Liam Horan, explores the explosive growth of tourism in Ireland and how to target a management career within this sector.

Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers, Liam Horan, offers his analysis of what’s happening in the tourism industry in Ireland, where it has come from and where it is going. Plenty of  tourism management and promotion opportunities exist in this strong growth area. For the person starting out on a career, Liam advises on specific courses available around the country and job possibilities from them, so tune into this interview for lots of valuable information.

Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner –  a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT.

Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and the surrounding environs and was established in June 1995. The station broadcasts seven days a week, 24 hours per day. In June 2007 the station was awarded a further ten year licence for the period 2007 to 2017 on the basis of the business plan submitted to the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. The station is managed by a company by limited guarantee which has a board of thirteen directors elected from the general membership. The membership is made up of three groups representing local statutory agencies, voluntary and local business groups and individual members of the community. The mission statement of the station is: “The service should reflect the needs in the local community as well as educate, entertain and inform its listeners”