What it’s like to have a career with Aldi

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

Aldi Ireland is now recruiting Store Assistants to join its growing team across its nine Galway stores. Knocknacarra Store Assistant Andreeas Binder spoke to us about his experience of with Aldi.

The Kings Head invests in Irish-made Novaerus technology to advance safety measures for indoor dining

Thu, Aug 12, 2021

The Kings Head Pub and Bistro has advanced their safety measures by installing six Irish-made Novaerus air disinfection devices to support customer and staff wellbeing at their 800-year-old premises in the Latin Quarter in Galway city.

Galway farmers warned of need to protect farm business data

Thu, Aug 05, 2021

Ifac, Ireland’s farming, food and agribusiness specialist professional services firm, is reminding Galway farmers to protect their farm data. Almost 80% of farmers surveyed by Ifac for its 2021 Irish Farm Report now use technology in their business every day. While this brings advantages in terms of streamlining processes, saving time and boosting productivity, it also introduces digital and cyber risks that farmers need to understand and manage, with financial losses and the leaking of confidential data being two of the major worries.

“As more farms rely on email, online banking, apps, e-commerce and automated farming equipment, it is vital to manage the risks associated with these technologies”, says Philip O’Connor, Head of Farm Support at ifac.

Galway bars and restaurants encouraged to apply for CRSS enhanced restart payment

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

Bars and restaurants in Galway which reopened for indoor hospitality this week are being encouraged to apply for an enhanced restart payment under the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme.

Boost for west as Charles River announces €8M expansion for Covid 19 vaccine testing facility

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

Contract research organisation Charles River Laboratories International Inc. this week announced plans for an €8M expansion of its testing capabilities at its Ballina, Co. Mayo site that will give an additional 1,500m2 of lab space and create up to 90 new skilled roles over the next three years.

Charles River Laboratories and AstraZeneca have maintained a strategic partnership since 2012, providing AstraZeneca with outsourced regulated safety and development support on a range of treatments and vaccines, including testing and facilitating the deployment of the vaccines Vaxzevria for COVID-19 and Fluenz for seasonal infleunza.

Indoor dining to boost local economic recovery, reveals SME survey

Thu, Jul 29, 2021

With indoor dining reopened, a survey of SMEs has shown that high-street businesses rely on local eateries and the hospitality sector to drive footfall and trade.

Work with high end brands as Connolly Motor Group are recruiting 25 service apprentices

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

Connolly Motor Group is recruiting 25 new service apprentices to join their growing team across Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny. The successful candidates are offered the opportunity to train with world renowned brands in the country’s best workshops.

Demand grows in the medtech sector to fill senior positions

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment specializes in recruiting the brightest industry talent for the best Medtech companies across Ireland. The agency is encountering an unprecedented demand from clients to provide high calibre candidates for numerous vacancies of all levels.

LifeWave raise a welcome €8,500 for COPE Galway

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

LifeWave as a global healthcare company, based in Athenry, and employing over 120 people locally, recognises the benefits of exercise in people’s lives. Lifewave also recognises the beneficial role charities play in people’s lives in our communities.

Digital Business Ireland launches sustainability guide for SMEs

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

The country’s leading representative body for online businesses and retailers, Digital Business Ireland, has today announced the launch of its recently published sustainability guide, which will highlight the opportunities adapting sustainability practices will present for Irish businesses.

Tánaiste announces €6million investment in capital equipment for industry research

Thu, Jul 15, 2021

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD yesterday (Wednesday) announced the successful applicants of the Capital Equipment Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland through the Technology Gateway and Technology Centre Programmes.

29 successful projects from across the third level sector have secured over €6million in funding to assist them in buying world-leading research equipment that will serve the Research and Development (R&D) needs of Irish industry.

ÉireComposites announces partnership with Manna Galway

Thu, Jul 15, 2021

ÉireComposites, an innovative design, manufacturing and testing company based in Inverin last evening announced a partnership with Manna Galway that will see it design and develop an aerospace grade carbon fibre airframe for Manna. Alongside NUI Galway (NUIG) the two companies also announced that they received €2.44 million for the MI-DRONE project. The funding comes from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment under its latest round of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF).

‘Adopt-a-spot' campaign urges businesses to help keep the city clean

Thu, Jul 08, 2021

Galway city businesses are being asked to help keep the city clean by taking responsibility for their own premises and cleaning up the areas a metre out from their stores.

Treating families fairly at Rent the Runway

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Rent the Runway has announced that all employees based in Ireland are offered 20-weeks of fully paid leave as part of its gender neutral family leave policy designed to support families. The company’s International Technology Office is located in The Old Schoolhouse in Galway City.

Galway Chamber wins Best Partnership for Business Award

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Galway Chamber was last weekend named the winner of the Best Partnership for Business Award at the Chamber Awards 2021.

Galway native appointed office leader at Campion Insurance

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Following its recent arrival in the City, Campion Insurance is pleased to announce the appointment of Galway native, Jeff Spelman as local office leader for the company’s branch on Merchant’s Road, Galway City.

Galway-based Palliare completes $8M Series A funding round

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Galway’s Palliare, an emerging company with the vision to create a safer operating room, this week announced the closing of an oversubscribed $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by leading European Life Sciences Venture Capital firm Seroba Life Sciences, with participation from Luxembourg-based SCM AD Ventures, The Western Development Commission, and several private investors. The funds will be used to support US commercial launch activities related to Palliare’s EVA15 insufflator and smoke evacuation system, as well as new Research & Development activities.

Small and medium firms must raise bar on clean air

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

The 14,000 small and medium firms in Galway must raise the bar on providing clean air or face resistance on staff returning to offices, a sanitisation expert has warned.

Chadwicks unveils its first ECO Centre as part of newly revamped Galway branch

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Chadwicks, Ireland’s leading builders’ merchants, today officially announced the launch of the first Chadwicks ECO Centre at its Galway branch on Wellpark Road.

GMIT lecturer Ivan McPhillips wins Enterprise Ireland academic award

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Ivan McPhillips, GMIT Business School lecturer, and co-founder of the GMIT Youth Entrepreneur Summer Camp, has won the 2021 Enterprise Ireland Academic Award in recognition of his involvement in and the promotion of the annual Student Entrepreneur Awards competition since 1997.

The Rahoon-based academic, who lectures in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Rural Development in GMIT’s Galway city campus, was announced as the winner of a trophy and a cheque for €1000 from Enterprise Ireland at the virtual awards presentation ceremony last weekend.

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