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The Chocolate Garden of Ireland
The Chocolate Garden of Ireland, owned by sheep farmers turned award-winning chocolatiers, Jim and Mary Healy will, this November, be the third ‘Your Business On TV’ competition winner to feature on Shopping from Home, the home shopping series on RTE One. [Read more…]
Georgina Campbell Awards 2013
Representatives of the very best in Irish hospitality gathered at Bord Bia in Dublin for the announcement of the 2013 Georgina Campbell Awards, associated with the respected Georgina Campbell’s Ireland independent hospitality guides, and Ireland’s most popular independent hospitality and travel website www.ireland-guide.com. These are Ireland’s longest-running hospitality awards, and highly respected by the industry. [Read more…]
Radiator Booster Fan
At a time when thousands of Irish householders are struggling to make energy bill repayments the Commission for Energy Regulation have granted Bord Gais permission to increase gas rates by 8.5% from October 1st 2012. [Read more…]
Irish SME
Six small Irish businesses were this week (Sunday 12th August) announced as winners of the first ‘Your Business on Irish TV’ competition, giving them the opportunity to promote and sell their products on television for the first time. [Read more…]
Katie Taylor – Boxing Gold
Ireland’s boxing sensation Katie Taylor won her country’s first gold medal of London 2012 by beating Sofya Ochigava.
The 26-year-old lightweight, who is considered a national hero in Ireland after winning four world and five European titles, beat the Russian 10-8.
Taylor, who was Ireland’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony, was behind after two rounds but dominated the rest of the fight to take the Olympic title.
Sixty-two South East based companies, from App design technology to GAA gear, hope to generate more than €1.5 million in sales at this year’s National Ploughing Championships.
Ploughing Championships
The South East Enterprise Village, launched today (Wednesday 11th July) by the South East County and City Enterprise Boards at Dunbrody Ship, New Ross, will showcase companies from Kilkenny, Carlow, Waterford City and County, South Tipperary and Wexford. The South East Enterprise Village will be a first for the National Ploughing Championships, being held this year in New Ross, Co. Wexford from 25th to 27th September. [Read more…]
Shannon Airport
“Today’s announcement by the Government that Shannon Airport is to separate from the Dublin Airport Authority into a new entity, which will include Shannon Development, is but the start of a challenging process which will take the airport in a new direction,” said Shannon Chamber’s president Damian Gleeson in Shannon [Read more…]
The Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr. Sean Sherlock
The Minister for Research and Innovation, Mr. Sean Sherlock TD, today (Thursday) concluded a two day visit to Helsinki, Finland where he met with a range of Finnish research and education policy makers, funding agencies and innovators. [Read more…]
Caroline Casey - Social Entrepreneur
Described by the Wall Street Journal as the woman who redefined inspiration, Caroline Casey, founder of Kanchi and the O2 Ability Awards, is making a rare appearance in the Mid-West region on Wednesday, 25 April when she address a business gathering at Dromoland Castle Hotel’s Brian Boru Hall at 6.30pm. [Read more…]
Senior Entrepreneur Recruitment
Around 3,400 people, aged between 50 and 64, started their own business in Ireland last year* but that figure could dramatically increase in 2012 if more people in that age group were encouraged to seek assistance for their business ideas. [Read more…]
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