Zebra Mussel Infestation of Lough Corrib

The Western Regional Fisheries Board has confirmed the presence of the introduced bivalve Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Lough Corrib, which until now has remained free of this invasive species. Infestation of lakes in the Shannon system has already caused widespread losses in floral and faunal diversity. Due to its prolific reproductive rate, Zebra Mussel populations can increase rapidly, leading to severe ecological damage to aquatic systems and fisheries, and also to infrastructure such as water intakes and pipelines. The Western Regional Fisheries Board has confirmed that the species has infested a substantial area of the lake in an area north of Oughterard and on RTE News it was stated that ecological change is likely to be irreversible, with the existing population likely to spread quickly throughout the entire lake system.

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Kos Social Committee

On Friday September 21st, Keville & O'Sullivan staff visited City Limits in Oranmore for their Autumn Social Event to watch the Ireland V France rugby match in the Limits Sports Bar and for bowling. Bowling, in the City Limits bowling ally was won by Tony Colleran - Corina's husband, congratulations to Karen who was KOSA's top scorer! Fair play to everyone else too- I think we need a little more practice before we make the nationals...
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The breeding and wintering birds

The breeding and wintering birds in Ireland have not been the subject of a full atlas survey since 1991 and 1983/84 respectively. A new survey is planned between 2007 and 2011 that will cover both breeding and wintering birds. Fieldwork will start this November. The ireland coordinator, Brian Caffrey, will be giving a presentation on the scheme and how to become involved in it at 8 PM on Wednesday the 19th September at the Anno Santo Hotel, Threadneedle Road, Salthill. See http://www.birdwatchgalway.org or http://www.birdatlas.net/ for more information.

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A big congratulations

A big congratulations to our office administrator Aisling Conroy who recently graduated from the University of Limerick with a Bachelor of Business Studies with a major in Personnel Management. Being the most recent to join KOSA, Aisling has been working with Keville & O'Sullivan Associates for the last three months and has recently begun handling the human resources side of the business.  We look forward to working with her in the future and congratulate her on all her work over the last four years that has now finally paid off!

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Revamped Company Website Up and Running

After more than a few months “under construction”, the Keville & O’Sullivan Associates website has been given a major overhaul and is now available for all to see at the usual address on www.kosconsulting.com

 

The new website provides details on all the services provided by the company. A news section will keep visitors up to date on the latest happenings in the company.

 

The website will expand further over the coming months as more content on the services offered by the company is added.

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KOSA Gets Smart About Management

Keville & O'Sullivan Associates Ltd has invested in Rapport 3 Mini, an online practice management solution that will enable it to control and enhance its ongoing growth and success.

 

Rapport 3, a system developed by Cubic Interactive, comprises a number of components from a contacts and HR information database to an invoicing module and project management toolkit.  Keville & O’Sullivan selected the system because it was project-centric and would enable it to manage its projects, clients and contacts more easily.

 

Brian Keville, director of Keville & O’Sullivan, said:  “We have reached a period in our growth where we look to intelligent software tools to enhance the management of our business. 

 

“Rapport 3 was recommended to us by a local architectural firm and we were able to view online demonstrations that showed us how the system would work in the context of live examples.  The team at Cubic has been very professional and we are currently migrating our data into Rapport 3.  We look forward to reaping the full benefit”, he added.

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New Job Vacancies at Keville & O’Sullivan Associates

New Job Vacancies at Keville & O’Sullivan Associates

Keville & O’Sullivan Associates, as of today, Thursday 26th July 2007, are seeking to recruit four staff for the positions outlined below. A job vacancy advertisement appears in today's Irish Independent 'Jobs & Careers' supplement. The company always seeks to recruit staff of the highest calibre, who can maximise their expertise, enthusiasm and experience on the most varied and challenging projects.

Since being established in 2001, Keville & O’Sullivan Associates has grown to be one of the most progressive and professional Ecological and Environmental consultancies West of the Shannon. We are now planning a further phase of expansion, to meet the growing requirements of our existing clients and to expand our range of services to take advantage of new opportunities in the marketplace.

We are seeking to recruit staff of the highest calibre to fill the following new positions:

• Ecology Section Manager
• EIS & Planning Section Manager
• Ecologist
• Environmental Scientist

Full particulars for each position are available by contacting Keville & O’Sullivan Associates, Unit 24, Galway Technology Centre, Mervue Business Park, Galway (Phone 091 704856); on our website at www.kosconsulting.com/careers or by e-mailing aisling@kosconsulting.com
The closing date for applications is Friday 10th August.

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