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Its Official!!! Gorey Chamber Networking at the Movies sold out again!!! The Mama Mia!!! Here We Go Again Charity Premiere Screening has, of this morning, sold out with all 315 seats allocated. This is the second time in 6 months that a Chamber networking event has sold out within 2 weeks of launch. All proceeds on the night will go the St. Aidans Services to support their magnificent work in the community. Chamber President Jim Hughes has praised the business community for [...]

ESRI Predicts Strong Growth for 2018/20   The ESRI is predicting that strong growth is likely to persist in the Irish economy through 2018 and 2019, as indicated by the underlying trends in taxation receipts and overall consumer and producer sentiment. The ESRI’s latest Quarterly Economic Commentary states that GDP is expected to grow by 4.7 per cent in 2018, followed by 3.9 per cent growth in 2019. Current forecasts incorporate the technical assumption that a European Economic Agreement (EEA) will [...]

SUMMARY RETAIL SALES VALUES Q.1 2018 The retail sector was hit very hard by the impact of severe weather conditions in February and March of this year. Research published by Irish Business & Employers Confederation reports sales values generally across all sectors were down with spending in specialised stores such as toys, books, garden and home purchases especially reduced. Clothing, footwear and Fashion continued to fluctuate and pressure from UK online stores and sterling values is becoming a constant threat. Q1-2018 [...]

Date: Friday 15th June Time: 7.30pm Venue:  Amber Springs Hotel, Wexford Rd., Gorey, Co. Wexford, Y25 FY07 Format: Presentation on the insurance crisis by the Alliance for Insurance Reform followed by moderated discussion on solutions. Duration: 1 hour Invitees: Michael D'Arcy TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Insurance has confirmed his attendance. The other 4 Wexford TDs have also been invited.  

Gorey Chamber of Commerce with KM Media & Royal Bengal, Esmonde Street invite you to our inaugural Kick Start the Start Ups Coffee Morning. This will be an ideal opportunity for fledgling businesses to network with more established businesses to a mutually beneficial experience. A provisional date of Friday June 22nd at 10am at Royal Bengal has been set but we will keep you informed of the final details in the coming weeks.

Gorey Chamber of Commerce in association with Wexford Local Enterprise Office are taking bookings for the next clinic to be held at The Hatch Lab on Friday 1st June.   To book a place please contact 053-9421248 or email info@goreychamber.ie

INNOVATE talk about decommuting, helping clients scale their businesses by harnessing the power of technology and the future with Sean Gallagher in The Sunday Independent http://bit.ly/2rotkF6

Wondering how to get your business ahead online? New Ross Goes Digital - SWITCH ON YOUR BUSINESS 18th May 2018 8.30am – 3.00pm Cost €20 (Lunch Included) New Ross Goes Digital is brought to you by New Ross and District Chamber, Bank of Ireland and Wexford County Council This is the ideal event to learn more about digital marketing and social media and how you can leverage it for your business. It will also be a great opportunity to network with other businesses [...]

We had the great pleasure of awarding not one, but two Awards to deserving Gorey Retailers this week. Ruby Rouge of Esmonde Street were awarded a certificate for being the winner of our Easter Windows Competition & Michelle from Wardrobe+ on the Arklow Road, collected a certificate for being the winner of our Outstanding Customer Care & Service Award for the first quarter of 2018.

We now have a Bizlocator in the Visitor Centre! To register your business for free please contact Dave on 086 866 3888 or david@thebizlocator.ie