Hooked on Legacy: How a Galway family is keeping their Captain’s vision alive

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

In Galway’s West End, family has always been at the heart of two of the city’s best-known names in seafood: Hooked restaurant and Ali’s Fish Market. The late Ali Jalilvand was the captain at the helm, supplying fresh fish through his market while working alongside his daughter, Nuisin, to build the popular restaurant Hooked.

Roots of success: from family farm to four-star destination

Thu, Oct 02, 2025

On Galway's Headford Road, the Menlo Park Hotel stands as both a landmark and a legacy, a family farm transformed into a thriving four-star destination through vision, resilience, and a deep sense of community.

Right At Home to recruit 1,000 new carers nationwide in major career drive

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Right at Home, one of Ireland’s leading award-winning home care providers, has announced plans to recruit 1,000 new carers across the country as part of a major nationwide careers and recruitment campaign.

Aerogen — A Galway success story with global impact

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

From the winding streets of its home city to the bustling corridors of hospitals in over 80 countries, Aerogen’s journey is a shining example of Galway innovation making a global impact.

OnaWave Medical: A Galway medtech vision transforming pelvic healthcare

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

In the competitive environment of Galway medtech innovation, a quiet revolution in healthcare is taking place. Based in the city and founded by the trailblazing Siobhán Kelleher, OnaWave Medical is emerging as a game-changing force in the world of medtech, particularly in the realm of pelvic health and hormonal conditions.

Pensions expert launches free auto-enrolment calculator for Irish businesses

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

A leading pensions expert is warning that the Government’s auto-enrolment campaign for pensions – due to begin on January 1 – does not equip businesses with the practical information employers need to choose between auto-enrolment and existing pension options available.

Feargal McKenna, co-founder of Pensions Awareness Week, which takes place from September 29 to October 3, and Head of Corporate at Moneycube.ie, was speaking to over 100 businesses at a breakfast briefing.

Trevor Crowley: Activating human potential through high-performance living

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Trevor Crowley is redefining what it means to live at peak performance. A high-voltage keynote speaker, internationally recognized author of The Six Pack Mind, and creator of The Sassoon Chair, Crowley blends elite wellness, artistry, and radical embodiment into transformative live experiences.

Trained under Vidal Sassoon and mentored by his visionary father, Crowley’s journey spans from world-class hairdressing to cutting-edge personal mastery. His signature philosophy? “The body is a Divine Technology of Light.” Backed by years of discipline and bio-optimization — including resistance training, 90°C saunas, mitochondrial nutrition, meditation, and fasting — his message is one of profound vitality and self-realization.

Galway innovators win award in Enterprise Ireland’s innovation arena competition at National Ploughing Championships

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Galway innovators GlasPort Bio have won the ‘Green Impact Award’ at the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena competition at the National Ploughing Championships for 2025.

Taking the stress out of accounting and tax – L&M Galway

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Managing money can be complex, but with L&M Accounting and Taxation Services, it doesn’t have to be. The firm provides expert accounting and tax solutions for individuals and businesses, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and peace of mind.

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Navigating you financial future with Coll & Co

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Need independent financial and taxation advice? Look no further than Coll & Co. Offering an hourly consultation service for both individuals and corporate groups, Barna business Coll & Co are ready to help you to improve your financial wellbeing.

Tax relief on tuition fees

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

As third-level students return for the academic year, it is timely to consider the tax relief available on tuition fees paid for approved third-level courses.

Income – are you protecting your most valuable asset?

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

If you were to ask most people what their biggest asset is, the chances are they’ll say it’s their home. In some cases, this might be true, but for the vast majority of us our greatest asset is our income.

Aerogen — A Galway success story with global impact

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

From the winding streets of its home city to the bustling corridors of hospitals in over 80 countries, Aerogen’s journey is a shining example of Galway innovation making a global impact.

Adhere Digital: A Galway-born agency that is scaling global growth

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

In 2018, Paul Walsh returned home to Galway with a laptop, a few freelance gigs, and a vision: to build a performance-led agency that delivered real results, without the fluff or flash. Seven years later, Adhere Digital has grown from a one-man operation into a full-service growth and technology agency, serving more than 40 clients across Ireland, the UK, Europe, and beyond.

Air Plants Ireland continues to bloom with fresh ideas

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

For more than a decade, Galway-based business Air Plants Ireland has been bringing something a little different to Irish homes. Founded by local designer and plant enthusiast Susi, the business began with a simple idea: to share the beauty of air plants, indoor plants that thrive without soil.

Kevin Burke Tyres has kept Galway moving for over 30 years

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

What began as a small service station in Athenry in the early 1990s has grown into one of Ireland’s most trusted tyre and wheel specialists. Kevin Burke Tyres has been part of Galway life for more than three decades and today serves customers across the country from its purpose-built headquarters in Athenry, along with busy depots in Gort and Galway city.

The company retails tyres at its three Galway locations while also supplying the trade as a wholesaler across Ireland. Stocking more than 100,000 tyres at any given time, Kevin Burke Tyres caters for every need, from cars and vans to trucks, forklifts, agricultural machinery and construction vehicles. Customers can choose from premium names as well as mid-range and budget brands, ensuring there is a tyre for every application and every pocket.

Homegrown success: Fahy Travel – a Galway legacy

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Long before international travel became part of everyday life, one Galway business was already paving the way. Fahy Travel, one of the city’s most enduring enterprises, has been at the heart of the local community since 1880, a time when travel meant steamships and long voyages across the Atlantic.

The Moving Cube: A smarter way to move from a Galway innovator

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Galway’s Clutter Free Company, long recognised for its professionalism in property clearances and decluttering services, has launched an innovative new product designed to take the stress out of moving house. Called The Moving Cube, the service offers a simple, flexible, and cost-effective alternative to traditional moving companies.

The concept is straightforward. A fully insulated 16ft x 7ft x 6ft trailer is delivered to the customer’s door. From there, the customer has two days to load at their own pace, removing the pressure of moving everything in a single day. Once ready, the Clutter Free team collects the trailer and delivers it to the new property, where another two-day window is provided for unloading. It’s a model designed to give customers time, control, and convenience.

Galway Grown: celebrating local innovation and enterprise

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

Galway has always been a place of ideas, energy, and ambition, a city and county where creativity and community spirit go hand in hand. From the bustling heart of the city to the scenic corners of Connemara, Galway is home to an extraordinary range of businesses that not only serve their local communities but also reach national and international audiences.

Galway Grown celebrates this entrepreneurial spirit, shining a spotlight on the innovation and dedication that makes our county unique.

Giving patients dignity and safety at home, SymPhsis Medical

Thu, Sep 25, 2025

When Damien Bradley, a Donegal paramedic, cared for his mother, Rita, through stage four ovarian cancer, he found himself juggling endless hospital visits, drainage procedures, and the emotional toll of watching someone he loved lose precious time to clinical corridors.

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