Cotter’s Top Job
DARRAGH Cotter has been appointed as new managing director of Daly Park & Company Ltd. Darragh qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the company in 1997 and was appointed as a Partner in 2003. He is currently responsible for the delivery of services to the firm’s corporate,audit,regulated and voluntary clients from the Newry office and...
300 New Posts
A DUBLIN-based facilities management company is in the process of filling 300 new posts in Northern Ireland. Noonan Services said the move comes after an investment of £500,000 which helped it win a number of new contracts here including one with an international law firm and one with a government department. The company is headquartered...
State of Language
SOUTH West Regional College is working towards creating a closer economic and cultural links between Northern Ireland and China thanks to its unique Mandarin Chinese language course. The Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster selected South West College as Northern Ireland’s only further education college to be awarded ‘Confucius Hub’ status for teaching the...
Baggage Firms Expansion Sees Workforce Double
LOCAL online retailer Uni Baggage, which transports student belongings to university, has doubled its workforce in preparation for its busiest trading period this month. Owner Paul Stewart, who established the company in 2009 while at university, is ramping up internal resources in order to service the 20,000 potential new students that travel outside Northern Ireland...
Drive to Put The Breaks on Young Road Deaths
A LOCAL insurance business has teamed up with a UK charity to up-skill young road-users. Autoline Insurance Group, is working with national road safety charity Brake to train young road safety ambassadors in Northern Ireland. Brake supports families bereaved through road crashes/ incidents and also works to help educate young people and young drivers on...
Funding For 100 Masters Courses to Fill Skills Gap
ADDITIONAL funding has been made available for Masters courses at the University of Ulster and Queen’s University Belfast. The University of Ulster has received 70 additional places, up to 40 of which, the University has indicated, will be allocated to a new MSc in Computational Intelligence at its Magee campus. The remaining places will enhance...
Funding For 100 Masters Courses to Fill Skills Gap
ADDITIONAL funding has been made available for Masters courses at the University of Ulster and Queen’s University Belfast. The University of Ulster has received 70 additional places, up to 40 of which, the University has indicated, will be allocated to a new MSc in Computational Intelligence at its Magee campus. The remaining places will enhance...
Report: SMEs Need Help To Improve Labour Relations
A NEW report on labour relations suggests using mediation within small and medium sized businesses as a way to avoid costly disputes. The report was welcomed by Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry as it investigates attitudes towards employment rights and relations responsibilities amongst SMEs in Northern Ireland. The DEL commissioned report examines attitudes...
New £1m Eco Centre Ready To Open Doors
A £1M-PLUS investment by the University of Ulster will grow Northern Ireland’s national and international skills base in renewable energy engineering. Its new Centre for Renewable Energy Engineering at the Magee campus will accept its first intake of 50 students this autumn. Director of the new centre is Dr Justin Quinn, whose background is...
InterTrade NI Sales And Marketing Positions
Don’t dismiss a career in sales and marketing – the sector is still going strong… 23 sales and marketing graduate opportunities available across the island with InterTradeIreland Many may think that thanks to the recession, the sales and marketing industry is lagging and doesn’t offer an attractive, prosperous career for bright graduates. However, this...