If you are interested to find out about the progress of the http://www.irelandxo.com/ project ( Diaspora Project), check our their latest newsletter here.
I went to their second meeting on the 4th of February in the Lady Gregory Hotel in Gort, and really enjoyed the buzz. Lot’s of interesting speakers, including David Mc William.
If you ‘d like to read the full report of that meeting, please go here or go through the project update presentation that was held on the evening.( some very interesting findings so far!)
So this week is National Employment week in Ireland , sponsored by Sigmar Recruitment, and consisting of a variety of talks around the country, tips and support about the challenges faced by many people of finding a job, and encouraging businesses to recruit even one more person in 2011. There are lot’s of resources on the website, so do check it out!
I came across another initiative called NewStart sponsored by Smart Marketing which is aimed at enterpreneurs who have a business idea and who are looking for support/guidance to get their business up and running. You can download the application form here.
If succesfull ( there are 3 places), you’ll be working along with Theresa Mulvihill for the next 10 months.
The Irish stock market is reeling following a shock announcement from Don Pasquale, chair of PASQUAL€ BANK™ that he is disinheriting Ernesto, his rebellious heir apparent, due to alleged involvement with glamorous young widow Norina. Is PASQUAL€ BANK ™ on the verge of collapse? Will the scheming Doctor Malatesta manipulate the situation to his advantage? And what kind of merger is the foolish old banker planning?
Immerse yourself in Donizetti’s farcical world and enjoy glorious arias and delightful melodies conducted by Roy Laughlin and performed by Opera Theatre Company’s chamber ensemble. Brimming with lyricism and high comedy this vivacious opera has something for everyone, with themes that still resonate today. Directed by Annilese Miskimmon with design by Aedín Cosgrove (Pan Pan Theatre Company). Cast: Martin Higgins (The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville) as Don Pasqualé, Andrew Ashwin as Malatesta, Claudia Boyle (Bastien & Bastienne, YAA alumna) as Norina, Fredrik Akselberg as Ernesto and Young Associate Artist Nathan Morrison as The Fake Notary.
Why not check them out on Facebook and you’ll get a chance to win tickets( just say if you want to go and watch their show in Dublin, Dun Laoghaire, Tallaght, Waterford,Castlebar,Sligo, Navan, Limerick, Tralee or Carlow.
Paypal has announced 150 new jobs in Dublin today and Fidelity in Galway has announced an expansion of 100 jobs, but maybe you really want to start your own business, and if you decide to do it in Kilkenny ( and you win the competition 🙂 ) you are sure to set off with a great start ( and great help!)
Ireland is far from beaten and despite the recession and negativity there are hundreds of entrepreneurs who have great ideas and who need support to get up and running.
Businesses successfully established and operating in 11 Patrick Street in Kilkenny have come together to reach out and give back some of their knowledge, experience, and skills to help a new company get up and running in 2011.
The 11 Patrick Street “GIVING A START” Competition 2011 is aimed at encouraging potential entrepreneurs to follow their dream and to start their own business.
The judging panel will include Bobby Kerr CEO of Insomnia and of “Dragons Den“, Paula Fitzsimons, of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and Terry Clune of Taxback.com.
The winner’s prize is valued at €25,000.
This prize will be made up as follows:
. Office, business support, conference and meeting rooms in11 Patrick Street
. Accommodation and events in the adjoining Pembroke Hotel
. Support and consultancy from businesses in 11 Patrick Street to the value of €3,000.00 per business.
-Paschal Bergin Accountants & Tax Consultants http://www.paschalbergin.com/
-MD Media PR Consultants
-Brian Dunlop Architects http://www.bdarchitects.ie/
-Optimize Recruitment http://www.optimizerecruitment.ie/
-Real Solutions company and staff training and coaching http://www.realsolutions.ie/
-Fitzwilliam Partnership, Strategic and Financial Management http://www.fitzwilliampartnership.com/
. Support from the Invest Kilkenny Business Support Unit and seed money of €1,000
. A strong PR campaign behind the competition locally and nationally aimed at giving profile to the winner and finalists.
How to apply?
. Complete a Professional Business Plan in the format below to be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday March 4th 2011.
The ideas will be shortlisted based on their level of innovation, creativity and originality, understanding of commercial realities and overall potential for success. Five entries will be shortlisted on Friday March 25th. Shortlisted applicants will be required to undertake a short presentation on their business idea to the panel of judges. The winner will be deemed by the judges to have the greatest overall potential for long-term success.
The winner will be announced at a function in The Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny, on Thursday March 31st.
Entries should be sent to:
The 11 Patrick Street “GIVING A START. Competition 2011,
11 Patrick Street,
Kilkenny
Ireland
or Email to info@elevenpatrickstreet.com
Regards,
Katleen
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On my way to the Limerick Milk Market, I saw a large roadsign saying that Vistakon in Limerick is recruiting engineers and technicians. You can apply for the jobs at Irishjobs.
A bit of information about Vistakon (www.acuvue.com)
Vistakon Ireland is a subsidiary of the Global Organisation, Johnson & Johnson. The Company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and the site in Limerick is the only other manufacturing site based outside the US. The Company manufactures the range of ACUVUE disposable contact lenses to the highest quality. We are the largest producer disposable contact lenses in the world and ACUVUE is the leading product in the market. The technology at Limerick is the most advanced in the contact lens industry and we now employ over 600 people on site.
Vistakon Ireland was established in 1995 on the National Technological Park close to the University of Limerick. We produce daily disposable lenses in a state of the art technology facility which includes injection moulding, robotics, vision systems and sterilisation systems. All product is manufactured to rigorous parameter specification within a class 100,000 cleanroom environment. The production process is fully automated and the lens is untouched by hand from start to finish of the process. Since our final product will be in touch with the human eye, there are stringent quality and hygiene checks throughout. Overall, the plant’s information systems are run in accordance with ISO and FDA regulations.
The Limerick facility was originally fitted out with six advanced production lines to manufacture one day disposable contact lenses for the European and Japanese Markets. Since then, we have expanded a number of times and now have over 30 production lines to manufacture one-day, fortnightly, monthly and colour lenses that are shipped worldwide.
Many parents need help, friendship, advice or support during those early years when children are young. Every family is different, indeed every child is different. There is no rulebook for raising a family and sometimes it can seem overwhelming, particularly if your family is going through difficult times.
As a parent you might ask for Home-Start’s help for all sorts of reasons:
You may be feeling isolated in your community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends
You may be feeling low or depressed after giving birth
You may be finding it hard to cope because of your own or your child’s illness.
You may have been hit hard by the death of a loved one.
You may be really struggling with emotional and physical demands of having twins or triplets – perhaps born into an already large family.
Help is at hand. We support any family who needs us, as long as they have at least one child under five.
Home-Start is an independent, voluntary organisation. If you ask for Home-Start’s help you can be sure of total confidentiality.
After asking for our support you will meet with one of our local coordinators who will carefully match you with one of our volunteers. Our volunteers, who all have parenting experience, will visit you for a couple of hours a week and give you both emotional and practical help.
The often overwhelming demands of rearing young children can take their toll on any parent. There is nothing uncommon about asking for help from Home-Start. Parents often need support in coping and Home-Start is here to help.
I noticed that they recenty added their brochues in a variety of languages:
French, Czeck,Latvian,Lithuanian,Portuguese and Russian.
Check out this link.
Homestart is always looking for volunteers, if you are interested to become a volunteer, click here or listen to the experience of a Home Start Volunteer.
Have a lovely WE,
Katleen
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I wrote about http://www.irexo.com/ a while back. The National Pilot Project of the Ireland Reaching Out Project is being developed in South-East Galway from Sept 2010 through to June 2011.
The website will be going live, and you are invited to a Parish a meeting in the Lady Gregory Hotel in Gort, Co. Galway to kick start this project tomorrow, the 3rd of February at 8 PM.
I am enclosing the details I received from their latest news letter.
Special Guests: We are delighted to confirm that David McWilliams, economist and broadcaster, John Concannon, Head of Strategy, Fáilte Ireland and Joe Hackett, Head of the Irish Abroad Unit at the Department of Foreign Affairs will also address the meeting. Please ensure that your parish is well-represented – everyone is welcome!
Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO)
South-East Galway Parish Meeting
Thursday, 3rd February – 8pm
Lady Gregory Hotel
The Ireland Reaching Out project team invites you to the first parish meeting of 2011. The project steps up a gear this week with the launch of the website www.irelandxo.com. Comprehensive details of the planned IRO training programme for the parishes of south east Galway will also be presented as well as progress updates from selected parishes and the latest on the Week of Welcomes. The event will be attended by a number of the programme’s sponsors including representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs.
All are welcome and new participants are particularly encouraged to attend. This is an ideal opportunity to introduce new parish team members to the project as well as meet other parish welcome team volunteers from communities across South-East Galway.
Ireland Reaching Out (IrelandXO) is also now on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ireland-Reaching-Out-HQ/174664185909213?v=wall
Just as the ESRI is estimating that 100 000 people will leave this green Island( that’s a 1000 people a week for the next 2 years), there is some good news on the Horizon for County Cork, as Quest will create 150 jobs at an international shared services centre in Cork. The development is supported by IDA Ireland.
It already operates a sales office in Dublin, but it will use its new international shared services centre in the Citygate complex at Mahon in Cork to drive the growth of its business in markets outside the US.
You can read the full article here
Katleen
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