GMIT EMPOWER Programme expands to Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim

Fri, Oct 18, 2019

EMPOWER, the women’s entrepreneurship programme delivered in GMIT’s Innovation Hubs to women in Gaway, Mayo and Roscommon, has been allocated over €300,000 in funding to extend delivery of the successful programme to counties Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim.

Mayo employers urged to increase access to people with disabilities

Fri, Oct 18, 2019

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has called on Mayo employers to think about how they can make access to job recruitment and workplaces across the county fairer for people with disabilities.

Mayo Retailers Receive Top Honours at the 2019 Londis Retailing Awards

Fri, Oct 18, 2019

Hiney’s Londis Crossmolina was named Customer Service Store of the Year at the Londis Retailing Excellence Awards 2019 recently.

Danolla's wins Fish and Chips Takeaway of the Year

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

Danolla's Diner and Takeaway in Castlebar has won the title of 'Best Fish and Chips in Connacht' at the Irish Takeaway Awards.

Imagine delivers on rural high-speed broadband promise for Mayo

Mon, Sep 23, 2019

Rural homes and businesses in Mayo are among the first to benefit from a €300m high-speed broadband investment. Reliable 150Mbps high-speed broadband is now available to over 800,000 premises across rural Ireland.

Women in MedTech Forum at Medical Technology Ireland 2019

Fri, Sep 06, 2019

The hugely successful Women in MedTech Forum will be chaired by Fiona Neary, Commercial Director of BioExel and Innovation Operations Manager at NUI Galway featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers from Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Creganna/TE, Merck and the Learning Reservoir, Galway.

IRHA President calls for calm heads and clear focus as Ireland gets ready for No Deal BREXIT

Fri, Sep 06, 2019

President of the Irish Road Haulage Association, Verona Murphy has called on industry bodies and political commentators to exercise high levels of sensitivity in their public comments on Brexit in the coming weeks. In particular the IRHA President said that any alarmist or incendiary remarks will be seized upon by those driving for a hard Brexit in the UK.

Sky is the limit with drone delivery at Supervalu Westport

Fri, Jul 12, 2019

Irish lighting company Solus demonstrated that they are light years ahead as they piloted the first ever retail drone delivery of light bulbs to a retail store.

Small business sentiment slumps in first half of 2019

Fri, Jul 12, 2019

Confidence among small business owners has slumped, according to the latest ‘Small Business Sentiment Survey’ report from the Small Firms Association (SFA), with only 45% of SFA members stating they feel that the business environment is improving, compared with 59% in November 2018. Such a large slump is a first for the SFA Small Business Sentiment Survey.

Rural Mayo being connected to Imagine's Superfast broadband

Thu, Jul 11, 2019

Superfast broadband is now a reality for homes and businesses in County Mayo thanks to Imagine.

Mayo woman among Sky’s Women in Technology Scholars

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

Sky has announced its second cohort of Women in Technology Scholars, awarding five talented women a total of £125,000 (€140,000) to accelerate a business idea which harnesses technology innovation. Amongst the winners is Mayo woman Mary Murphy (20), the youngest Sky Women in Tech Scholar.

Forty Mayo contractors have CIRI quality mark

Fri, Jul 05, 2019

According to the Construction Industry Register of Ireland, 40 Mayo contractors are now qualified for competence in the construction quality mark, with only 850 companies across Ireland on the register.

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