Thermo King team wins safety quiz final

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

At the All Ireland Safety Quiz Finals held in Athlone on Saturday, Thermo King - Ingersol Rand, Galway was the overall winner in the Previous Entrants category.The All Ireland Occupational Safety Quiz Finals are run jointly by the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) and the Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISG). A total of 14 teams competed from all parts of the island of Ireland.

Excellent location in Salthill

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Location, location, and location, are the three things you are always advised to look for, and few locations are more sought after or more desirable than Ard na Mara in Salthill.

Superb three bed in Ballybrit

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

John Quinn has received instructions to offer No 19 Racecourse Lawns, Ballybrit, for sale.

Superbly located bungalow on a large site

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

Sherry FitzGerald welcomes No 6 Roscam Park, Roscam, to the market for sale by private treaty. No 6 is a delightful detached four bedroom bungalow on a prime 0.16Ha (0.4 acre) site in this very popular location. Although requiring refurbishment and modernisation this property offers excellent potential with superb space offered both internally and externally.

A three bedroom home for €190,000

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

New to the market, No 6 Castan is already generating considerable interest among first time buyers because of its attractive guide price and close proximity to the city centre. Owner occupied, it is in turnkey condition with many extras not found in similar properties.

Stunning property in The Claddagh

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

O'Donnellan & Joyce is offering for sale a stunning end of terrace property in The Claddagh. No 13 Fr Burke Road is one of the nicest and most presentable homes to come to the market in recent years. The current owner have spared no expense in creating a wonderful family home with stunning attention to detail and decor found throughout.

Excellent four bed in Newcastle

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

John Quinn is currently offering for sale No 59 Camillaun Park, Newcastle, a four bedroom semidetached residence. According to the agent the property is in excellent condition inside and has double glazing and oil fired central heating. The property has the added attraction of a downstairs wc and whb.

City event to show you how to sell your products or services online

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Athenry-based online entrepreneur Martha Fraser is busy putting the final touches to the line-up for The Shine Adventure Workshop, shineadventure.com, one day online marketing event, which takes place this Saturday April 16 in The Meyrick Hotel, Galway.

My friends are interviewing me

Thu, Apr 14, 2016

Q: I am going for interview in the company where I currently work - I’m bothered by the fact that I will know all three members of the interview panel very well. I’d classify them as friends, really. I fear I will be very self-conscious on the day - how can I avoid this? (DR, email).

Twitter Mixed Days Conference at NUI Galway

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

NUI Galway will host the second Twitter Mixed Days conference from 19-20 April. The conference is intended to foster collaboration and to build community and will take place in the University’s J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics.

Getting your accounts straight in the cloud

Sat, Apr 09, 2016

Business owners, self-employed persons, entrepreneurs, however we like to label ourselves, we have three things in common: Most of us love what we do. And we love getting paid for it. It’s the bits in between we don’t care for much.

Galway workers need to get a move on

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

Fewer people are exercising at the recommended weekly levels than they were 15 months ago, according to new research from the Nutrition & Health Foundation (NHF). Just over a quarter (26 per cent) of Ireland’s workforce exercise at the recommended level of over 150 minutes of moderate physical activity every week, down from almost a third (32 per cent) only fifteen months ago. Four in ten (42 per cent) say they are either totally or extremely inactive during their working day. The research was commissioned to mark Ireland’s second National Workplace Wellbeing Day on Friday, 8th April 2016, which is being organised by the Nutrition & Health Foundation and supported by Ibec.

The Galway startup community is growing and growing

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

I love Galway, I love my job, my friends and the lifestyle here. But I’m biased and I know this. That’s why it’s just great when total outsiders reinforce my notion.

In startlab, we evaluated 200 companies to get to our final fantastic eight. I know that an incubator in a regional area may appear like those in it would be the local few. It’s not. Out of eight, startlab has three companies that moved to Galway specifically for the startup supports this whole city has to provide.

Stanbridge to speak at Atlantec Festival

Thu, Apr 07, 2016

ITAG are delighted to announce James Stanbridge as one of our key speakers at this year’s AtlanTec Festival. He will be speaking at the “Women in Tech” segment on May 25th. Hailing from Hertfordshire in England he recently returned from China and Singapore where he resided for 10 years to Europe. As VP of Declara he will head up their business development and expansion in Europe as well as Asia Pacific.

Make your business safer, leaner, and more mobile in the cloud

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

No matter what industry you operate in, or the size of your company, in today’s fast moving society, if you haven’t yet embraced the cloud then your company is missing a major trick.

Shopify’s remote working initiative proves popular with Galway homeworkers

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

Shopify, the cloud-­based, multichannel commerce platform designed for small and medium­sized businesses, reports huge interest in its remote working initiative.

AtlanTec — a celebration of Galway’s diverse technology culture

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

The AtlanTec Festival being held in Galway this May will consist of a series of technology themed events, of interest to industry professionals, community groups, and those in education.

It will showcase the latest and next generation technologies in Galway while simultaneously promoting the west as a technology hub, fostering innovation and collaboration.

2016 is the year for Galway games development

Sun, Mar 27, 2016

The Galway games community is raring to go, and garnering support from every corner - large corporates, to local founders. It’s an incredible time to be around this community, and this week, Steven Kelly gave me some background into the work that’s coming to the fore this year.

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR named as Deloitte Best Managed company

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Collins McNicholas Recruitment & HR Services Group has been named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance for the third year running, was recognised at an awards gala dinner in Dublin.

GMIT conference hears of skills shortage in the construction sector

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

There was some good news for students and recent graduates of construction and built environment courses attending a construction conference in GMIT last week with a number of speakers highlighting the existing demand for highly-skilled professionals and the opportunities for them in Ireland and abroad because of the current skills shortage in the construction industry.

Another common theme was the call for a long-term national strategy for delivery of infrastructure in Ireland and the requirement for greater collaboration between professionals on projects.

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