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New Global Platform For Women Entrepreneurs To Tackle Gender Gap In Tech

“It’s no secret the odds are stacked against women starting tech companies. We’re tired waiting so we’re taking matters into our own hands”, that’s the message from Irish entrepreneur Máirín Murray who has developed a global platform to tackle the gap in female founded tech startups. Co Down entrepreneur Máirín, founder of women‑in‑tech innovation company […]

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Jet2holidays And Jet2.com Score HAT-TRICK At NI Travel & Tourism Awards

Jet2holidays and Jet2.com were flying high at the 33rd annual Northern Ireland Travel & Tourism Awards on Friday night (Friday 10th October), soaring off with no fewer than THREE awards at a glitzy ceremony in the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle, County Down. Guests and VIPs across many sectors attended the annual travel industry ‘Oscars’, hosted by local comedian Shane Todd, and once again Jet2.com and Jet2holidays were big

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Speed Motion Films To Accelerate Growth Plans With Go Succeed Funding

A Lisburn-based video production company has plans to expand after receiving funding from the government backed business support service Go Succeed. Speed Motion Films is accelerating its growth ambitions with investment in its in-house studio and drone equipment using money secured through the Go Succeed grant. It means the business, set up by Damien Gallagher

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Lights, Camera, Action! Channel 4 Joins BBC And Northern Ireland Screen As Headline Sponsor Of Belfast Media Festival

Channel 4 has been announced as a headline sponsor for Belfast Media Festival (BMF), joining Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland.  The sponsorship announcement coincides with the opening of registrations for the much-celebrated television and film industry event which is scheduled for 11th-13th November in The MAC, Belfast. The festival, which is in its

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Local Cobbler Steps Up With Ulster Bank Support, Acquires Long-Standing High Street Shop

A familiar face on Lisburn’s high street has taken a major step forward after more than three decades in the shoe repair trade. Denvir McShane, a well-known local cobbler, has acquired the premises and goodwill of Prestige Shoe Repairs, the long-established business where he first began his career as an apprentice 34 years ago. Supported

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Lights, Camera, Action Cancer – Action Renewables Turns Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This October, Action Renewables, a leading provider of renewable energy expertise in Northern Ireland, will proudly “go pink” in support of Action Cancer’s Paint the Town Pink fundraising campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month, Action Renewables will be a beacon of pink, illuminating its offices to encourage local businesses in Belfast and

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Translink Passengers Put Rail Journeys Into Words For 200th Anniversary

Translink is marking Railway 200 — the 200th anniversary of the modern railway — with a moving new series of short videos showcasing poems written by passengers, performed on trains and in stations across Northern Ireland. The videos bring to life poems from Poetry in Motion – A Collection, a special booklet featuring 100 poems published earlier this

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Countdown Is On To NI’s Biggest Holiday Fair

After a wet and windy Storm Amy, people’s thoughts will soon be turning to sunnier climes as the countdown begins to Northern Ireland’s biggest and longest-running holiday fair. The 33rd annual Holiday World Show Belfast in association with Bookit by NI Travel News makes a welcome return to ICC Belfast at The Waterfront Hall from Friday January 9 until Sunday January

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