Crowe welcomes green light for development on old Tribune site

Thu, Feb 18, 2021

Cllr Michael Crowe has welcomed the decision by the Galway City Council to grant planning permission for a major redevelopment in the city centre.

The old Connacht Tribune site on Market Street will be renovated with the Portershed to be a major tenant.

Creative Insolvency Solutions assisting clients to positively address debt concerns

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

Boasting a wealth of experience within the financial industry, Athlone native, David Keogh, is the founder and director of Creative Insolvency Solutions, a nationwide debt advisory service specialising in personal insolvency applications.

Rental report shows evidence of ‘exodus of remote working renters from Dublin’

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

National housing charity Threshold has stated that the findings of Daft.ie’s Q4 2020 rental report signal “an exodus of working renters from Dublin,” but cautioned that increasing rents and a significant lack of supply outside of Dublin could cause issues for those hoping to leave the capital as businesses continue to work remotely.

Galway-headquartered Orreco announces €3 million investment led by True Ventures

Thu, Jan 28, 2021

Sports performance and data science company Orreco will scale its operations in Ireland, the United States and UK following a €3 million (US$3.6) million investment round led by Silicon Valley-based venture firm True Ventures.

New online portal for people seeking to upskill or retrain

Thu, Jan 21, 2021

Unemployed, employees, and employers in Galway are set to benefit from a new online portal for people seeking to upskill or retrain.

One week left to enter Galway Chamber Business Awards 2020

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

The Galway Chamber Business Awards 2020 is open for entries, and will be seeking to recognise the achievements of local businesses in what has been a challenging, indeed hostile, 12 months.

More than 600 Galway businesses avail of Trading Online Voucher Scheme in 2020

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

More than €1.52 million was allocated to Galway businesses under the Trading Online Voucher Scheme during 2020, +600 applications to the scheme from across the county, successful in receiving funding.

New year, new opportunities in MedTech

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

Galway-based multi-award winning recruitment agency, Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment, has seen an unprecedented number of vacancies open up in the MedTech sector at the beginning of 2021. The MedTech sector currently employs over 40,000 people in Ireland and is the second largest employer of MedTech professionals in Europe, per capita. As many as nine of the world’s top 10 MedTech companies have a base in Ireland.

Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment has developed partnerships across Ireland, quickly becoming a leading recruitment solution provider in professional placement for the MedTech industry. This highly networked agency is now connected with more than 75% of the professional MedTech workforce in the country.

Western Development Commission video attracting medtech to west

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

The Western Development Commission has welcomed a video made by one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, AbbVie, which highlights the work and life opportunities offered by the West of Ireland.

The video is part of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association’s ‘Innovate For Life’ campaign, a series of videos showing the many dimensions to pharma’s impact on Ireland. The latest video showcases the opportunities AbbVie provides in the North-West.

More than 400 new jobs created in Galway in 2020

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

A total of 435 new jobs in Galway were created throughout 2020 through the support of the Industrial Development Authority and Enterprise Ireland.

Chamber calls on employers to continue to support remote working

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

While it is "frustrating" to start the New Year in Lockdown, it is necessary and businesses and the public must follow Government guidelines and interpret the restrictions "conservatively for the next month at least".

ThermoKing Galway project awarded Engineering Endeavour of 2020

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

A project born to life in Galway to reduce its customers’ carbon footprint by one gigaton by 2030 has been awarded the prestigious title of Engineering Endeavour of 2020 by Engineers Ireland and ESB.

The ADVANCER project, developed by Galway-based ThermoKing and their parent company Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), was awarded the prestigious accolade having featured in Engineers Ireland’s Engineering Excellence Digital Series, held in association with ESB, and was chosen by the public and members of Engineers Ireland as the top engineering project of 2020 following an online vote.

Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment are finalists in the SFA National Business Awards 2021

Wed, Dec 23, 2020

The finalists in the SFA National Business Awards 2021 have been officially announced by Sue O’Neill, Chair of the SFA Awards Judging Panel. The aim of the awards is to celebrate the achievements of small businesses in Ireland, and to recognise the vital contribution of the small business sector to Irish industry.

The SFA Awards recognise excellence, achievement and innovation and Galway based recruitment agency, Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment have been announced as finalists.

Galway media company boss named finalist in business awards

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

Galwaywoman Pamela Finn has been named as a finalist in the upcoming Digital Business Awards, beating off stiff competition from over 300 entries.

Teen entrepreneur wows with his HandiMask product

Thu, Dec 17, 2020

BY DECLAN VARLEY
Teenage entrepreneur Ronan Hughes from The Neale, Co Mayo burst onto the business scene earlier this year by sponsoring his own local GAA teams jerseys. Ronan set up his own sports merchandising company at the age of 16 and hit the headlines for being in a position to sponsor his own team when they needed it.

HBAN helps Galway-based Ronspot raise funds for workplace management platform

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, has announced that investors in its WxNW Syndicate along with Enterprise Ireland have invested €650,000 in Galway-based Ronspot Solutions. HBAN angel investors have contributed €400,000 to this funding round, while Enterprise Ireland has invested €250,000. Angels from HBAN’s Dublin, London and Singapore groups have also invested.

NUI Galway Covid-19 project wins National Impact Award

Thu, Dec 10, 2020

A project that connects patients with their loved ones, against a backdrop of COVID-19 restrictions on visits to hospitals, has seen NUI Galway win a National Impact Award.

The university worked with industry partners Cisco and IBM to deliver a state-of-the-art video call system, ICU FamilyLink, specifically for the intensive care unit setting at University Hospital Galway (UHG). The project won the Knowledge Transfer Ireland Impact Award, in the ‘COVID-19 Response’ Category on 26 November.

Salthill teen's toys and yarn win entrepreneurial awards

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

CHLOE GARDINER, a 17-year-old from Salthill, has won two consecutive entrepreneurial awards from Theo Paphitis of Dragons Den UK, as part of his Small Business Sunday Awards.

Ambitious female entrepreneurs sought for Going for Growth programme

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

The call is now open for ambitious female entrepreneurs from Galway, who are looking to take their business to the next level, and would like to participate in the latest cycle of Going for Growth, the award-winning business development programme.

Supermac’s announce new plaza plans for Limerick

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

Galway-headquartered Supermac’s is applying for planning permission to construct a new Plaza on the outskirts of Limerick city.

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