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Oughterard Business Association

To protect and promote the interests
of the Oughterard Business Community
while serving the needs of its members

Who are we?

The Oughterard Business Association is an organisation run by the business people of Oughterard. The organisation is for the benefit of the local commercial enterprises and the wider community that they serve.

Association Officers

2010
Chairperson � Justin Keogh
Vice Chairperson � Henry Keogh
Treasurer � Maria O�Neill
Vice Treasurer � Jackie Lyons
Secretary & P.R.O. � Janet Schley
Vice Secretary - David Ennis

MISSION STATEMENT

Promote and enhance economic growth.
Encouraging new business development.
Increase consumer traffic through town.
Offer support to our members.
Lobby issues on behalf of their interests.

For more information or to join, please contact:

Secretary � Janet Schley
e-mail: oughterard.businessassociation@gmail.com

Click here to see Business Association Photo Gallery

Oughterard Business Association News

Next meeting Wednesday 8th June @1600 TBC.

For any changes to this part of the site, please contact Rob on 866779 or 0871615645

email: rob@robbos.ie

Ironman is coming to Galway, Ireland | Sunday, September 4, 2011 | The event begins with a 1.9K swim in the crystal-clear waters of Galway Bay before athletes take on a challenging 90K bike course. With a spectator-friendly run course through the Salthill area of Galway.

The bikes will travel through Oughterard on the way to Maam Cross and also on the way back, volunteers are being sought by the race organisers.

Why should I volunteer?
Volunteering with Ironman is an opportunity to experience the atmosphere of a major sporting event without doing the swim, bike or run. It can be a great way to meet new people, enjoy the fun and camaraderie of the event team or build knowledge of event organisation and planning. The personal satisfaction from helping athletes achieving a challenging fitness challenge such as Ironman can be very rewarding indeed.

What roles are available for volunteers?
Tasks are straightforward but important such as directing athletes on the course, working on the athlete helpdesk, refreshing the athletes at aid stations, manning course crossing points etc. Full support is given by a team of section Team Leaders and event officials.

What benefits do volunteers receive?
Volunteers will receive a commemorative crew t-shirt and food and drink to keep them energised as well as huge thanks from the athletes for making the race possible.

Will I be guaranteed the volunteering area I request?
The size of our event crews at Ironman are very large. Unfortunately we cannot always place you in your requested area due to logistics or other reasons. However we will do our best to place you in your preferred area of the race.

What happens once I sign up online?
Immediately after signing up you will get an automatic confirmation email. Soon after this we will add you to our volunteer crew list for the event and send you more information by email about what will happen leading up to race weekend. We may then occasionally contact you with interesting race news.

Do volunteers have to be a minimum age?
Volunteers need to be at least 16yrs of age.

More information and the link to volunteering are on http://ironmanireland.com/

St Patricks Day Parade.

The Parade saw a huge number of people line the streets and we had a dry but cool day.

If anyone has any photos of the parade they would like to see on here please call Rob on 087161 5645

The Oughterard Office for Galway County Council is to close this coming month.

The Village Market Returned to Oughterard

The Market was oficially opened by Councilors Seamus Walsh and Thomas Welby and Chairman of the Oughterard Business Association Justin Keogh. It was considered a great sucess with a contant infux of people, many more stalls have been lines up for next weeks market such as a mobile dog wash and a Fishmonger.

There was a huge variety on offer such as Designer Beachwear, Vegetables, Eco Friendly Clothing, Cheeses, olives, Chicken & Chicken Coups, breads, Dutch Panckes, Preserves and James, Oysters, Outdoor Clothing Baksets, plus much much more.