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Sinéad Morgan, Director of Further Education and Training at Galway Roscommon ETB (GRETB) was a featured speaker at this year’s Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) Further Education and Training conference which welcomed 250 delegates from across Ireland to Athlone last week. The title for this year’s conference was ‘Pathways – Pathways to FET, Pathways in FET, Pathways from FET’.

Atlantic Scuba Adventures from Carraroe, Co. Galway and Aran Goats Cheese from the Aran Islands have been chosen as two of the 10 winners of the Grants for Small Businesses awards, which will see the companies each receive a portion of the €100,000 bursary.

Dunnes Stores has a lot to celebrate. The much loved retailer is now the number one food retailer in Ireland, and has consistently award winning products at both local and global levels including a recent win at the IQFAs, where Dunnes Stores was announced Retailer of the Year. On Saturday 30th November and Sunday 1st December, Dunnes Stores are bringing the celebrations to Galway, with the unveiling of their new look state-of-the-art store in Briarhill, with a weekend full of fashion, food, lots of giveaways and fun for all the family.

House of Portobello, a Galway boutique which lets fashionistas buy, sell, and swap designer labels, is celebrating this month after being named among the finalists of the presitgious XFA Xpose fafinder awards.

It is around this time of year that one starts to give some thought to New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you are stuck in a bit of of a style rut, and are feeling a bit dowdy as we approach the festive season? Do you find yourself constantly wearing the same clothes, with no idea how to change your look? Once upon a time, the idea of hiring a stylist to sort out wardrobe issues may have seemed like a slightly frivolous concept. Nowadays thanks to fashionistas like Sonya Lennon, Brendan Courtney, and Marietta Doran, stylists have come of age.

Castlebar bakery, The Breadski Brothers, have won an IDI Design Award for their packaging, which was designed by Sarah Maguire from True Story. Judges commented: “From the use of illustration, typefaces, materials and format, the Breadski Brothers’ packaging sets a new level in its category on supermarket shelves. From a technical point of view, the hierarchy of information, colour coding to ease navigation of the range and layout of information was superb. Beyond this, the brand is a delight to interact with in its personality and tone of voice.”