Mayo employers, learning-providers and learners encouraged to go ‘green’

Fri, Nov 18, 2011

City & Guilds recently announced a new suite of ‘green’ qualifications that should be of interest to employers, education centres, and learners in Mayo. The organisation unveiled the qualifications during a Skills and Sustainability seminar organised by City & Guilds in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin last week.

Mayo rents fell during summer months

Fri, Nov 18, 2011

The latest report from property website Daft.ie shows that rents in Connacht fell by 0.3 per cent between June and September. In Mayo average rent fall in the third quarter of 2011 was €575, a fall of €140 from the peak.

‘Create Your Own Reality’ seminar

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

Business trainer and motivational speaker Pearce Flannery will hold a ‘Create Your Own Reality’ seminar at The TF Royal, Castlebar on December 15.

Keeping focused during the second interview

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

Q: After eight months searching for a job, I’ve finally got to the second interview stage. I’ve got a whisper from somebody inside the company that, in fact, I more or less have the job wrapped up, and that the second interview is just to run me by the MD before the appointment is made. The MD didn’t attend the first interview. How should I approach this interview and the whole question of salary?

No end to recession until consumers start spending again

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

Retail Ireland, the group that represents the Irish retail sector, this week published the results of a survey of member companies and called for measures to improve consumer confidence and domestic demand in the forthcoming Budget.

Mayo business people networking in Dublin

Fri, Nov 11, 2011

Mayo people operating businesses in Dublin are to sit down together at the annual Mayo Association business luncheon taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge today (Friday November 11). The gathering, which will be addressed by Frank Ryan, CEO of Enterprise Ireland, attracts Mayo people from all across the capital involved in the world of business and is undoubtedly one of the highlights in the Association’s calendar of events.

Minister Bruton in USA this week for Irish job hunt

Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, is on a five-day mission in the USA this week in a bid to stoke up foreign investment in Ireland and to create new jobs here.

Local retailer nominated for Irish Bookshop of the Year Award

Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Castle Book and Card Centre Ltd in Castlebar is the only store in Mayo to be nominated in the Connacht category of the 2011 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards for Irish Bookshop of the Year. The winning retailer will win a prize fund of €5,000 worth of free electricity. The award is designed to recognise the vital role Irish booksellers play in connecting writers and readers.

St Joseph’s students in winners line-up at regional business quiz

Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Students at St Joseph’s Secondary School in Castlebar have proved their business expertise after being placed third in the NUI Galway Western Region Schools Quiz.

Do pensions still make sense?

Fri, Oct 28, 2011

There is a lot of focus on the area of savings for retirement lately. Questions are being asked about the real value in having a pension when we finish working. This is very much an individual choice and one that needs to be addressed in a meaningful way, by all of us at some point. I believe we must plan for our own retirement as no one else will look after us in our non-working years. A pension remains the best way to do this. Here are my top eight reasons why pensions still make sense:

Irish businesses revert back to basics with the help of modern technology

Fri, Oct 21, 2011

A dynamic group of Irish business people are collectively running an online support group for small business via Twitter. The group has grown from two tweeters three months ago to 750 to date. Such is the success of the Twitter group, aptly named #SMEcommunity, that after having 12 informal meet ups around Ireland, it is now beginning another round.

Four Mayo leisure facilities receive White Flag Award

Fri, Oct 21, 2011

ILAM — the Irish leisure industry employers body which represents gyms, leisure centres, sports, fitness, aquatic and outdoor facilities, has announced that 85 leisure facilities from across Ireland have been awarded White Flags for the year 2011/2012. Those awarded in Mayo were: the leisure club at Breaffy House Resort (formerly Kingfisher Club Breaffy); Ocean Spirit Spa and Leisure Centre, Hotel Westport; The C Club, Castlecourt Hotel; and Westport Leisure Park.

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