Time to draw up our own personal four year ‘recovery plan’

Fri, Dec 03, 2010

Now that the Government has handed our collective fate to poverty-pushing outsiders for the next four years, it is time we hatched a retaliatory four-year plan of our own. Let’s call it the ‘four-year I ain’t gonna go down without a fight plan’ — a bit of a mouthful, yes, but at least it’s plain English we can all make sense of.

General election will at least provide a welcome distraction to our woes

Thu, Nov 25, 2010

As the entire house of cards collapses around our very ears the masks are finally beginning to slip. It’s the little things that catch you out and so it is that a select few improper utterances this week, from those who should know better have proved extremely revealing — showing that not only is the national bailout causing us to unravel entirely but that the bamboozling four-year austerity plan (the so-called National Recovery Plan) simply has us stumped.

Even if you've got it still - be careful how you flaunt it

Fri, Nov 19, 2010

With talks rife on the bank/Government EU bailout and mere weeks to go to the budget from hell which has already paralysed the movements of shoppers, spenders, investors, savers, and anyone with a cautious streak in their nature, it is clear that Irish society is starting to turn in on itself. This is already manifest in people's behaviour in regard to general day-to-day living, where shopping for basics such as family groceries and the amount of fuel you put in your car at service stations is currently being monitored by watchful eyes.

Newport man wins international award

Fri, Nov 19, 2010

A Co Mayo man has just won three gold medals at the Violin Society of America bow-making competition in Cleveland, Ohio.

Knock visitor traffic and business opportunities work both ways

Fri, Nov 12, 2010

Speaking to the Mayo Advertiser recently a local tourism operator happened to mention that unless the powers-that-be do what they can to promote and support the growth of Knock Airport, it will cease to be.

From paralysis to protests — real life finally mobilises people into action

Fri, Nov 05, 2010

Bad news may have been the order of the day for some time now, but this week it must be acknowledged that a definite sense of the sun peeking out through the clouds to lift our spirits is palpable.

‘Halloween festivities and looming budget spell for uncertain Christmas

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

As we recover from the Bank Holiday weekend and face into Halloween festivities, spare a thought for the many participants in the Dublin Marathon on Monday last who deserve sincere congratulations for their efforts and struggles through 26 long miles of running.

Happy fourth birthday this week to the Mayo Advertiser

Fri, Oct 22, 2010

The Mayo Advertiser celebrates its fourth birthday this week and as a big thank you to all our readers, supporters, and business clients, we are throwing a party in the form of lots of competitions and giveaways for you to win. Prizes include a fabulous two night stay in the bridal suite of one of the county’s foremost four star hotels - the McWilliam Park in Claremorris (no, you don’t have to be married or getting married - just loved up); an amazing €150 hamper from Staunton’s Pharmacy in Castlebar filled with top name beauty and pampering goodies; 1,000 complimentary business cards from Halligan Print in Castlebar to help budding entrepreneurs enjoy further success; a complimentary Aveda natural hair colour and new-look cut at Petals Hair & Beauty in Westport (worth more than €80), plus a chance to win a complete new make-over as part of a glamour fashion show supported by our sister paper, the Galway Advertiser. Read our competition page inside for further details - and best of luck!

‘Black Thursday’ breaking point can also open our eyes to new opportunities

Fri, Oct 01, 2010

The dizzying scale of Irish debt as finally revealed by the financial and state authorities yesterday will have no doubt left most of us reeling from shock and anger. Already dubbed ‘Black Thursday’, the figure of more than €35 billion now defined as the outer limits of what we must raise in order to pay off government liabilities, is staggering. The news of a further €3 billion bail-out required for AIB, that will effectively nationalise the country’s largest bank with money taken from our own National Reserve Pension Fund, can only be described as sickening. Coming one on top of the other in the face of the international markets deeming Ireland a no-confidence zone, it feels like we are just being socked in the stomach over and over again. How many more body blows can we endure?

Two-year itch factor could still make it nasty for Brian Cowen

Fri, Sep 24, 2010

The human life cycle is a strange beast that can be thrown off course by myriad factors along the way from good luck to chance meetings and unexpected times of adversity. All things being equal though it is believed that our life cycle — from the moment we are born until the moment we die — falls into seven-year cycles, with new phases occurring from ages one to seven, seven to 14, 14 to 21, 21 to 28, 28 to 35, and so on. When you think about it and apply these religious/spiritually driven beliefs to your own life, you may very well find they ring true. At age 21 you may have been a completely different person to what and who you are now, or perhaps, at age 34 or 49 this year, you are experiencing a certain restlessness that is difficult to explain, but harder again to deny. Whatever the reason, you are driven to begin another new phase in your life — this time perhaps in a completely different direction.

Changing jobs market sees entrepreneurs join the workforce

Fri, Sep 10, 2010

Supposedly a nation brimming with entrepreneurs, Ireland has for years enjoyed the benefits of clever original-thinkers who have succeeded in turning bright ideas into successful businesses both nationally and globally. The shifting sands of time however that has lobbed obstacles of all kinds into the paths of our go-ahead people from reduced credit access to upwards-only rent review policies is inspiring many borne down with the stresses and strains of keeping their companies alive to be more creative than ever. Thus it is that a new trend is emerging in entrepreneurship altering its very foundations, whereby instead of working for themselves, entrepreneurs are now working for others.

Technology is good but human contact is even better

Fri, Aug 27, 2010

The internet is over, declared pint-sized eighties pop star Prince recently, and in a fashion he may be right. Prince was refusing to hand over his latest music compilation to iTunes, which he claimed would not pay him anything for the privilege but would instead only leave his work open to piracy. If people want the newest album by Prince - and apparently many do - they will just have to buy it from source, he determined. Hurrah for Prince.

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