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“VIBRANCY OF GALWAY” HELPS MAKE IT NUMBER ONE DESTINATION FOR REMOTE WORKERS- GALWAY CHAMBER
The “vibrancy of Galway” was always going to make it an extremely attractive location for remote workers, according to Galway Chamber. The Chamber was speaking after the National Remote Working Survey from the Western Development Commission and NUI Galway found that Galway was the most popular county for remote workers who had relocated. A total of 11.2% of those who had moved counties had opted for Galway, with Cork second on 8.9%, followed by Kildare (7.7%), Dublin (6.4%) and Mayo (5.4%). The
LORIENT DELEGATION VISIT TO GALWAY HAILED AS A “GREAT SUCCESS”
The visit of the Lorient delegation to Galway has been hailed as a “great success” that will help to further foster and grow the connections between the twinned cities of Galway and Lorient. That was according to Mayor of Lorient, Fabrice Loher, who also thanked the people of Galway for their immense hospitality during the visit. Mayor Loher led an eight person delegation from Lorient who had travelled to Galway as part of the efforts to further enhance the academic, commercial and cultural links
Galway Chamber Shortlisted for National Awards
Galway Chamber has been shortlisted in four categories for the Chambers Ireland Chamber Awards 2022, sponsored by Zurich. The Awards acknowledge the excellence of the Chamber network in supporting local economic development. The shortlist demonstrates the strong level of activities of Chambers from across the network during the Covid crisis. Despite strong competition from across the country, Galway Chamber has been shortlisted in a range of different categories. Best Marketing Campaign Most
Galway Chamber Named 'Chamber of the Year 2022'
Galway Chamber has described being named ‘Chamber of the Year’ as “recognition of the spirit and fortitude displayed by the Galway business community over the last year”. Chief Executive Kenny Deery made the remarks after Galway Chamber were awarded the highest honour at the annual Chambers Ireland Awards, being selected for the top prize over all the other Chamber organisations in the country. As well as winning the top prize, Galway Chamber also received a category Award for ‘Supporting Enterprise
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Powered by Inclusion: 17/05/2022
Powered by Inclusion was a disability awareness event set up by Disability Federation Ireland in conjunction with Inclusive Pathways to Employment, Galway Chamber, Galway City Partnership, and the Connemara Forum. The event was a tremendous success with Kenny Deery the Galway Chamber CEO providing MC for the event and fantastic keynote speakers including the mayor of Galway City Collette Connolly, Minister Anne Rabbitte TD, and Jack Kavanagh pharmacist and motivational speaker. Jack Kavanaghs words were
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AUSTRALIA’S GAIN, THE CHAMBER’S LOSS
If you’ve spent time in Galway, you may be familiar with the Galway Chamber, a premier business organization geared at making Galway a leading location for business, investment and people. It works to provide its business members, both big and small, with local to international lobby support, advice, networking, training and much more. To be put simply, the Galway Chamber is the driving force of the West. You may not however, be keen as to who’s behind the scenes at this world-class operation. Emma
Galway Advertiser : Galway-French ties strengthen after Ambassador’s meetings with Portershed and Galway chamber
Galway Advertiser - https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/124429/galway-french-ties-strengthen-after-ambassadors-meetings-with-portershed-and-galway-chamber French Ambassador Vincent Guérend and Portershed CEO Mary Rodgers. Galway-French trade and business ties were strengthened this month after the new French Ambassador’s meetings with Portershed and Galway Chamber. HE Vincent Guérend, the French Ambassador to Ireland, was in Galway recently where he held a number of meetings, including with the
Irish Times :Return to the office allows new models of working
Irish Times - https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/return-to-the-office-allows-new-models-of-working-1.4677058 Blended. Hybrid. Balanced. These are the buzzwords used by employers and managers to describe the kind of working arrangements envisaged from next Monday as the restriction on office-based work is eased. In Galway, PorterShed is looking forward to people returning. With offices based near Eyre Square in the city centre, it offers “hot desk” facilities, co-working spaces, project spaces and
RTÉ News: Decision on Galway City Ring Road deferred again
RTÉ News Article - https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0827/1243186-ring-road/ A decision by An Bord Pleanála on the proposed Galway City Ring Road has been deferred again until October. The 18-kilometre route would run from west of Bearna to the existing M6 motorway. The N6 GCRR comprises 5.6km of single carriageway from two kilometres outside Bearna Village to the Ballymoneen Road and 11.9km of dual carriageway going east where it merges with the N6 at Coolagh, Briarhill. The controversial €600m
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RTE news: Galway Airport to be tranformed into TV, film studio
RTE - https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2021/0804/1239010-galway-airport-to-be-transformed-into-tv-film-studio/ A new film and television production studio in Galway has been given the green light to move to the planning stage. Atlantic Studios will be developed on the site of the former Galway Airport and aims to be up and running by summer 2022. Today's announcement is seen as a significant boost in attracting international film and television projects to the west of Ireland. The first phase will see
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Galway Races : Galway races summer festival
Galway races - https://galwayraces.com/the-countdown-to-the-summer-festival-has-begun/ The Countdown to Ireland’s Largest Horse Racing Festival has begun In less than three weeks’ time, the highly-anticipated seven-day Galway Races Summer Festival kicks off on Monday 26th July with the first of seven races taking place at 4.10pm. Galway Racecourse have submitted plans for 5,000 spectators per day at the outdoor event, and are waiting for an imminent decision in relation to this. Should they get
Galway Daily: Tánaiste turns the sod on new €1.6 million PorterShed home
Galway Daily -https://www.galwaydaily.com/business/tanaiste-turns-the-sod-on-new-e1-6-million-portershed-home/ Tánaiste Leo Varadkar was in Galway City on Friday to turn the sod on the €1.6 million expansion and relocation of the PorterShed to Bowling Green. Work on converting the old warehouse at Bowling Green is expected to be completed by the end of this year, and will deliver room for 130 co-working desk spaces. The Portershed, located behind Ceannt Station, opened in 2016 and quickly became a hub
Irish Times : Why multinationals are putting Ireland’s regions front and centre
Irish Times - https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/ireland-us-business/why-multinationals-are-putting-ireland-s-regions-front-and-centre-1.4600438 Almost 150,000 people are employed by multinationals in Ireland’s regions, accounting for more than half of all multinational employment. “That’s a clear endorsement from decision-makers that places such as Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford can deliver,” says Barrie O’Connell, a partner in KPMG, who is based in Cork. “The appeal of the regions is
Galway Chamber wins Best Partnership for Business Award at Chamber Awards 2021
Galway Chamber was named the winner of the Best Partnership for Business Award at the Chamber Awards 2021. The awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland and sponsored by Zurich, recognise the outstanding work of chambers of commerce throughout the country in supporting local, regional and national business. They also provide an opportunity to share successful event ideas, campaigns and policies that have contributed to the development of chambers and business more broadly. Galway Chamber was named the leading
Galway Daily : Galway Chamber among big winners at annual Chamber Awards
Galway Daily - https://www.galwaydaily.com/business/galway-chamber-winners-at-annual-chamber-awards/ Galway Chamber was recently named the winner of the Best Partnership for Business Award at the national Chamber Awards 2021. The annual awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland and sponsored by Zurich, recognise the outstanding work of chambers of commerce throughout the country in supporting local, regional and national business Galway Chamber won the Best Partnership award for working with Medtronic, Laya
