Connemara Chamber of Commerce

Brexit & Connemara ‘Meet the Experts’ Session What: Brexit & Connemara ‘Meet the Experts’ Session Details: A Brexit ‘Meet the Experts’ session, with sector and subject experts aiming to assist local businesses and people to prepare for Brexit. Where:                Station House Theatre When:                 17th October 2018. 19.00 Cost:                   Free Format:               Brief presentations, Short Panel Discussion, Q+A Experts on the night: BOI – Gerardo Larios Rizo – Tourism and hospitality specialist DHL – Eddie Meaney – Head of Customs and Aviation Coll & Co – Rory Coll – Tax Specialist LEO (Galway) Breda Fox – Head of Enterprise  (Funding supports) ISME David Waldron – Irish SME Association, Council member Brexit & Connemara Support Site The Connemara Programme have launched a Brexit support site for Connemara businesses and people. Its purpose is to assist in understanding and addressing the issues related to Brexit and their potential impact on Connemara businesses and people.  www.connemaraprogramme.com/brexit Event organised by: Connemara Programme ,  Connemara Chamber of Commerce , and the local branch of the Bank of Ireland. Key contact: Colum Joyce,    Tel 0877105927   email: [email protected]

Media Brief Tuesday, 12th June @ 1pm Buswells Hotel, 23-27 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 ‘Alcock and Brown 100 Festival’ Launch 2019 will celebrate one of the greatest feats of early aviation – the centenary of the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history, completed by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown. Starting from St John’s, Newfoundland in their Vickers Vimy biplane, Alcock and Brown made history as they landed in Clifden, Connemara, Co. Galway 16 hours and 28 minutes later, with Alcock famously being the first person in Europe to announce “Yesterday we were in America”. Launching the celebrations will be Tony Alcock MBE, nephew of Sir John Alcock, as well as Brendan Griffin, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. RTE’s Ryan Tubridy, who was awarded the freedom of Connemara in 2011 and who has a close connection to the area, will be in attendance to support this significant event in Irish history. Speaking at the event will be Terence O’Toole, President of the Connemara Chamber of Commerce, and Brendan Lynch, Author of “Yesterday we were in America: Alcock and Brown – First to Fly the Atlantic Non-Stop”. We would love you to come along to learn […]

NOTE FROM CLIFDEN & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL 2018 St. Patricks Day Parade, Clifden Download Applications Forms – St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2018  —————————————————————————- Dear Community Groups, Schools and Businesses, The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of the Clifden & District Community Council, with sponsorship from the Connemara Chamber of Commerce wish to invite your group to participate in the St. Patricks Day parade on Saturday, March 17th.  The parade will commence at 12.30pm with all groups to assemble along Galway Road by 12.00pm. Stewards will be on hand along route to aid and assist in any way to ensure a safe-and well marshalled parade. Participating groups may enter any float or theme of own choosing, and as we say every year the brighter and bolder the float the better. There are a variety of prize categories this year which include: • Best overall • Most topical • Best community effort • Most comical Every school that participates in the parade will receive a Certificate of Participation. There will be entertainment on the Town Square prior to the parade, and entertainment will continue into the afternoon with a Soccer Blitz, Treasure Hunt, street disco, live music and more! We ask that […]