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Galway Arts Festival 2004

Salthill Airshow

A Red Arrows Hawk aircraft pulls up from a dive during at the Salthill Airshow. Sunday 6 July 2003. Photo: Joe Desbonnet. A Red Arrows Hawk aircraft pulls up from a dive during at the Salthill Airshow. Sunday 6 July 2003. Photo: Joe Desbonnet.

The Vixen Break at the end of the Red Arrows display. In the background is LE Ciara (Irish Naval Service) and the Clare mountains in the distance. Photo: Joe Desbonnet The Vixen Break at the end of the Red Arrows display. In the background is LE Ciara (Irish Naval Service) and the Clare mountains in the distance. Photo: Joe Desbonnet

Around Galway

A labrador watches the sunset at Salthill, Sunday 6 April 2003. Photo: Joe Desbonnet A labrador watches the sunset at Salthill, Sunday 6 April 2003. Photo: Joe Desbonnet

Claddagh at night. Photo: Joe Desbonnet Claddagh at night. Photo: Joe Desbonnet

Dr. Chris Coughlan becomes Galway Chamber's new president

Dr. Chris Coughlan becomes Galway Chamber's new president

5 Nov 2002

Dr. Chris Coughlan

Dr. Chris Coughlan

At last night's meeting of Galway Chamber's Council outgoing President Ms. Hannah Kiely handed over the presidential chain to incoming President Dr. Chris Coughlan, Deputy President of Galway Chamber.

Dr. Chris Coughlan is a senior executive at the Hewlett-Packard Company, European Software Centre, Galway. Previous to this he worked for Compaq, Digital Equipment Corporation and Nixdorf. He is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, INSEAD the European Business School and the University of Keele. He is a Chartered Physicist, a member of the Institute of Physics and a Fellow of the Marketing Institute. Chris is a member of the Irish Government's Information Society Commission, chairman of WESTBIC, the North-West business innovation centres and a director of the Galway Technology Centre. He is also chairman of the Galway Arts Centre. He writes, lectures and broadcasts regularly on new media and future technologies. Chris is married with three children.

In his speech last night Dr. Coughlan paid tribute and special thanks to the outgoing President Hannah Kiely for her hard work and dedication over the last year.


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