Men still ‘three times more likely’ than women to set up in business

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Women are more likely to become entrepreneurs if they personally know other women entrepreneurs, according to new research from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. This fact is now being seized on by organisers of National Women’s Enterprise Day taking place in Limerick later this month which will showcase the stories of five female entrepreneurs in an effort to help boost the number of women setting up their own businesses in Ireland.

Award for BMW Regional Assembly

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

The BMW Regional Assembly has been awarded the best Strategic Economic Development project at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards.

Additional students from Saudi Arabia tipped to boost Irish business and jobs

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

A plan to draw further students from Saudi Arabia to add to those attending third level colleges in Ireland, including the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, is likely to boost local economies and lead to investment in Irish business in the long-term, according to a government minister.

Business of farming has bright future as farmers go back to their roots

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Part-time farmers who have lost their jobs are turning back to the land and making it viable once more. According to Martin Walsh, general manager of Connacht Gold mart, farming is one business that is set to grow during the current recession.

IT professionals are slow to move from paper records

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

A new survey among IT professionals in Ireland and the UK has found that 86 per cent of senior IT professionals are still reliant on paper records, with over half of these (51 per cent) stating that they are very reliant. Just one per cent of respondents stated that they “hardly ever” have to rely on paper records while the remaining 13 per cent admitted being “occasionally reliant”. The research was carried out by document management software company Version One among 86 senior IT professionals across a range of UK and Irish public and private sector organisations.

Mayo towns approved for funding in visitor drive

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Fáilte Ireland’s has just issued new tourism guidelines suggesting that telling the story of Co. Mayo’s towns and turning them into compelling historic places of interest can encourage visitors to stay longer and spend more - and funding has now been approved for a number of Mayo towns to develop the iniative. The insight is contained in Fáilte Ireland’s new Historic Towns in Ireland Guidelines - a practical guide to how Irish towns can maximise their tourism potential.

Connaught applicants sought for two hundred company work placements

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Experienced professionals wanting to up-skill and re-enter the workforce are being sought as part of a career advancement programme developed by the Irish Centre for Business Excellence (ICBE), entitled Begin Again (www.beginagain.ie), which is calling on experienced and professional individuals based in Connaught who are eager to rejoin the workforce to join the programme and take advantage of one of 200 work placements currently available nationwide.

‘Pent-up demand’ will surface for retailers when recession ends

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

When - and not if - the recession in Ireland ends, consumers will express some of the ‘pent-up demand’ by spending money on everything from holidays to eating out.

New tourism development forum for the west

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Fáilte Ireland has announced the establishment of Fáilte West, its new tourism development forum for the region which met for its inaugural meeting in Galway last week.

Entrepreneurs of waste material sought

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Entrepreneurs in Mayo interested in setting up in business using what someone else considers waste as raw materials, should attend at NUI Galway on Tuesday November 9 from 10am to 12.45pm when rx3, a Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government initiative to rethink, recycle and remake recyclable waste into new products, will identify opportunities for reprocessing waste materials here in Ireland, creating new businesses and new jobs.

Places are free of charge but are limited, so potential entrepreneurs and delegates must register by emailing [email protected], lo-calling 1890-732925 or logging onto www.rx3.ie.

Ashford Castle wins best resort in Europe award

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

World-renowned travel bible Condé Nast has announced Ashford Castle in Cong. Co Mayo as ‘The Best Resort in Europe’, in its annual Condé Nast Traveller ‘Readers’ Choice Award Results.

Foxford man wins forestry award

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

Mr Michael Boyle of Foxford, Co Mayo, has been awarded the Connaught Provincial Award in the annual RDS Forest Service Irish Forestry Awards. Originally planting four and a half hectares in 1988, Mr Boyle’s plantation has now grown to over eight hectares made up of a mixture of Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, ash, and sycamore.

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