Atlantic Way region to forge links with Florida business

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

Plans to forge commercial links between the Atlantic Way region and one of the most successful business areas in the world have been announced. The Atlantic Way, a pioneering organisation comprising key-decision makers in the West, will host an important delegation from the Jacksonville/Northeast Florida business community from June 18-20.

GMIT offers new master’s of business in strategy and innovation management

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

A new Masters of Business in Strategy and Innovation Management will be offered at the School of Business in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) from September 2009.

Galway-based www.recruitdirect.ie sees leap in jobs posted online

Thu, Jun 04, 2009

A leading Galway recruitment company reports that it is seeing a growth in the number of jobs being posted on its website.

The company, www.recruitdirect.ie is the only jobsite actually headquartered in the west of Ireland, and more and more employers are now seeing the benefits of posting their jobs on the ever expanding site.

NAMA is not the answer to Irish problems, says top economist

Thu, May 21, 2009

A leading London-based economist this week that temporary nationalisation of Ireland's banks and not the Government's NAMA plan is the best option for the country.

Galway gets a Latin Quarter

Thu, May 21, 2009

For most, Galway’s medieval streets and tourist attractions are part and parcel of city life. Up until now, the city centre tourist trail was unofficially known as ‘The Latin Quarter’.

ACC Bank to cut 200 jobs and branches

Thu, May 21, 2009

ACC Bank, owned by Rabobank Group, is to cut 200 Irish jobs and close 16 branches, it said this week.

The bank said it is making the cuts "to protect its business in the current economic environment and position it for the return of growth to the market".

Goodwill hunting?

Thu, May 21, 2009

I am considering purchasing a business that I think I can get for a very good price. A significant part of the purchase price relates to the goodwill of the company. I have read recently that tax relief is now available on the acquisition of goodwill. How does this work?

Nortel and FCS make Volvo Ocean Race Communications Plain Sailing in Galway

Thu, May 21, 2009

Galway-based telecoms infrastructure provider Nortel has teamed with Flexible Contact Solutions to support the communications needs of Let’s Do It Galway for the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.

Oui love Galway — French journalists hold board meeting

Thu, May 21, 2009

Galway received another tourism boost this week when an association of leading French journalists chose it as the venue for its annual board meeting.

New start up business is launched in Galway

Thu, May 21, 2009

Spotlight Communications will mark its official launch with an offer of complimentary one hour consultations to Galway businesses through June and July.

Bank loans to businesses are just PR stunts, says ISME

Thu, May 14, 2009

Claims by banks that they are helping small to medium businesses by offering loans specifically designed to their needs are nothing more than PR stunts, the head of ISME has claimed.

Practical tax and commercial advice for start up or existing SMEs

Thu, May 14, 2009

A seminar on tax and commercial issues for owners and managers of small and medium enterprises will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Galway on Wednesday, May 20 at 6pm.

A decade in Knocknacarra — time to re-Joyce

Thu, May 14, 2009

Pat Joyce has come a long way from packing tea and dried fruit in his father’s shop. The Headford man says that as a schoolboy meeting reps and watching his father making deals, inspired him to enter the family business.

Innovate or Die — Marketing Institute to hold Galway seminar on new strategies

Thu, May 14, 2009

The Marketing Institute of Ireland West Region will hold a seminar on new marketing strategies in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway on Tuesday May 19 at 5.30pm.

Entitled Innovate or Die, the seminar will showcase successful Galway company Easyfix with guest speakers from Easyfix — Mike Earls, managing director, Noel Kelly, business development manager and Ronan Boyle, marketing manager.

Major business coaching conference for city

Thu, May 14, 2009

The 4th Annual Coaches Training Conference of Coach Institute of Ireland, the largest annual coaching event in Ireland, will be hosted for the first time in Galway next week.

Government needs to focus on job retention, says employers’ group

Thu, May 07, 2009

The greatest challenge facing the economy and society at present is to halt the recent surge in unemployment, according to IBEC West regional director John Brennan.

Taxation project prizes awarded by DHKN chartered accountants

Thu, May 07, 2009

Leading accountancy and financial services provider DHKN has awarded prizes to the top three tax projects that were selected from the NUI Galway undergraduate commerce programme for the Irish Tax Institute Budget Competition.

Study reveals discrimination against job applicants with non-Irish names

Thu, May 07, 2009

Job applicants with identifiably non-Irish names are less than half as likely to be called for interview as those with typical Irish names, according to a recent experiment. The research, the first of its kind to be conducted in Ireland, found a similar level of discrimination against those with an identifiably African, Asian, or European (German) name.

Discrimination in Recruitment: Evidence from a Field Experiment, commissioned by The Equality Authority and conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute, directly compared the behaviour of employers faced with applications from candidates who were identical on all relevant characteristics other than their ethnic or national origin.

Jobs boost as Sword Security announces Volvo Ocean Race deal

Thu, May 07, 2009

A company founded in Galway has been appointed to provide security services for the Galway stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Galway company and VoSKY team up for low cost calls for Volvo stopover

Thu, May 07, 2009

Galway-based telecoms specialist Calimar is working in partnership with the Volco Ocean Race team to help reduce the cost of international calls for race team members, staff, and the internatinal press during the Galway stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race.

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