Strong push can take you over the line

Thu, Oct 03, 2024

Q: I am going for an interview in my company and the field is bound to be very competitive. It’s a great job. People from inside the company are eyeing it up, as are others from similar companies. A woman could get nervous thinking about the opposition. How should I approach the interview? (OL, email).

A: Every time you go for a job, you must believe that the opposition is of a high quality. To think otherwise is to court complacency and that’s no ally in any competitive process.

Galway companies at the forefront of TG4 & Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Irish-language media training scheme

Thu, Oct 03, 2024

TG4, Údarás na Gaeltachta, and the Irish-language production sector have launched the fourth year of their successful Training Scheme aimed at developing Irish-speaking talent in the media industry. This year, several prominent Galway-based production companies are playing a key role in training the next generation of Irish-language media professionals.

Seven Galway companies awarded Ireland’s Best Managed Companies accolade

Thu, Sep 26, 2024

13 new businesses have been awarded the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies (BMC) accolade at the 16th annual awards programme. This year, Deloitte recognised 129 indigenous companies at the awards, representing 28 of the 32 counties across the island of Ireland.

HSA launches two-week inspection campaign on safe machinery operations in quarries

Thu, Sep 26, 2024

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) are carrying out a two-week quarry safety inspection campaign to focus on safe machinery operation, machinery guarding and maintenance activities.

HSA inspectors will be conducting quarry safety inspections focusing on the key hazards that exist when operating quarry machinery or while carrying out machinery maintenance in quarries and associated manufacturing premises. Inspectors will also focus on ensuring that safe work practices and proactive measures are in place to reduce the risk of incidents, including serious or fatal injury.

Galway city labour catchment is home to 30% of workers in the Western Region

Thu, Sep 26, 2024

The Galway City labour catchment is the largest labour catchment in the Western Region with over 88,000 living there and ‘at work’. This accounts for 29.9% of all Western Region resident workers (294,878), up from 26.9% in 2016 (260,261). The town labour catchment is that area from which a town draws most of its’ workforce, making it a very useful measure of labour supply.

Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta announce €4m investment in island tourism projects

Thu, Sep 19, 2024

Fáilte Ireland and Údarás na Gaeltachta have announced capital investment funding to support two major tourism development projects on the islands of Árainn (Inis Mór) in Co. Galway and Cléire (Cape Clear) in Co. Cork.

Eight reasons why a short course can be a winner

Thu, Sep 19, 2024

Q: I want to improve my skills with a view to advancing in my career. I have looked at a few courses online and they look good, but they don’t seem to have great accreditation. Should I bother with them?

SC, email.

ATU Digital West Conference to focus on AI in Business

Thu, Sep 19, 2024

“Supercharge your Business with AI” is this year’s theme of the annual Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Digital West Conference due to take place in ATU Mayo campus (Castlebar) on Friday 11 October from 8.30am – 1.30pm.

Gas Networks Ireland launches new Graduate Programme for 2025 seeking Galway participants

Thu, Sep 12, 2024

Gas Networks Ireland has announced its new graduate programme which aims to recruit ambitious graduates for roles with the national utility. The programme lasts two years and offers students due to graduate next year, as well as recent graduates, the chance to secure a position within the company, starting in Autumn 2025.

Make them want to bite your hand off

Thu, Sep 12, 2024

A big challenge when preparing for job interviews is to first of all identify your real skills and strengths and then to portray those properly on the day.

A tasty opportunity for Galway food and drink start-ups

Thu, Sep 12, 2024

Food Works, the collaborative tri-agency initiative run by Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Teagasc, is looking for high potential, innovative and export driven food and drink start-ups from Galway to join their next accelerator programme.

Two Galwaymen set to showcase world-class skills and represent Ireland

Thu, Sep 12, 2024

Two Galway men, Joe Kelly and Keith Roberts, are part of a group of 18 young people travelling to Lyon, France this week to compete as Team Ireland at the 2024 World Skills event.

Men to be honoured for support to female colleagues struggling through debilitating menopause

Thu, Sep 05, 2024

Men are to be honoured for their support to female colleagues struggling through debilitating menopause symptoms at an awards ceremony next month.

Five tips to make a job interview more ‘real’

Thu, Sep 05, 2024

Q: I often find interviews stilted or impersonal. I struggle to bring the real me into the room. It’s like listening to a recording of myself. Any tips on how to make interviews more real? (CG, email).

Gas Networks Ireland seeks Galway participants for new graduate programme

Thu, Sep 05, 2024

Gas Networks Ireland have announced their new graduate programme with the aim of recruiting ambitious graduates for roles with the national utility. The programme lasts two years and offers students due to graduate next year, as well as recent graduates, the chance to secure a position within the company, starting in Autumn 2025.

How to choose a good conference venue

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

Choosing a good conference venue is crucial for the success of any event, as it significantly impacts the attendees' experience and the overall atmosphere of the conference. Here in Galway, we are fortunate that delegates want to copme to experience the city and the west, so we have half the battle won when it comes to drawing corporate business west.

Targeting the diaspora for Galway in Milwaukee

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

The 43rd annual Milwaukee Irish Fest – the largest celebration of Irish culture and heritage in the United States – took place recently on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. The four-day festival – which has a huge audience of more than 130,000 visitors – was an ideal opportunity for Tourism Ireland to showcase the island of Ireland as a superb holiday destination to our important Diaspora audience and people with an interest in Ireland, inspiring them to come and visit.

More than half workers in Galway did not take all their holidays last year

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

More than one in two workers (53%) in Galway did not take all their holidays last year, according to research on annual leave undertaken by FRS Recruitment. This is above the national average, with 42% of people around the country failing to use up all their leave last year.

GRETB invites Galway based employers to upcoming programme launch

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

Business owners in Galway have been invited to learn about GRETB's flexible, highly subsidised, often free training programmes at its the launch of its Autumn Training Programme on Wednesday, September 4, at 7:30am in The Connacht Hotel'.

Facilitated by Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board’s (GRETB) Employer Services team, the event highlights the importance of attracting and retaining talent in order to meet business goals. Through its work with employers, GRETB provides flexible, highly subsidised (often free) training programmes that upskill and reskill employees across the region.

A decade of change in how we organise our work and offices

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

There has been so much change over the past few years that employees and employers are struggling to catch up with the pace of modern working.

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