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LookWest.ie, the Western Development Commission’s (WDC) online guide to living, working and doing business in Ireland’s Western Region, has been shortlisted for an Irish Internet Association (IIA) Dot.ie NetVisionary Award for Best in Social Media. This category recognises the most creative use of social media for compelling customer engagement.

After 21 years of Carracastle Lass festivals in east Mayo, 2012 proved to be another excellent evening of entertainment on Saturday August 12. Entry from local businesses of a ‘Lass’ saw some excellent, talented and lovely young women enter the competition where they chatted with Tommy Marren, MWR, and performed a party piece on stage after some intensive interviews with this year’s judges.

Cambus Teo, a Spiddal-based company, has secured investment from Helix Medical, a global manufacturer for the medical device and healthcare industries, which will create 35 jobs. Under the agreement, Helix Medical will provide expansion financing and acquire a 50 per cent share in the company.

A Galway-based medical device company has announced that it has successfully secured funding of €5.2 million which will not only go a long way in improving treatment for stroke patients but will also result in the creation of up to 25 new jobs over the next three years.

Ireland West Airport Knock welcomed Europe’s largest airline, Lufthansa, to the West of Ireland as the inaugural flight from Dusseldorf touched down early this week.

A huge investment of more than €1 million is being funded for an overseas joint tourism marketing campaign — the Western Region Tourism Marketing Programme— details of which were announced on Monday afternoon in Westport.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has welcomed the announcement by Emerald Networks and Pipiper Infrastructure of their intention to effectively upgrade commercial broadband capability in the west of Ireland to world class status.

Four new Ryanair routes from Ireland West Airport Knock to Barcelona (Girona), Frankfurt (Hahn), Milan (Bergamo), and Paris (Beauvais) will commence from April 2012 — the introduction of which is a “game changer” for tourism in the west of Ireland.

The Western Development Commission (WDC) welcomes the announcement this week that Ryanair will commence four new international flights from Ireland West Airport Knock. The new schedules will start in April 2012 between Ireland West Airport Knock and Barcelona, Frankfurt, Milan and Paris resulting in a total of 14 Ryanair routes from the West of Ireland airport.

Minister for Small Business, John Perry, has met with a delegation representing the Western Development Commission (WDC). The Minister met with WDC chair, Helena Rochford Brennan; Ian Brannigan, acting CEO and development manager WDC; Gillian Buckley, investment manager WDC, Jackie Maguire, county manager of Leitrim County Council; and Cllr Mary Hoade to discuss the economic and social development of the Western Region.