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Nolan Farrell & Goff Solicitors LLP is pleased to announce a number of promotions within the firm.

David O’Connor, Daniel O’Connell and Eoin O’Herlihy have been promoted to associate solicitor as and from Friday January 1st, 2021.

All three are Waterford born and educated, they have been with the firm for a number of years and have built up a broad range of experience across a number of disciplines.

David joined the firm as a solicitor in 2014, following five years working in commercial and property law in Dublin. He represents commercial and private clients and is a trusted and experienced property and commercial lawyer, with excellent technical ability. David also advises on wills and administration of estates and trusts and has extensive knowledge of Irish taxation law.

Daniel joined the firm in 2013 as an apprentice and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. He has a broad client base which includes individual and corporate clients, both locally and nationally. Daniel has gained extensive experience in the areas of defence and plaintiff litigation, property law, wills and probate and has gained a reputation as a good negotiator.

Eoin trained with the firm and qualified as a solicitor in 2014. He is a general practitioner acting for a wide variety of clients, ranging from private individuals to large corporations and government agencies. He has developed particular expertise as an advocate in various Courts and has a reputation for commerciality and efficiency, especially in the areas of conveyancing and probate.

Partner, Graham Farrell said, “I’d like to congratulate those who have been promoted, in recognition for their commitment to our firm and their dedication to excellent client service.

“At Nolan Farrell & Goff the most important thing for us is to ensure an efficient and high standard of client service. 2020 has proven challenging for the entire business community, but our people, including our three new Associates have certainly risen to this. By working efficiently and collaboratively we’ve ensured a consistent service to our clients through some of their most challenging times and maintained a positive culture.”

NB – This is a guide for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. If you have an issue requiring legal advice, please contact any of the team at Nolan Farrell & Goff Solicitors LLP, whose numbers can be found on our website, www.nfg.ie

2020 saw Beat listeners swap their stereos for smart speakers as disrupted routines and a series of innovative digital-awareness campaigns influenced radio consumption.

Total Listening Hours on Beat’s digital streams were up 62% year on year, while Active Listening Sessions grew by an impressive 48%. The takeaway number, however, was Smart Speaker Listening Hours which skyrocketed by 569% over 2019’s total listening figure.

Beat’s digital audience had been demonstrating impressive growth in recent years, particularly since the launch of the regional radio station’s digital-only channel Noughty Beats.

Covid-19 disrupted how Beat followers consumed radio as listeners swapped the morning commute for remote working. Car stereos were replaced by smartphones and smartspeakers as news-hungry listeners switched-on from home for reliable, trusted, and vital information that entertained at a time when we needed it most. 

Beat’s digital offerings sustained this growth trend throughout the latter half of 2020, culminating in an innovative festive Smart Speaker campaign on air and online in which the regional radio station playfully advised listeners on “What not to say to your smart speaker!” 

Commenting on Beat’s digital listening explosion, Head of Station Sound, Niall Power said: “Whilst Beat has dominated FM listening across the South East for almost eighteen years, 2020 was the year we saw a big shift to digital listening as lifestyles changed. Research shows that people consume more audio after they purchase a smart speaker – and we’re certainly seeing that on our Beat channels with smart speaker listening now overtaking both mobile and desktop listening for the first time.

“We’re proud to offer two very distinct services to our listeners digitally – the full service Beat 102-103 and the more music-driven Noughty Beats.”

Michael Flynn is pictured at his headquarters out in Cleaboy Business Park, Waterford with his recently won award. Founded in 1987 by Michael Flynn, The FLI Group is a specialist environmental solutions and technologies provider headquartered in Waterford with offices in Ireland, UK, France, China. FLI was recently chosen by Capital Finance International (CFI.co) as the 2020 award winner for the “Best Environmental Solutions Provider – Europe for 2020”. 

FLI was chosen from a shortlist of some of the top companies in Europe due to our consistent track record in helping our clients meet or exceed their ESG (environmental, social, regulatory) requirements. The judging panel highlighted consistent positive feedback from clients and a healthy stream of repeat business amongst the reasons for awarding the first prize” 

What a year 2020 was! Here in Focus we have always loved providing the best portable display solutions but it's not widely known that we often provided a little more for our regular customers who just wanted one source for all their business graphics. 

And so for 2021 we are excited & delighted to introduce FocusIndoor.ie ~ our brand new one-stop-shop for ALL your business graphics!

You see we are committed to looking after you, our customer, and we aim to make your life as easy as possible. Business life is complicated enough with Covid! 

Quite simply, we want you to be inspired and we know how to help you make an impact; to help you to bring in more customers and profitable revenue. 

And so we invite you to browse our Focusindoor ideas brochure below ~ together we can work through 2021 and beyond to when the Expos, Conference and Trade-shows resume.

Focusindoor.ie web brochure

We are looking for a motivated, inspiring representative who has a keen eye for fashion. This is a hands-on role, in which the digital marketing specialist will take ownership of the digital marketing strategy and implement across social media, digital campaigns and website traffic.

Job Description:

• Content Creator.
• Deliberate planning, strategy and goal setting.
• Development of brand awareness and online reputation.
• Content management.
• SEO and generation of inbound traffic.
• Cultivation of leads and sales.

Duties include:

• The creation of relevant high-quality content for all channels.
• Create regular publishing schedule and promote content through social media advertising.
• Implement a content calendar to manage content and plan specific marketing campaigns.
• Integrate all channels of marketing.

Please send your CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. along with a cover letter and examples of previous content creation, graphics and design.

Health and Wellness International, a Clonmel based Company is now implementing the Rapid Covid-19 Antigen Test within companies.

Rapid testing means you get a result in 15 minutes. You may have heard about these tests in the news during the last number of weeks. We will come onsite and administer the test to all employees or alternatively to a certain area (bubble) in the company that Covid has broken out in.

We can also just supply the tests to your company if the company has a trained personal to administer (we can train this person if needed)

This year’s WLR’s Christmas Appeal finished on Tuesday Dec 22nd and raised over €90,000.

The Money raised will go directly to the SVP in Waterford so they can continue to help the people of Waterford City and County. The services provided not only include financial assistance for food, bills, rent, fuel, and electricity where necessary, but also, support for people in making a better life for themselves and their families.

Events this year were difficult due to restrictions, but several virtual events took place including the ‘Wear Red Day’, the annual Santa run, a virtual swim, 12-dogs of Christmas, the Roy Collins and Friends Santa experience at Copper Coast Mini-Farm, the Farm Auction which raised over €8,700, surfing lessons, text donations, school fundraisers and the coffee morning supported by Liberty Blue, Blue Butterfly, Cass and Co, Barista Bay Coffee, The Lemon Tree and Molly’s.

One of the highlights for the appeal this year was the Mark White Fitness Rowathon & Cycling Challenge in Tramore. Fundraising from this event alone stands at over €15,000.

Michael Byrne, WLR Programme Director said: “As a local radio station serving Waterford city and county, we were, once again, delighted to raise funds which are then distributed within our community by the Society of St Vincent de Paul. A big thanks once again to our listeners and sponsors who always come out in support of the appeal every year. A big thank you to all the people who went out of their way to help us and to the staff in WLR and the volunteers who helped with the appeal this year. Without them this wouldn’t have been achieved”

WLR was also supported by several local companies who generously assisted in donating money for the St. Vincent De Paul.

Sarah Jane O’Brien, Appeal Co-ordinator said. “I am delighted with the 2020 appeal. A big thanks you to the people of Waterford for their huge generosity again this year. Businesses and donors really got behind us in 2020. The appeal committee did trojan work and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thank you for all the support.”

WLR would like to thank the following for their support, Mark White Taekwondo & Fitness , Dawn Pork & Bacon , Dawn Meats , Sanofi , West Pharma,  Eirgen, Port of Waterford,  Nearform, VR Immersive Education,  Tom Murphy Car Sales,  Liberty Blue , Waterford & Tramore Gardaí, Fitzgerald Life & Pensions, Blue Butterfly Coffee, Kiely Meats, Roy Collins & Friends, CTS Security, Munster Express, Cartamundi, Teva, Bausch & Lomb, Waterford News & Star , World Wide Wines, Copper Coast Mini-Farm, Cass & Co, Glanbia, Pet Necessities, Clem Jacob Hire, Dooleys Takeaway, Every Event, Molly’s, Lemon Tree, Barista Bay Coffee, SunLife Financial, Garvey’s SuperValu , SuperValu Kilbarry, Caulfield’s SuperValu, Kiely Meats, BlaaGiveaways.ie,  Activate, Country Life, Graphic Image, Dungarvan Leader,  Waterford Chamber of Commerce, O’Connor Communications, Waterford Triathlon Club, Waterford City & County Council.