galway’s Executive MBA celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and a series of information evenings have been scheduled around the country for students wishing to join the programme in September 2012.

Technological healthcare at home is focus of new NUIG project’

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Technologies to facilitate the remote delivery of healthcare to patients in their own home is the focus of a new EU-funded project underway at NUI Galway.

Seminar for jobseekers on using web to build a business

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Have you an idea for a new business? Have you considered building your business using the internet? With the national focus on new work opportunities, Galway-based training company In Tuition are running an innovative training programme for jobseekers on building a successful business using the internet. A free introductory training workshop will take place in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Tuesday 3rd April from 6.30 – 9.00pm.

Western Hygiene highly commended on national level

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Western Hygiene has been named as a winner of a Small Firms Association (SFA) 'Highly Commended' National Business Award in the Services category. Sponsored by Eircom, this prestigious award was presented to Terry Costelloe, sales manager, at the SFA awards ceremony in Trinity College Dining Hall recently.

Tips to improve your CV

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

With competition becoming more and more intense – not just for securing employment, but even getting called to interview – it is critical to have a first-rate CV.

Price of eggs set to rise as demand exceeds supply

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Egg prices across the EU have increased by 40 per cent so far this year. To date the average price in Ireland has only gone up by five per cent but this is set to change very shortly as the impact of the EU wide shortage of eggs hits Ireland.

How to generate publicity for your business through social media

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Local businesses have been invited to a free seminar outlining methods of generating publicity through social media and emerging technologies.

GMIT and IWDG to host annual conference of European Cetacean Society

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

More than 500 marine mammal biologists from around the world will gather in Galway in the coming days for the 26th annual conference of the European Cetacean Society, hosted this year by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWD).

Born again... and again... and again — leading Galway retailer expands its operations

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

The Born fever grows and grows. The successful Galway-based clothing firm this week created queues of hundreds when it opened its sixth store in the Republic of Ireland.

JFC founder to give coalface summary at seminar

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

“How Ireland will adapt to the external international factors affecting it today” is the title of a joint Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)/MBA seminar taking place at the JE Cairnes School of Business & Economics, NUI Galway on Wednesday March 21 at 6.30pm.

It will be delivered by guest speakers Dermot O’Leary, chief economist, Goodbody Wealth Management and John Concannon, MD, JFC Manufacturing Limited.

Get your team motivated to a new level at Delphi Mountain Resort

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

Delphi Mountain Resort prides itself on learning through experience offering amazing programmes from active conference events to world class team building.

Working with successful companies sports teams and special interest groups for the last 30 years, Delphi is continually proving that getting from A to B whether you walk climb, kayak, or zipline, it is easier if you work together

GMIT students developing apps for Windows phone

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

Software development students in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) are fast gaining recognition for apps they are developing for the Windows Phone market such as Labyrinth Madness, Space Shooter, Translate the World, Funix and Xylofun, to name a few.

GMIT to host construction industry conference

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

The current state of the construction industry is the focus of the second annual International Construction Management Day Conference hosted by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology on March 12 .

Opportunity knocks for potential entrepeneurs

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

A new business programme for potential entrepeneurs will commence at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology at the end of March.

From redundancy to recruited at Celtrak

Thu, Mar 08, 2012

I went through a redundancy process in April 2010. The redundancy was completely unexpected and I was left pondering when/where I would be working next, how long could I afford to finance myself while job seeking, would I have to consider relocating, and did I have the right skills for the current market.