New Physician Associate course to meet growing healthcare sector demand

Corporate law firm A&L Goodbody recently hosted a celebration event at its Belfast office for pupils from St Patrick’s Primary School, Belfast who took part in the award-winning ‘Time to Read’ literacy programme this year.  ‘Time to Read’ has been developed by Business in the Community to help improve literacy levels for young people aged between 8-10 years in local primary schools. Once again, this year saw a team of employees from A&L Goodbody volunteer for one hour each week on a one-to-one basis with the pupils to support their reading progress and fluency. Pictured [L-R] are: St Patrick’s PS pupils Odhran Butler and Grace McAllister with Mark Thompson, Head of Belfast Office, A&L Goodbody.

Name: Jacinta Parkhill Company: Morrow Communications Position: Director Role: As a member of the board of directors at Morrow Communications, Jacinta will play a key role supporting the company as it continues to grow. In particular, Jacinta will drive Morrow’s creative services specialism which includes advertising and design services. As well as contributing to the […]

The recent Manufacturing Outlook Survey by The Manufacturers’ Organisation (EEF) reports that although the industry is showing signs of stabilisation in Q1 2016, manufacturers remain cautious with continued global and domestic uncertainty.

The survey reported that some sectors of UK manufacturing had a brighter outlook than others with industries such as transport, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals more optimistic than steel and energy companies, where the commodity crash has hit particularly hard.

Slower economic growth in emerging markets such as China is dampening demand for UK exports. Uncertainty surrounding Britain’s potential exit of the European Union is also adding to manufacturers woes.

On Thursday 23 June, a referendum will take place on the United Kingdom’s membership of the EU. While the future outcome of the referendum is far from certain, it has the potential to significantly impact the insurance market and insurance buyers.

The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) hosted an event last night in Belfast to highlight the results of its PR Census 2016.

Drew Beckett, owner and founder of Belfast based BeckettHanlon International Property Franchise has been in Spain presenting his company’s opportunity to potential franchise partners.

 As the EU referendum approaches, Northern Ireland’s largest employer Moy Park has stated its strong support for the UK remaining in the EU. Moy Park is one of the UK’s and Europe’s leading agri-food companies employing 12,000 people in Northern Ireland, England, France, Holland and the Republic of Ireland. Moy Park’s chief executive Janet McCollum […]

End of June deadline for businesses to enter this year’s Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey