Campaign delivers €100m to BMW region
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
The Border, Midland and Western (BMW) Regional Assembly director, Mr Gerry Finn has welcomed the outcome of the 2014-2020 European Union budget negotiations in Brussels which provided for a special case additional allocation of €100m to the BMW region.
Read more ...Retail Excellence welcomes increase in consumer sentiment
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Retail Excellence Ireland, Ireland’s largest industry trade body, said that it welcomes the increase in consumer sentiment in January 2013. The latest KBC Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 64.2 in January from 49.8 in December.
Read more ...Mayo companies encouraged to apply to €500,000 training fund
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Private sector companies in Mayo are being encouraged to apply to a new training fund announced this week by Skillnets, the national training and upskilling body. The €500,000 fund is open for applications until April 30.
Read more ...Castlebar Fianna Fáil Cumann to host mortgage talk
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
A meeting of Castlebar Cumann Fianna Fáil will be held at the Welcome Inn Hotel on Monday next, February 18, at 9pm to discuss mortgages.
Read more ...Three Mayo winners in Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Feasibility Fund
Fri, Feb 08, 2013
The Minister for Small Business, John Perry TD, has unveiled the 13 successful winners of Enterprise Ireland’s €200,000 Competitive Feasibility Fund aimed at stimulating start-ups and creating jobs in the west region.
Read more ...Mayo TDs at odds over success of Action Plan on Jobs
Fri, Feb 08, 2013
Mayo’s representatives in Dáil Éireann are at odds about whether the Government’s Action Plan on Jobs is working.
On the one hand the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on jobs, Dara Calleary, says the latest progress report by the Government on their Action Plan for Jobs confirms it is simply not working. While on the other hand, Deputy John O’Mahony says that the measures being implemented under the plan are helping to rebuild our economy.
Read more ...Unlock the potential of social media for your business
Fri, Feb 08, 2013
Social media has become part of everyday life, it is where your competitors are and it is where your customers are. No matter how big or small your business is, online marketing needs to be part of your overall marketing plan.
Read more ...New chamber president to focus on Gathering events during his term
Thu, Jan 31, 2013
The new president of Castlebar Chamber, Oliver Kelleher, will have The Gathering Ireland 2013 as his main focus for the coming year.
Read more ...Copyrights and patenting February topic at MOCC
Thu, Jan 31, 2013
Continuing on from the successful meeting last month on Setting New Goals, February’s meeting of the Mayo Open Coffee Club (MOCC) will take place on Wednesday, February 6, at 9.30am in the Innovation in Business Centre (IiBC), Castlebar.
Read more ...Less than ten per cent of retail employers plan pay increases in 2013
Thu, Jan 31, 2013
Retail Excellence Ireland, the largest retail industry trade body in Ireland, has published a new Retail Industry Labour Pay Rate Intentions survey which found that fewer than 10 per cent of retailers are planning pay increases in 2013.
Read more ...Western Care announces Mary O’Rourke for Candlelight Ball
Fri, Jan 25, 2013
Western Care have announced former politician Mary O’Rourke as the guest speaker for their upcoming Candlelight Ball which takes place on Saturday, February 9. Former celebrity guest speakers at the ball include An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, sports commentator Micheál O’Muircheartaigh and Mary Davis of the Special Olympics. The Candlelight Ball is a solid fixture in the Castlebar social calendar.
Read more ...Eighty nine new jobs were created in the Mayo Gaeltacht
Fri, Jan 25, 2013
A total of 89 new jobs were created in the Mayo Gaeltacht in 2012, a net gain of 36 new jobs on the previous year. This was revealed in a statement issued by Anna Ní Ghallachair, chairperson, and Steve Ó Cúláin, chief executive, Údarás na Gaeltachta.
There were 711 full-time equivalent jobs in Údarás-supported companies in the Mayo Gaeltacht at the year end. Companies involved mainly in the manufacturing, construction related, and services sectors saw growth in employment during the year.
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