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This has been the week that saw McDonald’s announce the launch of an ‘artisan’ burger to be called the MacMór, which aims to use Ballymaloe Relish, Charleville Cheddar, Dawn Meats beef, and Dew Valley bacon. The idea of McDonald’s selling anything ‘artisan’ came as a surprise to many in the food world, and it seems now that the company will have to change the description to something a little less aspirational.

Galway’s financial services sector got a boost this morning (Thursday) with the announcement by Deloitte that it is establishing a Galway office, with the creation of 30 positions.

Volvo Cars tells us three quarters of the orders for Volvo’s new XC90 are for the top-of-the-range Inscription model.

Skoda has been named Britain's most dependable brand in a new JD Power study.

In the first six months of 2015, commercial vehicle sales have risen by 56 per cent compared to the similar period in 2014. And another great sales performance in June has seen Ford extend its leadership of Ireland’s resurgent commercial vehicle market for the year to date.

The new autumn series of business training courses has been launched by the Local Enterprise Office Galway.

A new report confirms the hospitality sector is a significant component of the tourism infrastructure in Galway, with 504 pubs, 64 hotel bars and 141 fully licensed and wine licensed restaurants in the county. 

The west of Ireland is set to become a key telecommunications and data gateway over the coming months with the construction of a new transatlantic fibre optic cable system which will have the capacity to handle up to one third of the world’s telephone calls.  This follows the installation of the Irish portion of the cable in Killala, last Friday – the first time a cable of this type has been connected to the Western region.  

Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Mayo Cllr Lisa Chambers has described the planned creation of another new database for the flawed water conservation grant as another chapter in the never ending mess that is Irish Water. Data released under Freedom of Information has revealed that Department of the Environment has suggested the Local Government Management Agency could establish a new database of Irish Water customers and non-customers to be used by the Department of Social Protection to administer the grant from next year. The Department of Social Protection is now writing to households telling them they can now apply for the grant.

Places are now available on Career & Life Planning's free customer service skills courses in Ballybane, Galway, and Loughrea. Both courses begin in September and will run for 23 weeks.