Psychological distress
Tuesday, 6th November 2012
Three in four young people using online service report psychological distress
The Inspire Ireland Insights Report 2012, examining attitudes and behaviour related to youth mental health and online support, was launched recently by Mr Jerry Buttimer, T.D., Chairman of the Oireachtas Health Committee. With three quarters (75%) of those surveyed indicating that they are dealing with moderate or severe psychological distress, the report explores the increasingly critical role that online resources have in supporting young people when they go through tough times.
Findings were based on the annual user-profile survey of visitors to Inspire Ireland’s flagship programme, ReachOut.com together with a sentiment analysis of all commentary on the site from June 2011 – June 2012. The most frequently commented upon issue were depression (28%) and anxiety (16%), followed by other issues
Ernst & Young Industry Entrepreneur Of The Year
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Deise innovator named Ernst & Young Industry Entrepreneur Of The Year, 2012
Tramore-native and CEO of Digiweb Group, Colm Piercy was named as the 2012 Ernst & Young Industry Entrepreneur Of The Year at a prestigious Gala Awards Ceremony held in Dublin last Thursday night.
The awards ceremony, which took place in City West Hotel, was also attended by Minister for European Affairs, Lucinda Creighton, T.D. and an assembled audience of 1,300 people that included many former winners, alumni and other luminaries from Ireland’s entrepreneurial and business community.
Piercy was amongst 24 finalists from across the island of Ireland that made it to the competitive final stages of the 2012 Programme and one of eight shortlisted for this year’s Industry Category.
Established in 1997 by CEO, Colm Piercy, the company was
2012 Waterford Chamber Annual Dinner
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Leading businessman Robert Finnegan to deliver keynote speech at 2012 Waterford Chamber Annual Dinner
The annual Waterford Chamber Dinner will take place on Friday, November 16 at the Tower Hotel, Waterford and leading businessman Robert Finnegan, CEO of Three Ireland will take to the podium to deliver the keynote speech.
Commenting on the announcement of the keynote speaker, President of Waterford Chamber Orm Kenny said, "We are delighted to welcome one of our own as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Dinner: Robert Finnegan is a multinational success story who still calls Dunmore East his home.
A senior executive with Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa for many years, Robert is now CEO of Three Ireland, a company well known in the South East for many reasons, not least
FAB Waterford to host Small Business Supports Seminar
Friday, 2nd November 2012
FAB Waterford will host a seminar for small and medium size business owners showcasing who and how the small business supports bodies can assist in the setting up and in the running of a small business.
The event will take place on Thursday, November 1 at 5.30pm at The Tower Hotel, Waterford.
The seminar will offer SMEs tips and information on what varying bodies are in place for support and assistance and how to access this support.
Featuring at the seminar are Liam Murphy from the Department of Social Protection; Frank Fitzgerald from Revenue; Nora Widger from Bank of Ireland; Edward Kavanagh from Employment Services Offices and Jacqui Gaule from Waterford City Enterprise Board.
Commenting on the upcoming seminar Lynda Lawton, Chairperson of FAB Waterford said, "It is great to be hosting this event for all small to medium business owners and for anyone
Children's Referendum in Ward 2
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Younger voters showing strong support for Children's Referendum in Ward 2
"There is huge support for the Children's Referendum in Ward 2 (Waterford City East), especialy amongst younger voters" according to Cllr. Jack Walsh, The Labour Party. Cllr. Jack Walsh is confident that the Referendum will get a very strong endorsment based of the feedback he is getting from voters. "As our campaing is rolling out across the ward the positive response is getting stronger, people know how import this referendum is to children" Cllr. Jack Walsh said.
The Labour Party is asking for people to vote "YES" because it believes that the Children's Referendum will change the Constitution so it: Protects children, supports families and treats all children equally.
Cllr Jack Walsh believes that it will do so in the followings ways:
PROTECTION. It will strengthen the protection of children from abuse and
Development of Kilmacthomas Union Workhouse
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Minister to launch plans for the Development of Kilmacthomas Union Workhouse
On Thursday 8th of November at 5.45, Mr Jimmy Deenihan, Minister for Arts, Heritage and The Gaeltacht, will unveil plans for the development of the Union Workhouse building. The launch takes place in the magnificent Union Workhouse itself, which has a powerful presence in the landscape of the Kilmacthomas area.
The building is already home to Workhouse Studios which provides professional visual artists and designers with an environment which supports and promotes the set up of small craft businesses. The members live in the village of Kilmacthomas and have been welcomed and supported by the local community.
The building is just off the N25 which takes an average of 10,000 vehicles past the studios daily (NRA figures) and it is planned to take advantage of this potential with the set up of
Information afternoon on the Children Referendum
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Tramore Mayor concerned at plans for WRH
"I am deeply worried about the recent uncertainty generated in hospital plans for the WRH complex", states Tramore Mayor Joe Conway.
"This is a facility that has been assiduously developed over the years and is a significant economic entity for Waterford. Expressed as wholetime equivalents, it employs 1,700 people. This innovative staff has been praised time and again for their performance.
Waterford Regional Hospital was the first facility in the State to achieve an overall green light in HealthStat incorporating its key measurement criteria which cover access for patients, integration of services and resource management. It records how well each hospital is using its resources measured for example by the number of patients seen in outpatient clinics, therapy and absenteeism levels. It justly demonstrated tremendous focus and team effort at Waterford Regional Hospital and it is a
Waterford City Enterprise Board
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Waterford City Enterprise Board launches its Business Desk facility
Waterford City Enterprise Board hosted a breakfast launch last Thursday October 25th to celebrate the commencement of the Waterford City Enterprise Centre’s new incubation facilities and Business Desk rooms.
Over fifty current and potential clients attended the breakfast launch and were impressed with the transformation of the Enterprise Centre and its now multi-layer offering to SME’s. The business desk’s are available to those businesses that have successfully started out from home but feel it is now time to move away from the kitchen table and who want to take the next step but worry about the costs. The Waterford City Enterprise Board business desk’s offer individual workstations without the concerns of managing multiple bills and unexpected costs. Located in the Waterford City
Enterprise Centre, Waterford Business Park the business desk rooms offer fantastic value
Arc Adoption - Yes Vote
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Arc Adoption Calls for a "Yes" Vote on November 10th
Speaking at a joint call for a Yes Vote on November 10th, in the Children's Referendum, Shane Downer (Chief Executive of Arc Adoption) called for a strong statement that Ireland values all its children. He stated "On November 10th 2012 we all have a choice to make.
The Children’s Constitutional referendum will allow us, as a society, to choose to protect and cherish our most vulnerable children. It is time to vote yes. Its time to make a clear, strong statement that all our children matter, and that Ireland can be a great place to be a child. Arc Adoption urges everyone to vote yes on November 10th.
While our Constitution was enacted in 1937, it does not treat all children equally, and does not recognise some child specific rights, which reflect the
Unification of city and county Waterford
Friday, 2nd November 2012
Merger will bring real benefits say FG City Councillors
The unification of city and county Waterford local authority will bring real benefits to the City say the Fine Gael Councillors.
Cllr. John Cummins said that "An enlarged metropolitan city area including areas such as Tramore, Dunmore and Passage East will give a great shot in the arm to a city that has been struggling in population terms over the last decade". "Against a national average of 8% population growth Waterford City has only managed growth of 2.2% since 2005. Over 46% of the working population of Waterford city live outside the city administrative area.
This merger will allow Waterford city, with it’s enhanced population, to bring us to a scale which will allow us to challenge the likes of Limerick and Galway. In population terms Waterford has lagged behind the other major urban
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Google AlertWhen a company which has it's European Headquarters here in Ireland is called 'evil' and 'immoral' by M.P.s in The House of Commons you tend to sit up and take notice. The particular company that was being referred to was Google and the reason it had enraged M.P.s in London was because even though it has a big operation there and conducts a lot of business there it pays no corporate tax. It does this by having all of its financial transactions finished here in Ireland. And the company here is …
