Gallery: AIB Start-up Night, Killarney

Aspiring entrepreneurs set their sights on start-up success

The latest AIB Start-up Academy night was held in Killarney on Thursday, October 2. The academy is a joint venture between The Irish Times and AIB to help people start business by providing information, networking opportunities and the chance to win a place on an intensive training course run by Irish Times Training.

These nights are the first stage in the process and connect aspiring entrepreneurs with like-minded people and the wider startup community. The event was hosted by Gary Quinn (The Irish Times) and featured talks from two entrepreneurs, Brendan Courtney (frockadvisor) and Colm Healy (Skelligs Chocolate), as well as "pitches" by three local startups: Catherine Cronin (Cronin Marketing), Shane Finn (West Kerry Fitness) and David o' Driscoll (Country Golf Tours Ltd).