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Postcard from Ballinasloe

Postcards fromBy People and Palces 21st September 2015 Leave a comment

It has been an honour for Ballinasloe to be the first town in Ireland to undertake the benchmarking process. Having the knowledge, neutrality and experience of People and Places guiding us has been fantastic; as a town team we have learned so much about our town that we didn’t expect and have just prepared our…

Town Team Talent Spotting & the F-Factors

Blogspot, Success StoriesBy People and Palces 21st September 2015 Leave a comment

On my first visit to try and begin to turnaround Ballinasloe in County Galway, it wasn’t the potential of the town centre but the talents of the people already involved that impressed me most. In the triumvirate of Seamus Duffy, Development Company Chair and local bank manager, Lyn Donnelly, capable company manager and Colm Croffy,…

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