DUNGARVAN
OBSERVER Vol. 103
Friday, 14th August, 2015
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Glanbia Shared Services Centre reopened By Paul Mooney GLANBIA has reopened its Shared Services Centre in Dungarvan just over a year after the building was destroyed by fire. A large section of the Shared Services Centre, which is based at Lower Main Street, Dungarvan, was gutted in the blaze on 24th January, 2014. Following the fire, services provided by the Shared Services Centre continued uninterrupted in temporary accommodation provided at Dungarvan Enterprise Centre. Glanbia’s Shared Services Centre supplies services and support for Glanbia businesses across the globe including Payroll, Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Shares and Pensions. The company operates in 34 countries with annual revenue of over €3.5bn. Last Thursday afternoon, the redeveloped Glanbia Shared Services Centre in Dungarvan, which employs over 90 people, was officially reopened by the group’s Chairman, Henry Corbally and Managing Director, Siobhán Talbot. “Dungarvan has always been in
Glanbia’s DNA as the former home of Waterford Foods and today the town remains a central part of Glanbia’s infrastructure including the Glanbia Central Laboratory, the Glanbia Co-op Share Office as well as the EMEA Shared Services Office which we are formally reopening today,” said Glanbia Chairman, Henry Corbally. “On behalf of the Board of Glanbia I would like to congratulate everybody who has been involved in making today happen.” Glanbia’s Managing Director, Siobhán Talbot said she is delighted to see the offices back in good working order and open for business. “We never wavered for a moment in our commitment to rebuild and it is fantastic to see how everybody here in Dungarvan came together to ensure that the proud links between Glanbia and the town continue to grow,” said Ms. Talbot. “I was here on the night of the fire and I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank the Fire Service for their professional and prompt response. There is no doubt that without them the scale of the challenge we faced would have been much greater,” she said. Continued on page 5
Colligan girl to tour U.S. with Comhaltas CLARA Mannion, a young concertina player from Colligan is one of just fourteen musicians and dancers selected to perform in America as part of the 2015 Comhaltas Concert Tour. The concert tour which commences in October, showcases all that is best in Irish traditional entertainment, and generates huge audiences wherever it performs - particularly in New York and Chicago. The Tours features a mix of established artistes together with up-and-coming young stars. Many of these younger performers like Clara, have already achieved All-Ireland championship status. Indeed, before she leaves for America, Clara will be heading to Sligo and Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, competing in the All Ireland final as Munster Senior Concertina Champion.This is Clara’s first attempt at
the senior crown, having previously won the All-Ireland in the under-18 category. Musically gifted, Clara is also a natural and popular teacher. In recent years she has taken many young students under her wing, imparting her knowledge and expertise on her chosen instrument. She teaches weekly classes in The Dungarvan School of Trad in St. Mary Street in Dungarvan, and is regularly asked to provide concertina workshops throughout the country – the most recent being last month during the Phil Murphy Weekend in Wexford, where she conducted workshops alongside well-known musicians Ciaran Sommers, Tara Breen and Conor Moriarty. We would like to congratulate Clara, and wish her the best of luck in Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and also on her American concert tour with Comhaltas!