Ulster Bank is reminding customers in Galway to choose and move and close

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

Ulster Bank is continuing to write to its current and deposit account customers on a phased, rolling basis, to give them six months’ notice to Choose a new provider, Move their balances and transactions and switch their account(s).

The Bank is reminding its Galway customers in vulnerable situations and those in need of additional support that assistance is available through its dedicated customer phone line 1800 656 001 open 8am-8pm, 7 days a week.

How to avoid the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ trap

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

Q: Since the pandemic, a lot of people in our company are still working remotely. I’m one of them. I now live 140 miles from head office, having moved here early in lockdown. I’m the furthest one away and consequently spend the least amount of time in head office. The others tend to spend a day each week there, whereas I pay a visit perhaps once every four weeks. There is no hard-and-fast rule, but I find it makes sense for me to go there about once a month to meet some people. A promotion opportunity is coming up and I fear I may suffer from the ‘out of sight out of mind’ phenomenon. How can I avoid this? (DJ, email).

Galway workers and companies urged to use new ATU careers portal for career guidance and hiring

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

Galway businesses and workers have been urged to use a free new service from Atlantic Technological University (ATU) that offers advice on upskilling, changing jobs and university courses.

The website, which was developed by the ATU as part of the €12.3million Higher Education 4.0 scheme, mixes AI technology and one-to-one human engagement to help workers access higher education and update their knowledge in way that’s as seamless and flexible as possible.

Shannon Airport and the west’s economy feel bounce from the JP McManus Pro-Am

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

The excitement was palpable at Shannon Airport this week as thirty private jets carrying some of the world’s top golfers were welcome visitors as they landed at Shannon to participate in the prestigious, star-studded, JP McManus Pro-Am in Adare Manor.

GRETB's Further Education and Training (FET) Department is recruiting

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

FET staff members manage and deliver further education and training through a wide range of programmes and services within Galway and Roscommon including but not limited to, traineeships, apprenticeships, back to education initiatives, community education and training, music generation, vocational training opportunities scheme, youth services, youth advocacy, local creative youth partnership, adult information and guidance services and youthreach.

Shop Street Three store upgrades its customer offering

Thu, Jul 07, 2022

The newly renovated Three store on Shop Street has been unveiled as part of Three Ireland’s nationwide retail upgrade; a €27 million investment to transform its customer offering and retail stores across the country. The investment comes as Three moves to redefine the telecommunications sector and create a new category of retail stores for Ireland’s towns and cities with the newly revamped Shop Street store now open.

ATU Galway welcomes key companies and agencies to business engagement event

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

The Atlantic Technological University (ATU) this week hosted a major business engagement event to assess to degree to which higher education institutions are meeting the needs of enterprise in the West and North West.

Dermot Nolan elected President of Galway Chamber

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

Dermot Nolan has been elected the new President of Galway Chamber. Mr Nolan is the Group Finance Director of the Headspace Group and has previously served as Deputy President of the Chamber as well as Chair of the Evolving Galway Committee.

Previously he worked with EY and Mazars in various roles up to partner level in both Ireland and internationally. He is a board member of Bia Innovator, Baboró International Arts Festival for Children and Architecture at the Edge. He is also President of Galway Hockey Club.

How to give your CV a contemporary feel

Thu, Jun 30, 2022

Q. I haven’t written a CV in 32 years, would you believe, for the simple reason that I haven’t needed one? I got a job immediately after leaving school and, as far as I can recall, my CV back then was a simple one-page affair. I stayed within the same company for 17 years and then got offered another job somewhere else without doing an interview as I knew the owner. In what ways have CVs changed since last I wrote one? (EC, email).

How to make career change work to your advantage

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Q: For the last three years I have been in college fulltime, embarking on a new career path. I’ve loved every day of it, even the difficult assignments and challenging exams. I’m graduating this summer. Prior to this second college stint, I worked in a sector I didn’t enjoy and had five jobs in seven years. Each time, I just got bored or felt that the company wasn’t right for me. However, since going back back to college, I have realised that my earlier career was the problem, not individual companies within the sector. I had that hunch all along, but college has confirmed it for me. However, I now fear that employers will see me as an unsettled individual who just jumps from job to job? Any tips on how I make sure this doesn’t hold me back? (DR, email).

Q: For the last three years I have been in college fulltime, embarking on a new career path. I’ve loved every day of it, even the difficult assignments and challenging exams. I’m graduatin

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

A third of white-collar Irish professionals have stated that they are ‘very likely’ to leave their job in the coming months, unless more understanding and assistance is directed toward personal matters which impact their work.

Bluebird Care launches massive recruitment drive for healthcare assistants

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Due to the phenomenal growth in demand for their homecare services, Bluebird Care has vacancies for both full and part-time healthcare assistants in the Galway city and county areas.

Women to lead the way in Teagasc’s new Farm Safety & Assurance module

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

Maria Walsh, MEP visited Mountbellew Agricultural College last week to officially launch a brand new Teagasc QQI Level 5 Farm Safety & Assurance module, of which the first round will be delivered specifically to women working in the agri-sector.

Limerick Chamber asks ministers to end Dublin Airport monopoly

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

The response to passenger chaos at Dublin Airport must elicit a wider aviation policy response rather than a short-term fix, Limerick Chamber has stated.

How to avoid complacency in a job interview

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

Q: I’m going for a job in-house and all the indications are that I am the hot favourite. I have been number two to the current incumbent for the last four years. However, there are talented people elsewhere in the company who want to climb the ladder and they will make a huge effort to get the job. Also, I consider myself something of an underdog lover and I just hate being favourite. Any tips on how I can make sure?

The GRETB Community Employment Scheme – invested in people

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

The GRETB Community Employment Scheme is comprised of a group of likeminded co-sponsor organisations who are fully invested in assisting those who are seeking to return to employment.

Western Development Commission launches new supports for social enterprises

Thu, Jun 09, 2022

The Western Development Commission has launched a new interactive map for social enterprises operating in the western region covering Clare, Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.

Boost your online sales with a Trading Online Voucher from Local Enterprise Office Galway

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Grow your business with help from the Trading Online Voucher scheme, designed to assist small businesses. It offers financial assistance of up to €2,500 along with training and advice to help your business trade online. Participating in this scheme can make the process of trading online much easier for you, by allowing you to develop an effective website and digital/advertising strategy for your business.

Galway medical device company announces major expansion

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

ICS Medical Devices, a leading catheter design and manufacturing services provider, this week announced a significant expansion of its operations in Ballybrit, Galway. The company is moving into a new 16,000- square-foot manufacturing facility, more than doubling its current footprint to enable the company’s continued growth and the creation of new job opportunities.

Galway social entrepreneurs awarded for innovative accessible gaming solution

Thu, Jun 02, 2022

Galway based social entrepreneurs Brandon Blacoe from Salthill and Eibhlin O’Riordan from Knocknacarra, co-founders of ByoWave received the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Impact Award at an event in Dublin last week.

ByoWave makes modular, accessible, and customisable video game controllers for people with disabilities, enabling everyone to build their own way to play. Located in IHub GMIT, ByoWave was one of five organisations to win a place on the SEI Impact Programme in August 2021 after the programme drew more than 110 applications from all corners of Ireland.

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