Westport included in new luxury rail experience

Fri, May 01, 2015

The company launching Ireland’s first luxury rail experience has included Westport as a destination on its exclusive tour around Ireland.

Mayo company launches pesticide protection kit for farmers

Fri, May 01, 2015

Westport company, Portwest, has launched a new pesticide handling kit for farmers, which it says is the first of its kind on the market.

According to the workwear and leisurewear company, a recent study in the US of some 19,000 farmers has revealed that those who work with pesticides are at a greater risk of developing neurological problems and other side effects.

FF calling for minimum wage increase, says Deputy Calleary

Fri, May 01, 2015

Mayo Fianna Fáil deputy, Dara Calleary, who is the party’s spokesperson on jobs, enterprise and innovation, says his party is strongly advocating for a 6.4 per cent increase to the national minimum wage.

Mayo hotelier attends launch of new Tourism Ireland strategy to boost tourism from Australia

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

Australia offers significant potential for Irish tourism, according to a new Tourism Ireland strategy launched today – which was attended by tourism companies from around Ireland, including Ashford Castle.

Western Development Commission leading new EU-funded project

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

Funding of €2m has just been announced for a new three-year project to support the creative industries sector in the Western Region. Creative Momentum will support and connect creative enterprises across the west of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The €2m in funding has been secured from the EU’s Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Interreg programme.

Fifty three extra jobs created by companies supported by local enterprise office in Mayo last year

Fri, Apr 24, 2015

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has said that the 53 extra jobs created by Mayo companies supported by the local enterprise offices is proof the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs is delivering locally. Deputy O’Mahony also said he was confident that local employment would continue to increase as the economic recovery takes hold.

Mayo helps to highlight the best of Ireland for top overseas travel operators

Fri, Apr 17, 2015

Mayo will be putting its best face forward this weekend, as it features in a Fáilte Ireland series of exciting and compelling tours to highlight all the best Ireland has to offer to a visiting group of influential overseas travel operators who are in Ireland to attend Meitheal, Ireland’s largest travel trade fair.

Exciting evening in store next Tuesday with Network Mayo

Fri, Apr 17, 2015

In what promises to be an interesting and inspiring evening, full of practical information and tips, Network Mayo’s April event takes place on Tuesday April 21 in Delphi Adventure Resort, Leenane. The event will encompass a range of topics relevant to women’s health and wellbeing. A courtesy bus is being provided to pick people up in Castlebar and Westport to take them to Delphi. The event starts on the bus with two speakers, Ailise Loftus, a GP with Westport Medical Clinic and Clodagh McGovern, an optometrist, who owns Eye World in Westport, giving tips on various aspects of women’s health.

On arrival at Delphi, attendees will enjoy a wine/canapé reception, followed by a talk on positive wellbeing delivered by Gerry Hussey, psychologist and performance consultant. Among his current clients are the Olympic Boxing team, Munster Rugby, and Vodafone. He has been working with Delphi since 2013.

Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town events in Swinford this weekend

Fri, Apr 17, 2015

Bank of Ireland recently hosted a townhall meeting in Swinford to announce its Enterprise Town initiative in partnership with the local community. The Bank has taken a three-pillar approach to this initiative, whereby the local Branch Manager, Rory Curran will work closely with the business community, the wider sports and social community and the schools in the town. Various planned activities will take place over the weekend of Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, the aim of which is to promote and drive momentum for SMEs in the locality, while showcasing all that the town has to offer.

Majority of microfinance loans went to businesses outside Dublin — Mulherin

Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Mayo Fine Gael TD, Michelle Mulherin, has welcomed the findings of a review of Microfinance Ireland (MFI) which has been published by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. MFI provides loans of up to €25,000 to businesses which employ 10 people or fewer and which are not able to access credit from traditional sources like banks. The report found that in its first two years of operations, MFI received 729 applications for loans, supported 743 jobs in 333 micro-enterprises, and approved loans valued at more than €5 million.

Mayo SMEs encouraged to embrace cloud technology

Fri, Apr 10, 2015

Failure to embrace cloud technology has put small firms in Mayo at a competitive disadvantage compared to Dublin companies, a new SME survey has revealed.