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From farm to fork

Business Posted on 13/03/2013 by Lorraine O' Hanlon
@galwayindo
PresentationConnemaraHillLamb_1.jpg While the horsemeat scandal has forced many companies to re-examine their processing and supply chain standards, the award-winning Connemara Hill Lamb has never deviated from its high quality roots and absolute traceability, director Martin Kinneavy tells Lorraine O’Hanlon. One positive that could be taken from the discovery of horse and pork meat in products purporting to be beef is that consumers are now more conscious of where the food on their plate is coming from, and they are becoming more willing to pay that little bit extra to support local producers and suppliers who can guarantee traceability.
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  • Deal site acquired by international investors

    Business Posted on 13/03/2013 by Staff reporter
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    Middle East daily deal company Cobone.com has been acquired by international investment firm Tiger Global Management, leaving the start-up firm with additional capital to further its long-term commitments in the Middle East.
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  • IBEC welcomes Grid West progress

    Business Posted on 13/03/2013 by Staff reporter
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    Business organisation IBEC West has welcomed the “significant progress” on the Grid West project, following the announcement of a number of potential corridors, which can accommodate the new transmission line.
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  • New opportunities for SME sector

    Business Posted on 13/03/2013 by Staff reporter
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    A government funded initiative to help business owners and senior managers of small and medium firms build their management capability is now available in Galway. ManagementWorks is a Skillnets-funded training network established in 2012 under the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs.
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  • Making connections

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Lorraine O'Hanlon
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    1-Businterview-GavinDuffy_3.jpg Networking can be the best way back into the workforce when the traditional application route is not working, Network Galway President Ciara O’Callaghan tells Lorraine O’Hanlon Each business organisation has its place but women face different challenges to men and national group Network Ireland offers supports on that basis to its female members in business, the professions and the arts.
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  • Galway company named 'Best Managed'

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Marie Madden
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    Galway company Lifes2good has been named one of the winners of this year’s Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme in association with Irish Life Corporate Business. Twenty companies that operate at the highest levels of business performance were recognised at an awards gala dinner in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on 1 March, where they were joined by former Taoiseach and Chairman of IFSC Ireland, John Bruton.
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  • Free blogging seminar

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Marie Madden
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    Ballybane Enterprise Centre will host a free seminar at 6.30pm on Thursday 14 March for anyone who wants to learn how to use blogging to grow their business. Facilitated by John Mulry, this one-hour seminar titled ‘Expect Success with Blogging’ will demonstrate how having an active blog can have a positive impact on a business.
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  • New PR agency for food businesses launched

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Marie Madden
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    A new niche PR and marketing company dedicated to the promotion of Irish food has been launched in Galway. Food PR and Marketing is a specialised marketing, PR and social media company dedicated to food producers, distributors and suppliers.
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  • Jurys invest €1.5m in Galway hotel

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Marie Madden
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    Jurys Inn Hotel Group has completed a major redesign and refurbishment of its Galway hotel following a €1.5 million investment, with an additional €250,000 earmarked for the refurbishment of reception, restaurant and bar areas in the second half of 2013.
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  • Gaeltacht funding announced

    Business Posted on 06/03/2013 by Marie Madden
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    Projects that will lead to the creation of 110 new jobs and an investment of around €5 million have been approved by Údarás na Gaeltachta. At Monday’s Údarás board meeting in Na Forbacha, €1.
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  • The voice squad

    Business Posted on 27/02/2013 by Lorraine O' Hanlon
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    DSC0400_1.JPG A Galway company is making its mark on Irish radio by bringing some of the world’s best-known voiceover artists to our airwaves. Lorraine O’Hanlon speaks to PF Productions MD Pádraic Flaherty about the company’s expansion plans.
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  • Galway company acquired by ProTek Group

    Business Posted on 27/02/2013 by Staff reporter
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    Galway-based AP Design, specialists in new product development for medical device companies, has been acquired by Sligo company ProTek Group. The acquisition will allow ProTek’s increased expansion, both nationally and internationally, in the coming months and years.
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  • BPW club launched in Tuam

    Business Posted on 27/02/2013 by Staff reporter
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    A Business and Professional Women club has been opened in Tuam. The club and the 2013 programme of events were officially launched recently in the Corralea Court Hotel by the club’s incoming president Caroline Downey.
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  • Jobseekers' information day

    Business Posted on 27/02/2013 by Staff reporter
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    Jobseekers are invited to see an overview of the services offered by the Department of Social Protection at an upcoming event in Carraroe. The Department of Social Protection’s Employment Services actively assists with the integration of jobseekers into the open labour market and provides advice on a range of supportive measures that facilitate entry into employment across all occupational and sectoral divisions.
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  • Employment day in Carraroe

    Business Posted on 27/02/2013 by Staff reporter
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    An information day to inform the public of employment, training and education opportunities available in the Galway area will take place in Carraroe tomorrow, Thursday 28 February. Údarás na Gaeltachta, in conjunction with Forum Connemara Ltd, will host the event, which will take place in Óstán an Cheathrú Rua between 10am and 4pm and will suit job seekers and people interested in further education or training.
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