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Dominick Whelan has recently been elected Deputy National President of Junior Chamber International Ireland (JCI), marking an important new chapter in a long-standing commitment to youth leadership, enterprise and community development.

Dominick Whelan has recently been elected Deputy National President of Junior Chamber International Ireland (JCI), marking an important new chapter in a long-standing commitment to youth leadership, enterprise and community development.

Ireland is famous all over the world for its one hundred thousand welcomes (céad míle fáilte). Galway had been named in 2015 as the world’s friendliest by US magazine Travel + Leisure. The official launch of the search for friendly businesses took place at the Startup Lab in Galway on July 13. This is the first year that the Friendly Business Awards expanded to Galway city and county.

The year 2017 sees a new exciting team at Junior Chamber International Galway. Newly elected president Dominick Whelan along with vice president Sara Gilligan, Cathal Dullea, Olivia Lavelle, and Keith Killilea, representatives of the local branch, will be representing Galway at various international events throughout Europe in 2017; from community development, international relations, as well as social and community enterprise. For the next five years, European eyes will be paying close attention to the very edge of Europe’s western edge in environment, gastronomy, and culture, as Galway becomes centre stage of Europe’s social and community epicentres.