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Today we’re celebrating one of our own. Maria Kelly, our Community Growth & Partnership Development Lead, has been recog...
18/06/2026

Today we’re celebrating one of our own. Maria Kelly, our Community Growth & Partnership Development Lead, has been recognised as a finalist in two categories at the Network Ireland Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 in the Networker of the Year and Advanced Career Employee categories.

Since joining CREW last June, Maria has made an incredible impact on both the team and our wider community. With over 25 years of experience across business development, sales, digital marketing, and communications, she brings a wealth of knowledge, creativity, and passion to everything she does.

Maria plays a vital role in supporting our growing network of members and stakeholders, creating meaningful connections, and helping businesses and individuals within the CREW community to thrive. Her ability to bring people together, build relationships, and create opportunities is something that makes her such an important part of CREW.

Being named a finalist among so many inspiring women is a fantastic achievement and one that is truly well deserved. The whole CREW team is incredibly proud of Maria and will be cheering her on at the awards. Best of luck, Maria we’re all behind you!

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫Join us this Friday, June 19th, for our series Design Mingle: Creative Connections featuring Kate O...
17/06/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
Join us this Friday, June 19th, for our series Design Mingle: Creative Connections featuring Kate O'Callaghan Momberg's inspiring talk:

"From Finance to Founding Ireland Exclusive: Building a Premium Design-Led Lifestyle Brand Inspired by Dúchas, Heritage and Place," Kate will share her journey from a successful career in finance to creating a brand that showcases the richness of Irish heritage through thoughtfully curated products, experiences, and storytelling.

This event is proudly supported by Galway City Council and aligns with Galway's Cultural & Creativity Strategy 2023–2027.

📅Friday, June 19th
🕑11:30am - 1:30pm
📍CREW Hub, Wellpark, H91 8K85
🔗Register Today (link in bio)

We are delighted to welcome Kate O'Callaghan Momberg as our guest speaker in the Design Mingle Series: Creative Connecti...
10/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome Kate O'Callaghan Momberg as our guest speaker in the Design Mingle Series: Creative Connections supported by @ aligning with Galway's Cultural & Creativity Strategy 2023–2027.

Kate is the Founder and CEO of Exclusive, a premium design-led lifestyle brand celebrating Irish heritage, craftsmanship and storytelling. Drawing on 20 years of experience in finance, she combines commercial expertise with a passion for Ireland’s culture to curate meaningful gifting and experiences that strengthen connection to place and tradition.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Kate speak on “From Finance to Founding Ireland Exclusive: Building a premium design-led lifestyle brand inspired by Dúchas, Heritage and Place” and to connect with others in the creative and design community.

📅Friday, June 19th
🕑11:30am - 1:30pm
📍CREW Hub, Wellpark, H91 8K85
🔗Register Today (link in bio)

Deadline Extended: Apply by Tuesday 9 JuneThere’s still time to apply for CREW’s latest CLIMB course: Resilience & Diver...
05/06/2026

Deadline Extended: Apply by Tuesday 9 June

There’s still time to apply for CREW’s latest CLIMB course: Resilience & Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries.

Taking place on Friday 12 June at CREW Galway, this one-day course is for growing creative businesses who want to manage risk, protect margins and plan for sustainable growth.

You’ll explore how to identify key risks, protect profit, assess new income streams, customers and markets, and build a practical resilience and growth plan for the next 12–18 months.

Cost: €160
Apply by: Tuesday 9 June
More info & apply: Link in bio

Meet the facilitator behind CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries. Decl...
02/06/2026

Meet the facilitator behind CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries.

Declan Droney is an experienced entrepreneur, business consultant and business mentor.

Declan is the founder of one of Ireland’s most distinctive artisan food companies, Kinvara Smoked Salmon. He also works as a business mentor with Galway LEO, Mayo LEO, SCCUL and Enterprise Ireland, and lectures with UCD Innovation Academy and on the New Frontiers programme at ATU.

Through this course, Declan will support participants to think practically and strategically about risk, resilience, margin protection and sustainable growth.

Key Details
📍 In person at CREW
📅 Friday, June 12
⏰ 9am–4pm
🗓 Deadline: Friday, June 5
👉 More info & apply: Link in bio

CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries, is designed for growing creative...
29/05/2026

CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries, is designed for growing creative businesses who want to manage risk, protect profit and plan for sustainable growth.

This course is ideal for businesses that want to:

✅ understand where their business is most exposed
✅ protect margins and reduce profit leakage
✅ plan for uncertainty with more confidence
✅ assess new income streams, customers or markets
✅ reduce dependency on one product, client or market

Across the day, you’ll work through practical tools to help stress-test your business model, understand risk, and make more confident decisions about diversification and growth.

Apply now via the link in bio!

The course is being offered at 20% of the market rate, with the full programme valued at €800 and the remaining 80% supported by Enterprise Ireland Smart Region scheme. In order to avail of this discounted rate, all applicants are asked to confirm that they have the appropriate De Minimis balance to accept the support.

Build resilience, protect profit and plan for growth with CREW’s latest CLIMB Course.Resilience and Diversification in t...
18/05/2026

Build resilience, protect profit and plan for growth with CREW’s latest CLIMB Course.

Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries is a one-day course for creative businesses who want to navigate uncertainty while making confident decisions about future growth.

Participants will learn how to:

✅ Use scenario planning to understand impacts on revenue, costs and cashflow
✅ Understand break-even and where profit leaks occur
✅ Protect margins as the business grows
✅ Assess new income streams, customers or markets
✅ Build a practical 12 month resilience & growth plan

This course is designed to support creative businesses to grow in a more controlled, sustainable way.

👉 More info & apply: Link in bio

The course is being offered at 20% of the market rate, with the full programme valued at €800 and the remaining 80% supported by Enterprise Ireland Smart Region scheme. In order to avail of this discounted rate, all applicants are asked to confirm that they have the appropriate De Minimis balance to accept the support.

CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries, is now open for applications. Th...
12/05/2026

CREW’s CLIMB Course, Resilience and Diversification in the Digital Creative Industries, is now open for applications. This one-day course is designed for creative businesses who want to manage risk, protect margins, and build a clearer plan for sustainable growth.

Led by business coach & mentor Declan Droney, the course will help participants understand where their business is most exposed, how to respond to uncertainty, and how to assess new opportunities without damaging profitability.

📅 Deadline: Friday, June 5
📍 Course: Friday, June 12, 9am–4pm
💶 Cost: €160
📍 Location: CREW Galway, ATU Wellpark Road
👉 More info & apply: Link in bio

This course is being offered at 20% of the market rate, with the full programme valued at €800 and the remaining 80% supported by Enterprise Ireland Smart Region scheme. In order to avail of this discounted rate, all applicants are asked to confirm that they have the appropriate De Minimis balance to accept the support.

21/04/2026

Happy World Creativity & Innovation Day.

Today is a global celebration of the ideas, ingenuity, and creative thinking shaping our world, and a reminder of the power of creativity to drive meaningful economic and social impact.

At CREW, we see that impact every day through the creatives and innovators across our community who are building businesses, redefining industries, and pushing boundaries. Through initiatives like Design Mingle, CLIMB, and our upcoming national summit EDGE26, we are proud to support and accelerate this momentum.

But days like today are also a call to action.

Creativity and innovation must be recognised, invested in, and championed as essential drivers of our future. Join us in backing the people and ideas that are shaping what comes next.

We were so pleased to have host our April Design Mingle last Friday. Oisin led us through an open exploration of how he...
20/04/2026

We were so pleased to have host our April Design Mingle last Friday. Oisin led us through an open exploration of how he creates, collaborates, and questions his creative process.

Oisin shared his experience in co-creating public spaces, and when he learned how it moved beyond design practice, and into inclusive dialogue. He spoke about motion design as a language for translating complex data into something people can actually feel, going beyond merely understanding.

It was great to hear Oisin's emphasis on 'trusting the process': on building relationships with clients that allow for exploration, and on recognising creative opportunity where it’s not immediately obvious.

The conversation moved fluidly across music, festivals, sound, and motion; how creative direction can shape culture, and how style often emerges organically when you pay attention to what’s already there.

One of the questions that really stood out was when he asked himself - "Who inspired the people who inspire me?" A generational chain of influence, identity, and authenticity is something we look forward to hearing more about.

Thank you to Oisin for sharing his creative journey, and for all of those in attendance.

We will be announcing upcoming Design Mingle events in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

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