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Kylemore Abbey has been named “Business of the Year” at the Galway Chamber Business Awards 2022, in association with The Shannon Airport Group. It was recognised for its “immense contribution to employment in Connemara” and for “as a dynamic, sustainable business which continues to innovate and pivot its offering to meet the needs and expectations of its customers.”

EZ Living Furniture has partnered with Go Instore, one of the world’s leading live video chat platforms, to bring you the ultimate remote shopping experience.

“There is nothing as Galway as Our Lady's Boy’s Club,” was how our president Michael D Higgins described OLBC some years ago at a function in the Columban Hall. It is more than 80 years since it was founded and it is the longest-running youth club in the country. It was set up by Fr Leonard Shiel SJ at a time when there were was a lot of grinding poverty in Galway and no recreational facilities or extra-curricular activities for young people in areas like the Claddagh, Bohermore, Shantalla, and ‘The West’. The club provided these and has been a source of guidance and inspiration to thousands of young men and boys since, especially those from a working class background. From that first day of nervous membership, right through their teens, and even after they had taken up the challenges of adult life, the spirit and watchful eye of the Club is ever with them.

“There is nothing as Galway as Our Lady's Boy’s Club,” was how our president Michael D Higgins described OLBC some years ago at a function in the Columban Hall. It is more than 80 years since it was founded and it is the longest-running youth club in the country. It was set up by Fr Leonard Shiel SJ at a time when there were was a lot of grinding poverty in Galway and no recreational facilities or extra-curricular activities for young people in areas like the Claddagh, Bohermore, Shantalla, and ‘The West’. The club provided these and has been a source of guidance and inspiration to thousands of young men and boys since, especially those from a working class background. From that first day of nervous membership, right through their teens, and even after they had taken up the challenges of adult life, the spirit and watchful eye of the Club is ever with them.

Fourth class students from Ballyvary National School had the opportunity to participate in the Junior Achievement ‘It’s My Business’ programme sponsored by AIB, which was facilitated by business volunteer Helen Quinn, from AIB Castlebar.

Online auction specialist iamsold, which works in partnership with more than 300 auctioneers in Ireland, has noted the market really picking up in the past couple of weeks and expects strong demand for property to continue through February and March. Shane May, sales manager with iamsold, confirmed: “The first two weeks of the year was a bit quieter simply down to the number of people in isolation. However once this eased, we immediately saw the demand from buyers ramp back up to where it left off last year. We are also seeing the number of properties coming to market increase and this bodes well for a busy period ahead.

Inflation figures released by the Central Statistics Office yesterday reveal that Irish inflation hit a record high. Prices on average, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), were 5.5 percent higher in December compared with December 2020. This is the largest annual change in prices since June 2001 when annual inflation was 5.3 percent. This increase in Irish inflation is mirrored in the euro area. The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) – the European Central Bank’s (ECB) preferred measurement of inflation - stood at 5 percent in December 2021 according to Eurostat’s flash estimate, which was the highest level recorded since the euro was introduced in 1999.

Galway’s Noreen McKenzie has taken up her position as the National President of Network Ireland for 2022, following the group’s AGM at the weekend. She succeeds Waterford’s Aisling O’Neill and will be working with almost 1,200 members in 14 regional branches throughout the year.

On Tuesday, December 7, at their 55th Annual General Meeting, First Choice Credit Union Ltd reported its 2021 year-end results, which remain steady despite the continued economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Challenges continue to arrive thick and fast for Mountbellew-Moylough with joint captain Eoin Finnerty leading by example with accomplished attacking displays.