IBEC welcomes significant progress on the Grid West project

Fri, Mar 15, 2013

IBEC West, which represents business in the region, has welcomed the significant progress on the Grid West project, following the announcement of a number of potential corridors which can accommodate this new transmission line. The project is a €240 million investment in the west of Ireland’s energy infrastructure and is being developed by EirGrid, the state-owned company responsible for the development and operation of the national electricity transmission system.

Below cost tendering unsustainable in construction industry

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

New figures from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) show that building costs continued to recover slowly last year.

Drop in consumer sentiment due to pressures on household finances

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

Retail Excellence Ireland, Ireland’s largest industry trade body, said that it was disappointed with the drop in consumer sentiment in February 2013. The latest KBC Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index stood at 59.4 in February, down from 64.2 recorded in January.

David Fitzsimons, CEO Retail Excellence Ireland said: “The latest consumer sentiment index shows that consumers are still very cautious about spending. There continues to be significant pressures on household finances and it doesn’t look like these pressures are going to ease any time soon. There has been a noticeable decrease in consumer activity reported by our member companies in 2013 to date, and we are deeply concerned about the future viability of some retail operators.”

Jobs market in accountancy is buoyant says GMIT department head

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

An open information evening on accounting study options and how to start a career in accounting will take place in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway campus, on Thursday, March 14, at 7pm.

Call on community groups and landowners to support Grid West project

Fri, Mar 08, 2013

A call has been made on local communities and landowners throughout the west of Ireland to support the proposed Grid West upgrading of the region’s electricity system.

Accelerate your business idea with New Frontiers

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

The Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) at GMIT, Castlebar, has launched the 2013 New Frontiers Entrepreneur Programme which is open to ambitious people with an innovative business idea.

GMIT business students win award for their cook at home baking product

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

Fionnuala Comer and Anthony Voisine, two final year business students in GMIT Castlebar, have won first prize in the annual GMIT Student Innovation Awards 2013 for their start-up business concept ‘Lollicakes’, an innovative healthy confectionery for all types of occasions.

Demystifying the Media Part 2 with Network Mayo

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

Tommy Marren of Midwest Radio is guest speaker at the Network Mayo meeting on Monday, March 4, at the Harlequin Hotel, Castlebar. He will be joined by Orla Seery, advertising executive. This is a great opportunity for business people to get an insight into the power of local radio and how they can best use it to further their own businesses.

This is a natural follow on from Network Mayo’s Demystifying the Media Part 1 presentation which was given by Toni Bourke, editor of the Mayo Advertiser, and Fergal O’Connor, sales manager.

Learn about exporting and winning business overseas at March MOCC meeting

Fri, Mar 01, 2013

March’s Mayo Open Coffee Club (MOCC) meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 6, in the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC) at GMIT Castlebar at 9.30am and this month Tom Murphy, managing director of Pamex (www.pamex.ie), will be speaking about exporting and winning business overseas.

Mr Murphy has over 30 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. In October 1995, he, along with his wife Mary formed Pamex Limited, a company specialising in the marketing and promotion of pharmaceutical and personal care products. After prolonged and tough negotiations, Pamex was appointed Irish agents for Chauvin Pharmaceuticals, which at that time was the largest privately owned pharmaceutical company in Europe, famous for the Minims range of eye products. Over the years, Pamex grew the Chauvin business in Ireland from annual sales of €125,000 in 1996 to €1.5 million.

Danske Bank appoints Ballina native as head of institutional banking

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Danske Bank has appointed Ballina native Sean MacHale as head of its financial institutions group, UK and Ireland. He will be responsible for managing clients engaged in regulated activities, such as banks, insurers, asset managers, investment firms or pension funds.

Mayo entrepreneur to speak at gala Manchester function

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

The founder and CEO of Mayotv.ie and Irishtv.ie Pierce O’Reilly has been invited to address a prestigious gala function in Manchester. The Westport native and former RTÉ broadcaster and journalist has developed Mayotv.ie and Irishtv.ie into one of Ireland’s fastest growing international TV platforms with new offices opened in Ulster and London and broadcast partnerships established with major UK, American, and Asian TV networks in the past six months.

Enterprise Ireland’s Get Export Ready workshop in Castlebar a big success

Fri, Feb 22, 2013

Enterprise Ireland’s recent ‘Get Export Ready’ workshop held in Castlebar attracted 50 individuals from almost 40 companies throughout the west region to hear about the Enterprise Ireland programme of supports aimed at getting more Irish companies exporting. The workshop was aimed at pre-export and early stage exporting companies, and existing businesses seeking to explore new opportunities in export markets.

The highlight of the event was an interactive discussion hosted by John Lennon, business mentor, with Claremorris based exporter and entrepreneur Gerard Concannon, chairman and CEO of the CBE Group. During the discussion Gerard Concannon talked about his experience of building an export business and the challenges which companies can face when expanding their business into new markets. He stressed the importance of Irish companies building awareness of their brands in the marketplace by exhibiting at trade fairs, advertising in trade journals, attending conferences, and using social media. The company has grown steadily to become a market leader in providing electronic point of sale solutions for the retail, forecourt, and hospitality sectors in Ireland and the UK and is one of the most successful EPoS companies in Europe.

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