Castlebar meeting on Middle East business opportunities

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

A business networking meeting this morning (Friday) in GMIT is offering local entrepreneurs advice and tips on doing business in the Middle East.

OPW apprenticeships open

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

The Commissioners of Public Works have launched a new programme for apprenticeships in the areas of carpentry/joinery and stonemasonry.

Ballina store winners at ShelfLife awards

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Judge’s Daybreak in Ballina picked up the best team performance award at the annual ShelfLife GRAM awards in Dublin last week. The ShelfLife Grocery Retail Management Awards, in association with The Irish Times, are the only awards to highlight exceptional managers in the grocery sector across the country. The ShelfLife GRAM Awards demonstrate the huge opportunity for graduates looking to begin a long and successful career in grocery retail.  As another batch of students start looking towards career options it is imperative to highlight the multitude of career options available in the Irish FMCG sector.

Peacocks to open Castlebar store

Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Welsh based fashion retailer Peacocks is coming to Mayo. This summer it will be opening a new store in Castlebar along with other towns around the country, and in the process will create 50 jobs.

Employers urged to be extra vigilant with young workers on summer jobs

Fri, May 30, 2014

With the summer holidays now underway, for thousands of students around the country, the Health and Safety Authority has this week urged employers to be extra vigilant when it comes to taking on young workers for the summer. It is estimated that, although young people constitute only 4 per cent of the workforce, injuries to them represent around 10 per cent of all reported injuries.

Seven local Centra Stores receive Supreme National Hygiene Award

Fri, May 30, 2014

Seven Centra stores in Mayo are celebrating after being presented with the Supreme National Hygiene Award at the recent 2014 Centra Quality Awards in Killarney. The awards, which identify and reward retailers that have gone above and beyond in their strive to maintain a consistently high level of hygiene in their stores over a three year period, were presented by Martin Kelleher, managing director of Centra, and Martin Roper, technical director of Excellence Ireland Quality Association. The seven Mayo stores that were presented with this prestigious award, were Roche’s Centra Balla, Cuffe’s Centra Belmullet, Walsh’s Centra Kilmaine, Mitchell’s Centra Moygownagh, Sheridan’s Centra Newport, Casey’s Centra Castlebar, and Casey/McShane’s Centra Ballina.

Engineers Ireland president calls for increased investment for biomedical industry

Fri, May 30, 2014

Dr John O’Dea, president of Engineers Ireland, has called on the Government to prioritise investment in regenerative medicine manufacturing technology for the next generation of job creation.

Mayo hardware retailers gear up for what they hope will be a buoyant summer

Fri, May 30, 2014

Mayo’s hardware retailers are preparing for what they hope will be a buoyant summer in terms of DIY, home improvement and construction activity.

Mayo’s Gourmet Greenway is a gastro sensation against scenic Clew Bay backdrop

Fri, May 30, 2014

Some of Mayo’s leading artisan food producers were celebrated recently at the launch of the 2014 Gourmet Greenway in the Mulranny Park Hotel.

Mayo getting international exposure for the Wild Atlantic Way

Fri, May 30, 2014

Tourism Ireland invited a group of top Swiss travel writers to explore Mayo and the Wild Atlantic Way this week. They were here to experience some of what Ireland has to offer, including our newest visitor experience, the Wild Atlantic Way – and to then inspire their readers to come and discover it for themselves.

Vaughan Shoes set to boost Main Street Castlebar

Fri, May 23, 2014

Castlebar is set for a welcome boost today (Friday) when Vaughan Shoes opens its doors in the iconic corner building on Main Street formerly occupied by Hynes Shoes.

Home Instead Senior Care rolls out new recruitment campaign

Fri, May 23, 2014

Home Instead Senior Care, Ireland’s leading home care provider, has invested in a new recruitment campaign that uses traditional “matchmaking” skills to help create a compatible and lasting relationship between the professional care giver and the person he/she cares for.

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