Ballina Arts Centre redevelopment plan welcomes local support
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
As part of Ballina Arts Centre’s redevelopment campaign to build a theatre for the town, a fundraising gourmet lunch was held in the Ice House Hotel on Heritage Day recently. Entrepreneur Seán Gallagher, from RTÉ 1’s Dragon’s Den was guest speaker at the lunch, while the food on the day was prepared by the Ice House’s award-winning head chef Gavin O’Rourke, in what is now tipped to become an annual attraction.
Read more ...Ballina Arts Centre redevelopment plan welcomes local support
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
As part of Ballina Arts Centre’s redevelopment campaign to build a theatre for the town, a fundraising gourmet lunch was held in the Ice House Hotel on Heritage Day recently. Entrepreneur Seán Gallagher, from RTÉ 1’s Dragon’s Den was guest speaker at the lunch, while the food on the day was prepared by the Ice House’s award-winning head chef Gavin O’Rourke, in what is now tipped to become an annual attraction.
Read more ...Ballina Arts Centre redevelopment plan welcomes local support
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
As part of Ballina Arts Centre’s redevelopment campaign to build a theatre for the town, a fundraising gourmet lunch was held in the Ice House Hotel on Heritage Day recently. Entrepreneur Seán Gallagher, from RTÉ 1’s Dragon’s Den was guest speaker at the lunch, while the food on the day was prepared by the Ice House’s award-winning head chef Gavin O’Rourke, in what is now tipped to become an annual attraction.
Read more ...Consumers are spending again and playing outdoors as recession lifts
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Consumers are starting to splash out again in response to the first few rays of hope that the recession is over. That’s according to a national telephone directory service which reports that recent trends in enquiries for the second quarter of this year reveal that fun is back in fashion with personal spending and outdoor adventure high on the agenda.
“Enquiry calls for this period provides an interesting snapshot of the way Irish people are living their lives,” said Susan Branchflower, chief executive. “It’s good to see the Irish sense of humour is still going strong with requests for joke shop details increasing by 36 per cent, hiring of bouncing castles (+28 per cent), playing paintball (+92 per cent) and going to costume parties, with requests for costume hire shops increasing by an amazing 289 per cent.
Read more ...Consumers are spending again and playing outdoors as recession lifts
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Consumers are starting to splash out again in response to the first few rays of hope that the recession is over. That’s according to a national telephone directory service which reports that recent trends in enquiries for the second quarter of this year reveal that fun is back in fashion with personal spending and outdoor adventure high on the agenda.
Read more ...Cutting State pension would be a cut too far
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
Talk of cuts in the State pension must stop now according to Age Action which has described the weekly payment as a vital buffer protecting older people from poverty.
Read more ...Celebrations as new Innovation Hub announced for Knock
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
A proposed development of an enterprise park at Knock Airport designed to create up to 300 additional jobs over five years in aviation, tourism, marine, energy, food, and the life science sectors has been warmly welcomed as a good news story for the region.
Read more ...Actions taken against traders by consumer agency
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
Retail traders failing to comply with consumer rights are being pursued with gusto by the National Consumer Agency which has just released its most recent data for prosecutions.
Read more ...Motor industry getting back on its feet
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
Official figures released by SIMI this week show that 70,103 new cars have been sold so far this year, which is an unexpected boost for the industry given that earlier SIMI predictions were that 70,000 new cars would be sold for the entire year.
Read more ...Ninety new jobs for Mayo
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
Tesco Ireland is to create 90 jobs in the Swinford area after its announcement on Wednesday that it intends to invest €113 million in the country with the creation of a total of 748 new jobs. Minister for Labour Affairs Dara Calleary welcomed the news which is of “significant benefit to the local economy”.
Read more ...Search for ‘best local’ pub launched
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
With the drop-off in traditional pub drinking causing difficulties for operators in the drinks industry a new competition just launched to identify the best local in Ireland is timely.
Read more ...Consumers advised to ensure electrical contractors are registered
Fri, Jul 16, 2010
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is urging people in County Mayo that when employing an electrician, they make sure to to use one of the 125 registered electricians available to them. This advice comes as part of a campaign to make people aware of the need to hire a registered electrical contractor when getting electrical work done in their home and to ask for a certificate when the work is complete, thereby promoting safety in the home.
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