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Back 4 Good August Social Media Campaign

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Back 4 Good today launched its August campaign under the sub-brand ” Home for the holiday ? Why not stay ? .

Our focus is to build on the launch last week of our County Talent registers for each county .We hope to encourage significant numbers of potential returnees to log onto their own county page and register their direct interest in returning to their own Town,village or city .

Over 80,000 users are engaging on our Ireland  platforms since the launch of our site in November 2016 and this interaction is contributing to expanding Ireland’s talent pool significantly .

Our social media platforms in Asia have over 200,000 users and Back 4 Good has also reached out to Philadelphia ( by invitation ) with over 13,000 users .

The concept of skilled workers returning to their own Countries is of significant interest now to many countries who are in the battle to secure Talent and a range of incentives are available to entice returnees back to their own cities and countries.

Back 4 Good as a concept and brand has received over 50 invitations from a number of locations across the globe to bring our unique strategy to many wonderful locations and we are looking at the next steps on that road.

Meanwhile as August commences and many skilled professionals come back to Ireland for the break get on board with our campaign and promote your brand or products to this new and exciting market.

Job creation will suffer from lack of available Homes and Talent

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IDA Chief Executive Martin Shanahan has said that the availability of quality and affordable residential accomandation was a key competitiveness factor for foreign direct investment in Ireland .

Mr Shanahan is concerned by the lack of availability of competitively priced ” ready to buy ” housing stock,across multiple ranges,this availability is a strategic priority for multinationals firms that are considering setting-up in Ireland .

As demand for housing is getting stronger coupled with historically low supply prices are rising to boom levels and this presents a significant problem for the IDA who are attempting to attract FDI inaddition to the campaign to lure  firms who wish to leave the UK after  Brexit to Ireland

Another  major cloud on the IDA FDI horizon is the acute skills shortages currently in the Irish Labour Market and the resultant wage inflation that is taking place .

Back 4 Good -Your future in Ireland has set out a innovative strategy to address these issues.

This Strategy includes promoting investment in each county in Ireland,creating County Talent registers and offering much more affordable property and other requirements  outside of Urban centres that skilled professionals require to return to the own town,village or City .

Back 4 Good now has a County section on our platform for each county in Ireland which we launched last week and the response from potential returnees is exciting .

We are expanding Ireland’s Talent pool and operating within a Global battle for Talent Accomandation  costs ,high income tax rates and poor public services make our battle much more difficult, however we believe that having reached 63,000 users since our launched last November that the State should  now get behind Back 4 Good to ensure that Ireland’s competitiveness remains .

It is now time for a round table forum to examine and create a strategic communications plan that will ensure that Ireland  starts to address these issue urgently .

 

Iceland opening 9 new Supermarkets creating 270 new jobs

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Food retailer Iceland has announced that it is investing €12m in the Irish retail market .

It will open nine new outlets and add 277 new jobs at locations in Tallaght ,Galway,Cork ( Douglas,Fermoy,Ballincollig) Letterkenny, Limerick,Shannon and Gorey .

This will bring its total network to 21 stores nationwide and increase its staff numbers to 530.

Its new store in Tallaght is on the Greenhills Road and will open tomorrow .It will be the frozen-food specialists biggest in the country coveting 15,000sq.ft and is creating 35 jobs in the area .

The next opening will be in Galway on Tuesday the 9th May and this will be its first store in the West of Ireland and will feature an in-house bakery and coffee station.

Iceland works with 32 local Irish suppliers and returned to Ireland 5 years ago .

Ashford Castle Ireland’s Top Hotel ( and they are on the look – out for Talent )

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Ashford Castle has been named as Ireland’s Hotel of the Year for 2017.

The award is considered one of the most prestigious in Irish Hospitality and winning the ” AA Hotel of the Year ” caps a remarkable comeback for Ashford Castle which has bounced back from the economic downturn .

Other award winners include Rolf’s Country House in Baltimore Cork which took the ” AA  Guest Accommodation of the Year ” title  ” while the ” AA Courtesy & Care Award ” went to the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan Dublin.

In 2015 Ashford Castle was voted the World’s Best Hotel by the luxury travel group Virtuoso.

Currently rooms in Ashford start at 465 euros per night -rising to 4000 euros for the Presidential suite .

Ashford Castle are in the middle of a significant recruitment drive and are looking to fill many roles including ,

Director of Operations

Demi Chef de Partie

HR Administrator

Junior Sommelier

Spa Therapist

Receptionist

Commis Waiter

Concierge

and many more roles are open to be filled.

If you wish to return home to Mayo register today with Back 4 Good and we will take it from there for you .

 

Ireland’s Population reaches 4.7 million

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Ireland’s population has reached 4.7million people as they total number of non-Irish nationals fell in the last 5 years .

Census 2016 results shows that Ireland’s population now stands at 4,761,865 in April 2016, and increase of 173,613 since April 2011.

Interestingly 2 counties saw a decline in population Mayo and Donegal .

The report also highlights some lifestyle changes .

Nearly 468,400 people declared themselves as having no religion and the number of people identifying themselves as Catholic dell to almost 3,729,100 .

3,382 less people speak Irish on a daily basis outside of the Education system and on marriage ,a total of 37.6% of the population are married .

Overall the population growth of 3.8% in the past 5 years is the slowest growth figure in 20 years and Net migration of 22,500 people during the 5 years reduced the population .

The population in Dublin grew by 5.8%,Cork by 4.6% and Galway by 4.2% .

There was a significant fall in the number of births, which was down to 67,000 in 2015 from 77,000 in 2010.

This data and the report are vital as they make a major contribution to future planning in all areas .

Global Irish Civic Forum to take place on the 4th -5th of May 2017

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The Second Global Irish Civic Forum will take place in Dublin Castle on the 4th -5th May 2017.

This forum will be an opportunity for those supporting the Irish Diaspora abroad to come to Dublin to discuss their work with these communities .The Forum will be a mixture of plenary discussions and workshops for Irish community organisations.

An interesting panel of speakers is lined up for the event and a number of key topics are on the agenda including ,

Evolving Global Irish Communities

Ireland’s Diaspora Policy

Communicating better in a Digital age

Imagining an Irish Culture for the Future .

Cultural Heritage

New Diaspora Needs

The forum will be driven by Joe Mchugh TD Minister for State for the Diaspora and International Development who is giving a keynote address ” Achieving with the Irish Aboard ” .

It is anticipated that over 20 countries will be represented at the forum with many Irish organisations who are supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs under the Emigrant Support Programme  in attendance.

Back 4 Good will update you on the forum and the new policies that may result for the discussions.

House prices reach Boom levels

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House prices have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2017 with the average price of a semi-detached house in parts of Dublin now rising as fast as the boom years .

Accordng to the Irish Independent / Real Estate Alliance  Average House Price Survey which concentrates on the sale prices of typical three-bed semi detached houses ,the average 3 bed semi in Dublin city now costs € 404,167 a rise of € 15,000 ( 3.9% ) in the past 3 months and an increase of 12.8% over the past year .

Prices in North County and South County Dublin both increased by 5.6% in the three months since December while Dublin City saw a rise of 3.9% per month or € 5200 per month on an average € 400,000 home .

If this trend continues at this  rate prices could rise over 20% per annum .

The report also states that it now just takes 4 weeks to sell the average property in the centre of Dublin down from 7 weeks in December 2016 as demand is clearly outstripping supply .

Overall the average house price across the country has risen by 10.9% in the past 12 months with prices in Offaly for example rising by 6.9% and Wexford by 6.7 % with Kilkenny rising by 10.6% .

Back 4 Good have started our county by county roll out which offers opportunities in each county in Ireland making it more affordable for skilled professionals to live and work in Ireland .

Your future in Sligo

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Sligo often called the hidden gem of the North West combines the hustle of a major town with the stunning natural beauty of a scenic coast.

Sligo is strong in most industry sectors engineering,technology and life sciences make a significant contribution to the local county economy.

Sligo is also becoming a major  hub for the start-up community with many well known brands set up in Sligo such as,

Abbott,AbbVie,Stiefel (  a GSK Company ) ,Lotuswork,Amcor,Hospira,Equinoxe,Litec Moulding,Bruss,Overstock and Elanco and more.

Sligo has a strong infrastructure in place with its own airport ,as well as a direct line to Ireland’s capital Dublin.

Property prices and rentals are very affordable and have not reached the levels in Urban centres and education ratios are below these major urban locations.

Sligo has a great mix of careers available for people who wish to live in the county including Engineers,Accountants,Healthcare professionals ,Satellite Installers,Chefs,Surveyors,Electricians, and much more .

If you would like to return to Sligo to live and work or to set up your own enterprise or if you are an overseas professional and want to take up an opportunity in the County register today on Back 4 Good and we will take it from there for you.

 

Significant expansion in Dublin Animation Studio

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Boulder Media ,the Irish company behind Nickelodeon and Disney cartoons has announced it is hiring new talent at its Dublin base .

Boulder Media also announced that as part of this expansion it will be moving to a new larger studio.

The company is adding several new animation positions to its Dublin operation to support its growing production pipeline .

Boulder are currently recruiting for positions in conceptual design ,2D and 3D animation and computer generated imagery .Other Senior roles include ,

3D Animation Director

Shotgun Asset Management Supervisor

Shading Lead Artist

Set/Prop Modeller .

Lead Rigger -3D

Lead FX Artist

Concept Designers 3D

 

It currently employs over 160 people and has produced shows for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network,the BBC and Disney .

In July 2016 British toy company Hasbro bought the Irish firm for an undisclosed sum.

A number of Boulders current projects are linked to Hasbro characters including a Transformers series .

For the past 16 years Boulder Media has been producing award winning shows.