Galway Advertiser 1996/1996_02_08/GA_08021996_E1_039.pdf 

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Galway Chamber Of Commerce And Industry

Cumann Tionscail Agus Trachtala Na Gaillimhe

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Michael o'Huiginn
Major of Galway "As a business woman in the city, I "Apart from representing its own think the Chamber is an important business interests, the Chamber has information and advice centre for been very supportive of and has had small business is the city and a very a very worthwhile input into large good source of business contacts." areas of the physical planning and Joe Gavin financial management of the city. City The Corporation are very apprecia tive of the support of the Chamber." "My view of Galway Chamber of Proprietor of Marion's boutiques Commerce and Industry is that it is

Colm O'hEocha
President of L C G

"I think the Chamber has revitalised itself in recent years with the open ing of its new premises and the facilities it provides have greatly improved. I have found the diary and yearbook very useful. I had the great honour to be made an hon orary lifetime member of the Chamber some time ago and I am very grateful for the Chamber's support of the college and hope for mote support in the future as we will be depending more and more on private funding. We would be very grateful to have the support of the Chamber behind us."

Manager of Group Operation, Great Southern Hotels and past I OF Chamber of

Precision Steel "I run my own company in the Mervue Industrial Estate and I have been involved with the Chamber for FORBAIRT REGIONAL a number of years. more particular DIRECTOR ly as a member of the industrial "We would feel that Galway committee in the last couple of Chamber of Commerce is one of years. I think the Chamber does a the more active Chambers of very good job in representing Commerce in the country and cer industry, particularly of late. Prior to now, I think the Chamber repre sented commercial down-town trading activities very well but was light on the industrial side. In the last couple of yeas, it has focused a lot more on the industrial side and has set up an industrial sub-com mittee. There's a lot more to be done and it's an ongoing job but the Chamber acts as an instrument in co-ordinating the activities of man ufacturing with what's happening in the commercial sector down town."

and arts facilities in Galway by local business can only consolidate further the city's reputation as Ireland's cultural capital."

tainly a very good voice for com merce in Galway. We, in Forbairt, have a good working relationship with the Chamber, its committees, president, directors and in particu lar, with the industrial sub-commit tee. We worked in partnership with die Chamber in the establishment of the Galway Technology Centre (which is now managed by GTC Ltd) and in the continued expansion and development of the Centre."

"In terms of business usage of the
Chamber in Galway, it is an in valu able tool to any business operating in the area - the netwuii of contacts and services it provides to business is invaluable. For anybody operat ing in business in Galway. it pro vides a very useful economical sounding board. The response from the Chamber to any query is firsiciass and it worts oa issues which concern the business sector in Galway like the campaign on corn-

Fergal McGrath
GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL "Galway Arts Festival are very aware of the proactive role of Galway Chamber in stimulating economic activity locally. They were perhaps one of the first Chambers of Commerce in the country to recognise the value of the arts to the local economy and indeed, many members are today important sponsors and patrons of the Festival. Investment in the arts