An employment scheme for young people at risk of long-term unemployment has been relaunched by the Department for Communities following the allocation of funding from the UK government. The JobStart scheme, which supports young people between the ages of 16 and 24 into the labour market, has been allocated £15 million from the New Deal
By September of this year two students from the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area will be chosen as the lucky recipients of The James Kane Foundation Scholarship 2023. The inaugural scholarship programme is currently open to Year 14 (Upper 6th) students hoping to attend university in Northern Ireland this September. The programme, which has
24 year old Jordan Dillon, originally from the Markethill area and now living in Portadown, has been sports mad since a young age. It seems only right that his passion would one day lead to a career. A year ago, the Ulster University alumni set about establishing himself as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and
Gavin Annon has been elected to serve as the new Belfast Chamber President at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting which was held in BT’s Riverside Tower. Sales and Marketing Director at family firm The Mount Charles Group, Gavin follows Alana Coyle in heading up the 111 year old business organisation which represents close to 1,000
One of Ireland’s largest indigenous support service organisations has shown its commitment to two dedicated employees in a recent awards presentation. Chairman of The Mount Charles Group, Trevor Annon, presented two of the company’s ‘most admired and respected colleagues’ with this month’s Catering TASTE Awards. Janice Rea and Eoin Hughes who have each worked for
Take care of your future by applying for a career in Insurance today. Speaking to Armagh I last year, ABL Group’s Sarah Jayne Cromwell admitted she hadn’t always dreamed of a career in Insurance but – 12 years in – she now believes she has found her niche as the company’s Commercial Manager in Armagh.
Chris Brammall, retiring Chairman of Alternative Flooring, with David Acheson, Ulster Carpets’ Strategic Development Director. The Portadown-based firm Ulster Carpets has announced the acquisition of Alternative Flooring. An iconic independent British brand, Alternative Flooring is an ethically conscious designer and supplier of high-quality flooring with a quirky twist. The Hampshire-based company will now join the
Founded in 1988 and employing over 2500 people, family-owned Mount Charles are now one of Ireland’s largest indigenous support service organisations and they are now looking for talented new team members across County Armagh. Providing a range of services including catering, vending, cleaning and security – they are incredibly proud of their heritage – having
The Irish Government has announced €7.5 million in funding for the construction of a new Daisy Lodge therapeutic short break centre for children across the island of Ireland diagnosed with cancer and their families, to be built in Cong, Co. Mayo. The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD has announced that he will allocate €5
A new £47m factory in West Belfast has implemented certified green solutions using the latest European, US and Chinese technology in a move set to revolutionise the FMCG and Foodservice packaging and labelling market. Invest NI announced that Biopax Limited, based in Springvale Business Park in West Belfast, will create 169 jobs over the next
