Consultancy firm announce creation of 95 jobs in Belfast
EY, a consultancy firm which provides assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, are to recruit 95 new staff members in Belfast. The company plans to recruit 50 experienced staff and 45 graduates in Northern Ireland. In a major recruitment drive that will add 520 roles across Ireland, the remaining 425 jobs will be spread across...
9 things managers can learn from Gareth Southgate
You would have to have been living at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro with no mobile service to have missed the fact that the World Cup has been on. Gareth Southgate has been much talked about, his style is refreshing, and his results have allowed a nation to dare to dream…even if the dream is...
30 new jobs created by MJM Group
MJM Group, the marine fit-out giant, has announced the creation of 30 new jobs at its Newry headquarters before the end of the year. The company carries out new builds, refurbishment and fit-out services for marine, commercial and private sectors. The recruitment will run across all these aspects of the business. This latest development is...
Navigate a career in urban design
Budding architects and town planners are being offered the chance of a free place on a programme designed for those thinking about a creative career in the built environment. Open to anyone aged 14-18, the week-long Urban Design Academy is an annual scheme organised by local charity PLACE (Planning, Landscape, Architecture, Community, Environment). Supported by...
Emmet Lavery – Quantity surveyor, M&M Contractors
The Post: Quantity surveyor, M&M Contractors The Post Holder: Emmet Lavery HOW I BECAME A QUANTITY SURVEYOR It was growing up in the family’s construction business that sparked Emmet Lavery’s interest in quantity surveying. Give a brief outline of you career to date I currently work as a Quantity Surveyor for M&M Contractors. Previous to...
200 new jobs created by Belfast IT company
200 jobs are to be created over four years by a Belfast IT firm in a software engineering hub in Co Westmeath. Neueda Technologies makes software products for clients including government and utilities. Software development for global telecoms and financial services will be carried out in its new offices on Athlone’s Dublin Road. The firm...
Good weather boosts the Northern Ireland economy
The latest purchasing managers index (PMI) survey from Ulster Bank indicates businesses in Northern Ireland are reaping the rewards of the recent heatwave. Following the hottest June in 170 years, the PMI survey signalled that the private sector ended the second quarter of 2018 on a positive note, observing sharper rises in output and new...
Graduated – what next?
As most final year students are getting ready to wave goodbye to university, having finished final exams and submitted dissertations, thoughts turn to the next step. Should they shun responsibility for another year and go travelling? Or is it best to knuckle down and take that first step on the career ladder? Con Lam from...
Chance to bag a degree with Lidl Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s fastest growing retailer, Lidl, has 40 places up for grabs on its all new management degree programme. The programme will provide retail and logistics managers who are hungry to build their career, the opportunity to attain an Ulster University degree all while receiving on-the-job experience and a full salary. Lidl is seeking retail...
£7.3m whiskey distillery and visitors centre given green light
A Newry whiskey distillery and visitors centre with the potential to create 50 jobs has been given the green light by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Planning permission was granted for the £7.3m development to revive the defunct Matt D’Arcy & Company on the Monaghan Street site. The founder of car accident firm Crash...