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Sally O’Brien of Aran Island Ferries – together with other leading tourism representatives from around the island of Ireland hit the road in Australia recently, joining Tourism Ireland for a week-long sales blitz to promote Ireland as a top holiday destination. Playing on the huge popularity of talent competitions right now, the theme of this year’s trade mission was “Ireland’s Got Talent”, with 15 of Ireland’s leading tourism operators joining Tourism Ireland ‘Down Under’. Their busy schedule saw them meet with hundreds of Aussie and New Zealander travel agents, tour operators and carriers, as well as influential media contacts in the cities of Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

Westmeath County Council hosted a civic reception on Monday to mark the recent sporting achievements of four Westmeath athletes.

Helen Finnegan of Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese in Stoneyford and Mag Kirwan of Goatsbridge Trout Farm, in Kilkenny together with other members of Good Food Ireland, were on hand to showcase the very best of food from around the island of Ireland, at the recent Flavours of Ireland 2010 event in London, organised by Tourism Ireland.

Deloitte, the leading business advisory firm, in association with Irish Life Corporate Business, has announced that one Kilkenny-based company, Campion Insurance, is in the running to be listed among Ireland’s Best Managed Companies.

Cruising holidays on the River Shannon are on air in Germany right now, courtesy of a Tourism Ireland radio promotion which will reach over 500,000 listeners each day during the month-long campaign. A competition on popular radio station HR1, in association with Dertour (a leading German tour operator) is offering six lucky people the chance to win a cruising break on the Shannon. Tourism Ireland adverts are highlighting the relaxed and enjoyable pace of a cruising holiday as well as the many things to see and do for German holidaymakers in this part of Ireland.

The 27th annual All-Ireland Credit Union Poster Competition has been launched. The competition, which attracts up to 30,000 entries each year, will be run through a network of some 500 credit unions located throughout the island of Ireland.

A local businessman is to host a coffee morning at his restaurant to help raise money for the victims of the Pakistani flood disaster.

An estimated six million plus British TV viewers tuned in to see Mayo on their screens this week when top attractions in the county from Croagh Patrick to the Céide Fields were featured in the BBC’s popular Coast programme.

Proposed government reform to do away with local government structures and jobs in a bid to save more than €500 million has been roundly welcomed by representatives for the business community who are snapping up the suggestion and using it as ammunition to call for reduced rates and charges.

Ballina Chamber of Commerce welcomes the 65th All Ireland Pipe Band Competition to the town on Saturday July 3. This is the first time that this prestigious event has been held in Connacht and it will attract bands from the four corners of the island of Ireland.