Job and career opportunities at GMIT fair next week

Thu, Oct 07, 2010

Employment opportunities, work placements, postgraduate study and volunteering options are to be outlined at a one day careers and recruitment fair in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, on Tuesday October 12 next.

Galway businesses sixth quickest to pay their bills

Thu, Sep 30, 2010

Businesses in Galway are the sixth quickest in the country to pay their bills in the first half of this year, according to latest research.

Feargal Quinn brings retail therapy to Network Ireland Conference in Galway

Thu, Sep 30, 2010

Well known Irish businessman Feargal Quinn will be the guest speaker at the Network Ireland Conference and Galway Now Businesswomen of the Year Awards next week.

Network Chonamara to host first meeting

Thu, Sep 30, 2010

The inaugural Network Chonamara meeting for all business people operating in the Conamara area will take place in the Connemara Coast Hotel on October 6 (6pm).

The meeting is an opportunity for all businesses from all sectors to meet and to get to know each other in an informal social setting.

Galway County reducing its carbon footprint with Energia’s ‘green energy’

Thu, Sep 30, 2010

Galway is set to significantly reduce its carbon footprint after the Galway County Council has signed up to a new “green energy” power deal with leading independent energy provider Energia. The deal will reduce Galway’s carbon footprint by almost 14,000 tonnes each year.

Have faith and achieve, is theme of Network conference

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

Network Ireland is hosting its national conference and awards in Galway this October reminding business people that 'believers are achievers'.

Let Bill change your life

Thu, Sep 23, 2010

Bill Cullen, host of ‘The Apprentice’ is coming to Galway to change your lives!

‘Change Your Life in a Day’ is the title of the Bill Cullen’s motivational seminar that he will present on the October 7 in the Clayton Hotel, Galway. It is aptly named, as those who attended his seminars have found Bill’s strategies for success to be hugely inspirational and motivating.

Using drama to better our businesses

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

He is the ultimate marketeer. Aidan Daly’s leadership spirit resembles that of a Braveheart warrior on horseback. He believes that our greatest glory as Confucianists is rising every time we fall, where each fall is a stepping stone to success.

Trio of Seminars – Stepping in the Right Direction

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Are you looking to up your chances of making positive changes in your life? ‘Trio of Seminars’ is being held in The Menlo Park Hotel on Saturday October 2 for those looking to polish up on their life skills. All in aid of charity, the seminars promise to help attendees to help themselves. The Trio of Seminars will whet your appetite by setting you in the right direction, this is based on previous participants recalling their positive experience at the seminars.

So you want to get that job

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe’

Emerging Leaders Programme to be held by Talent Fusion

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

The Emerging Leaders Programme is a seven day transformational programme aimed at providing managers and team leaders with practical skills they need to enhance their performance in their roles. The ELP is receiving part funding from the GMIT Innovation Skillnet, which is funded by member companies under the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd, funded through the Department of Education and Skills.

Get along to ‘Galway’s Best’ finale tomorrow

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Businesses around Galway are gearing up for tomorrow’s (Friday’s) inaugural Galway’s Best Awards 2010 ceremony, where they will find out if they truly are Galway’s Best! The event will take place in the newly refurbished Central Park nightclub in what is set to be the glitziest event to hit the west this year, is open to the public at 9.30pm with no cover charge, with the awards ceremony commencing at 10pm sharp.

Lecture on the development of weapons

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

AFTER THE Napoleonic wars a gap emerged between what weapons were capable of, and the tactics adopted to deploy those weapons. That gap grew and led to the slaughter of WWI.

Public lecture on Obama’s Irish roots

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

BARACK OBAMA’S Irish heritage will be the subject of a lecture tomorrow at 8pm in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway.

Fiddles in the roof?

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Do you have any unloved fiddles or accordions languishing in your attic? If you have, the Moycullen branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann would love to take them off your hands and give them to young musicians taking lessons in traditional music this autumn. Classes are available in Moycullen in fiddle, accordion, tin whistle, concertina, banjo and flute. If you can donate any of these instruments, the branch can guarantee that they will go to a good home.

Classes recommence in Moycullen on Monday, September 27 and Registration will take place in Árus Uillinn, Moycullen, on Monday September 20, from 7pm-8pm. All are welcome. To donate an instrument or for further information on classes call Kevin at 085. 8408746 or Rose 091 555400.

Could you be the JCI Young Entrepreneur of the Year?

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Do you have what it takes to be Galway’s 12th JCI Young Entrepreneur of the year? The success of the JCI Galway Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award can be seen from its twelve years in existence. The competition celebrates the entrepreneurial vision of budding young Galway entrepreneurs such as past winners, Johnny Donnelly of Arcana, Joerg Mueller of Solaris Botanicals, Mike O’Connor of Bellissimo, Liam Dilleen of EZ Living, Pearce Flannery of Pragmatica and Declan Ganley of Rivada Communications to name a few. The diversity of business ventures has been the hallmark of the competition.

Galway Auction Rooms opens additional auction house in Clare

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Auctioneer Paul Walsh has opened his second antique and art auction house in Clarecastle, Co Clare. Mr Walsh has run the well known and successful Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan for the past five years.

Mr Walsh, whose father also ran an auction house, is optimistic about the future of antiques and art despite the economic downturn. The Clarecastle branch will hold its first auction this weekend.

The Western Region of C.I.P.D. programme of events

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

The Western Region of C.I.P.D. are hosting a programme of events on September 14 at the Harbour Hotel, Galway at 6pm. The overall theme for the forthcoming year ”Innovative HR – Towards Recovery”, is apt as despite the challenges that businesses currently face in the practice of Human Resource Management, there is emerging evidence that the HR function has and is playing a significant role in managing the business. The chosen theme and the range of speakers and topics in the 2010-2011 programme reflects how the HR function has supported the business to manage through the current challenges and is leading in the preparation towards recovery. For details see www.cipdwest.com.

NUI Galway moves up world table of top universities

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

For the third consecutive year, NUI Galway has increased its position in the QS World University Rankings. Rising 11 places to 232nd in this year’s ranking, NUI Galway is one of only two Irish universities to move up the league table.

Dr James J. Browne, president of NUI Galway, said of the achievement: “This is excellent news for NUI Galway and a fitting acknowledgement of the exceptional developments in teaching and research that have taken place at this university in recent years.

JobFit Roadshow to hit Galway next week

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The JobFit Roadshow, part of aninitiative to support people to upskill or retrain and get a job or move on to further education or training, is coming to the Galway Shopping Centre on Friday September 10, from 10am to 3pm. From its state-of-the-art Mobile Training Unit, JobFit is offering a free job search clinic, where friendly staff will be on hand to offer advice, guidance and support to people in their quest to find employment.

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