Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) volunteers have achieved award success at the national Marsh Volunteer Awards with the Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC). Isabella Hughes won this year’s ASDC Marsh Youth Voice Award and Malcolm McCleery has been highly commended in the ASDC Marsh Volunteer Award category. Judges were hugely impressed by both
Looking for a new career opportunity in County Armagh? Armagh Jobs has a wide range of vacancies available, with opportunities spanning manufacturing, healthcare, administration, retail and skilled trades. Among the current listings are Care Assistant roles with CCH in Armagh, offering an opportunity for those interested in working in the care sector. There is also
Alistair Quinn is Head of Regional Business for the Southern region at Invest Northern Ireland. In his role, he leads a regional team that delivers services to support businesses in the Southern region, which includes Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. In this Q&A, Alistair discusses his
The Armagh entrepreneur and founder of a “national leader” in homecare, support and housing provision has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Ulster University. Mairead Mackle MBE – together with her husband Gerald – founded Tarasis Enterprises back in 1995 “from the kitchen table”. Tarasis Enterprises has a clear vision of “One Team, One Dream”
The Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) team at Southern Regional College (SRC) have been announced as finalists in the upcoming Business Excellence Awards. The team were shortlisted for the award within the category ‘Excellence in Skills & Workforce Capability’, with the final results to be announced in an awards ceremony on Thursday June 4, at Titanic,
Re-Gen has welcomed students to its headquarters in Newry for another consecutive year as part of its apprenticeship programme. Launched in 2018, the Re-Gen Academy has supported 35 students to date. Not only does the Newry firm offer local young people structured, practical learning opportunities in various fields, it also supports Northern Ireland in addressing
One of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council’s placement students, Seanna McGowan, is encouraging undergraduates to grasp the opportunity to learn with the organisation. Seanna McGowan, who joined the Council’s Sustainability and Environment Directorate last September, is thoroughly enjoying her time and relishing the opportunity she has been presented with, loving the variety of the
Now is your chance to join an Armagh-based company with a global footprint! Redrock Machinery manufacture and supply a range of livestock feeding and slurry handling equipment, silage and grain trailers, blockcutters, paddle feeders and specialist trailers, to the rugged Redrock dump trailers, low loaders and flat trailers. They have dealers throughout the world with
Featured image caption: Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins and Chris Corken, Head of School of Science, Engineering and Construction at Belfast Metropolitan College, welcome eleven new Trainee Planners at a recent event marking the start of their apprenticeships Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has welcomed a new Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) in Planning Trainee.
Armagh native and former student of St. Catherine’s College, Kathryn Rice, is one of nine lawyers to have been appointed as a partner by leading law firm Matheson LLP across nine different practice areas. As a partner in Matheson’s Disputes and Investigations Group, Kathryn provides specialist advice on all aspects of litigation with a particular
