Using drama to better our businesses

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

He is the ultimate marketeer. Aidan Daly’s leadership spirit resembles that of a Braveheart warrior on horseback. He believes that our greatest glory as Confucianists is rising every time we fall, where each fall is a stepping stone to success.

Trio of Seminars – Stepping in the Right Direction

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Are you looking to up your chances of making positive changes in your life? ‘Trio of Seminars’ is being held in The Menlo Park Hotel on Saturday October 2 for those looking to polish up on their life skills. All in aid of charity, the seminars promise to help attendees to help themselves. The Trio of Seminars will whet your appetite by setting you in the right direction, this is based on previous participants recalling their positive experience at the seminars.

So you want to get that job

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe’

Emerging Leaders Programme to be held by Talent Fusion

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

The Emerging Leaders Programme is a seven day transformational programme aimed at providing managers and team leaders with practical skills they need to enhance their performance in their roles. The ELP is receiving part funding from the GMIT Innovation Skillnet, which is funded by member companies under the Training Networks Programme, an initiative of Skillnets Ltd, funded through the Department of Education and Skills.

The ELP is delivered one day per week over seven weeks and comprises the following courses:

Get along to ‘Galway’s Best’ finale tomorrow

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Businesses around Galway are gearing up for tomorrow’s (Friday’s) inaugural Galway’s Best Awards 2010 ceremony, where they will find out if they truly are Galway’s Best! The event will take place in the newly refurbished Central Park nightclub in what is set to be the glitziest event to hit the west this year, is open to the public at 9.30pm with no cover charge, with the awards ceremony commencing at 10pm sharp.

Lecture on the development of weapons

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

AFTER THE Napoleonic wars a gap emerged between what weapons were capable of, and the tactics adopted to deploy those weapons. That gap grew and led to the slaughter of WWI.

Public lecture on Obama’s Irish roots

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

BARACK OBAMA’S Irish heritage will be the subject of a lecture tomorrow at 8pm in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway.

Fiddles in the roof?

Thu, Sep 16, 2010

Do you have any unloved fiddles or accordions languishing in your attic? If you have, the Moycullen branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann would love to take them off your hands and give them to young musicians taking lessons in traditional music this autumn. Classes are available in Moycullen in fiddle, accordion, tin whistle, concertina, banjo and flute. If you can donate any of these instruments, the branch can guarantee that they will go to a good home.

Could you be the JCI Young Entrepreneur of the Year?

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Do you have what it takes to be Galway’s 12th JCI Young Entrepreneur of the year? The success of the JCI Galway Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award can be seen from its twelve years in existence. The competition celebrates the entrepreneurial vision of budding young Galway entrepreneurs such as past winners, Johnny Donnelly of Arcana, Joerg Mueller of Solaris Botanicals, Mike O’Connor of Bellissimo, Liam Dilleen of EZ Living, Pearce Flannery of Pragmatica and Declan Ganley of Rivada Communications to name a few. The diversity of business ventures has been the hallmark of the competition.

Galway Auction Rooms opens additional auction house in Clare

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

Auctioneer Paul Walsh has opened his second antique and art auction house in Clarecastle, Co Clare. Mr Walsh has run the well known and successful Galway Auction Rooms in Kilcolgan for the past five years.

Mr Walsh, whose father also ran an auction house, is optimistic about the future of antiques and art despite the economic downturn. The Clarecastle branch will hold its first auction this weekend.

The Western Region of C.I.P.D. programme of events

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

The Western Region of C.I.P.D. are hosting a programme of events on September 14 at the Harbour Hotel, Galway at 6pm. The overall theme for the forthcoming year ”Innovative HR – Towards Recovery”, is apt as despite the challenges that businesses currently face in the practice of Human Resource Management, there is emerging evidence that the HR function has and is playing a significant role in managing the business. The chosen theme and the range of speakers and topics in the 2010-2011 programme reflects how the HR function has supported the business to manage through the current challenges and is leading in the preparation towards recovery. For details see www.cipdwest.com.

NUI Galway moves up world table of top universities

Thu, Sep 09, 2010

For the third consecutive year, NUI Galway has increased its position in the QS World University Rankings. Rising 11 places to 232nd in this year’s ranking, NUI Galway is one of only two Irish universities to move up the league table.

Dr James J. Browne, president of NUI Galway, said of the achievement: “This is excellent news for NUI Galway and a fitting acknowledgement of the exceptional developments in teaching and research that have taken place at this university in recent years.

JobFit Roadshow to hit Galway next week

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

The JobFit Roadshow, part of aninitiative to support people to upskill or retrain and get a job or move on to further education or training, is coming to the Galway Shopping Centre on Friday September 10, from 10am to 3pm. From its state-of-the-art Mobile Training Unit, JobFit is offering a free job search clinic, where friendly staff will be on hand to offer advice, guidance and support to people in their quest to find employment.

New O Cuiv initiative will require unemployed to do community work

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

Fianna Fail TD for Galway West and Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O Cuiv has anounced new proposals which will require 10,000 social welfare claimants to complete community work in return for their social welfare payments.

Minister O Cuiv says the initiative could begin as soon as next month and he says it will be welcomed by people who are genuinely looking for employment, and those who are not will vanish from the social welfare system. “Those who are genuinely unemployed will be absolutely delighted and those who aren’t will disappear,” he says.

Social media bootcamp for local businesses

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

An intensive weekend bootcamp on social media for business will be held in Ballybane Enterprise Centre on Friday and Saturday September 24-25. The two day training event will be delivered by Damien Mulley of Mulley Communications who specialises in training and consultancy in online marketing and PR. Tailored to the needs of SMEs and start ups, the course will start at 7pm on Friday and continue on Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

Two hundred entrepreneurs and innovators for first Bizcamp

Thu, Sep 02, 2010

More than 200 Irish entrepreneurs, innovators and recession-rebounding business people will converge on NUI Galway’s Cairnes Business School on Saturday September 11 for the first Galway Bizcamp, a conference for networking, learning and sharing.

Bizcamp is a free event where entrepreneurs of all disciplines can learn and share experiences with their peers. Kindly sponsored by Microsoft, NUI Galway and Enterprise Ireland, the event is run on a completely voluntary basis.

Final call for Galway companies to enter Seedcorn Business competition

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

InterTradeIreland has launched its final call for entries from Galway companies to the seventh annual All-island Seedcorn Business Competition. A prize fund of €280,000 is offered by InterTradeIreland for the best early stage companies on the island.

Beat the midnight deadline for choosing Galway’s Best

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Only one week remains for the public to vote for their favourite in each of the six categories of this year’s Galway’s Best Awards. Voting will close next Tuesday, August 31 at midnight.

Cara Cabs require additional drivers as they secure GMITSU contract

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

Cara Cabs in Eyre Square have arranged a 12 month contract with GMIT Technical Institute Students Union to serve all of their students transport requirements for 2010/11.

Cara Cabs have been associated with the GMIT Students Union for approximately 10 years now and both parties have built up a solid working relationship. In the interest of student safety, Cara Cabs devised a system called ‘Don’t Walk Home Alone.’ This was done in conjunction with the GMIT Students Union, and this model has now been successfully copied by a number of other institutions nationwide.

Nestors SuperValu Oranmore revamp delivers store of the future

Thu, Aug 26, 2010

The recently completed revamp of Nestors SuperValu in Oranmore has transformed the entrance to the store and brought to life the vibrancy of the fruit and veg, butchery and bakery departments that have been the corner stones of the SuperValu business for years.

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