Local salon to compete at Irish Hairdressing Business Awards

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

A Mayo based salon has been selected as a finalist in the 11th Annual Schwarzkopf Professional Irish Hairdressing Business Awards which will take place in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on Monday October 21.

Mayo stores take three gold awards

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Three Mayo stores were rewarded for excellence in retail standards at the 2013 Gala Annual Conference and BEST Awards, which took place at The Heritage Hotel, Killenard, Co Laois.

Local businesses should use online tool to access public sector contract pool

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Denis Naughten TD has welcomed a new technology business that will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) win a greater share of public sector contracts worth €12 billion. He said that the opportunities were huge for local SMEs to win a far greater share of public sector tenders.

Westport pubs win at Licensing World Bar Awards 2013

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Westport’s leading public houses, The Porter House, Bridge Street, Westport, and Cosy Joe’s, Bridge Street, Westport, owned by Joe O’Malley won awards at the Licensing World Bar Awards. The Porter House won The Best Local Bar of The Year and Cosy Joe’s won Best Entertainment Bar of The Year.

Knockranny House Hotel bar manager wins award

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Knockranny House Hotel’s Owen Hughes has won the prestigious Bar Manager of the year Award at the Licensing World Bar of the Year Awards, sponsored by Classic Drinks and Failte Ireland.

Jobs boost for Loughrea as Neylon announces new software support centre

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

Twenty-five jobs are to be created in Loughrea, Co. Galway by cleaning and facility management company Neylon Maintenance as part of a €1 million investment in a new software support centre.

vBallina native appointed as managing director of Heineken Ireland

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Maggie Timoney, a native of Ballina has been appointed managing director of Heineken Ireland, the leading lager company on the island of Ireland.

Local employers open doors for diversity at Castlebar event

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Inclusive recruitment is good for business. That was the message to Mayo employers at a recent Open Door breakfast seminar in the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar.

The event was held by the Irish Association of Supported Employment (IASE), which has its head office in Belmullet, and it highlighted to employers the business benefits of hiring and retaining employees with disabilities through a model called ‘supported employment’.

Let Careerwise Recruitment help fulfil your recruitment objectives

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

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Clubs and community groups encouraged to apply for National Lottery Funding

Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Sports clubs, voluntary organisations, and community groups in Galway county and city are being encouraged to apply for National Lottery Grants.

Taoiseach welcomes symposium to Westport

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Hosted by the Brehon Law Society of Philadelphia in collaboration with the Western Development Commission (WDC), Mayo County Council, and NUI Galway, the US/Ireland Legal Symposium recently took place in Westport. The two day event included a mix of Irish and American lawyers, business consultants, and businesses operating in both Ireland and the United States who came together to address topics essential for international business exchange between both countries.

Hotel Westport wins national award

Fri, Oct 04, 2013

Hotel Westport has scooped the coveted AA (Automobile Association), Courtesy and Care Award for 2013/2014. The award was presented by Minister for Tourism, Leo Veradkar at a ceremony in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin, on Wednesday September 25.

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