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Johnny McMorrough: “The trick is not to be afraid to make mistakes but to make sure you only make them once”

‘I started with two wines out of the boot of a secondhand Renault Clio’

Agribusiness & Food
May 1, 2020, 05:30

Inside Track: Johnny McMorrough, Boutique Wines

Fulfil Nutrition chief executive Brian O’Sullivan, who has announced that he will leave the company later this year. Photograph: Aidan Crawley

Fulfil Nutrition CEO Brian O’Sullivan to leave company

Agribusiness & Food
May 1, 2020, 05:07

Industry veteran and company insist there is no animosity behind sudden move

Sarah Furno: ‘Our own team have been really loyal to us. We’re trying to work through this together’

‘Dad made us plan as if it was a 1931 crash. I really resented it at the time’

Agribusiness & Food
April 24, 2020, 06:00

Inside Track: Sarah Furno, Cashel Farmhouse Cheesemakers

One Nutrition business owners Darragh Hammond and Dominic Galvin. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennells

‘If you’re not in the appropriate category, you don’t get State support’

Agribusiness & Food
April 17, 2020, 05:30

Inside Track: Darragh Hammond, co-founder One Nutrition

Elaine and Thomas Ashe from Annascaul Black Pudding Company. ‘We are growing our business through more product development and heading more towards a suite of products.’ Photograph: Martina Regan

Inside Track: Thomas Ashe, Annascaul Black Pudding Company

Agribusiness & Food
March 13, 2020, 05:35

The business was started in 1916 by a granduncle and now supplies more than 70 outlets

Owners Karl Swaine,Diarmuid Mc Sweeney and Niall Horgan in the Gym + Coffee shop in the Dundrum Shopping Centre. Photograph: Kyran O’Brien

‘I think people really love that they can actually influence the brand’

Agribusiness & Food
March 6, 2020, 05:20

Inside Track: Diarmuid McSweeney co-founder Gym+Coffee

Heinrich Anhold: “I am very proud of the fact that I managed to start and run the business from Sligo, that it has grown solidly and that Stablelab is now available in 20 countries

Inside Track: Heinrich Anhold, founder and CEO of Epona Biotech

Health & Pharma
February 7, 2020, 05:15

‘Usually the thing I regret the most is that I didn’t make a decision sooner’

Cathal and Declan Allen of De Róiste Foods

‘For people starting off, better help with funding is definitely the priority’

Work
January 3, 2020, 05:08

Inside Track: Cathal Allen, co-founder and sales manager, De Roiste Foods

Conor Walsh of Encon

‘I knew energy efficiency in construction would become a revolution’

Construction
December 20, 2019, 05:17

Inside Track: Conor Walsh, managing director, Encon

Lir Analytical founder Michael Savage: ‘Our focus is a global expansion.’

‘We love to see our products going international, it’s an exciting space’

Work
December 13, 2019, 05:00

Inside Track: Michael Savage, founder of Lir Analytical

‘Our contract with Tipperary Camogie built huge credibility for the brand’

Manufacturing
October 25, 2019, 05:40

Inside Track: Cathal Bourke, CEO of Bourke Sports

A new industry group for the hair and beauty industry is establishing a national register for a sector which employs almost 30,000 people.

Industry organisation to represent hair and beauty sector launched

Retail & Services
October 16, 2019, 15:59

Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation (Habic) says sector employs 30,000 people

Michael Cronin: ‘We are uniquely positioned to deliver future proofed homes throughout Ireland’

‘There is no substitute for hard work. Perseverance is key’

Work
September 13, 2019, 05:30

Inside Track: Michael Cronin, founder, Thermohouse

Vyvian White of Lotus Landscape Design

‘The Government should support people returning home to establish businesses’

Retail & Services
September 6, 2019, 05:39

Inside Track, Vyvian White, Lotus Landscape Design

Jando founders Julie and Owen McLoughlin. ‘I think Brexit is also going to be extremely challenging. If they leave with no deal it’s going to be a disaster for both countries,’ says Julie

‘If a piece is not good enough to hang on our walls, it’s not good enough for our customers’

Retail & Services
August 30, 2019, 05:00

Inside Track: Julie McLoughlin, Jando

Liz Harte and Jack Harte pictured ahead of the 2019 National Enterprise Awards. Photograph: Martina Regan

‘You have control over your quality once you manufacture’

Work
July 19, 2019, 05:20

Inside Track: Harte Outdoor Lighting managing director Liz Harte

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys at the conference in the Aviva stadium in Dublin.

Irish small business weak on exports, OECD says

Politics
July 12, 2019, 18:11

Digital knowledge and financial skills also issue, report finds

David and Jill Crawford started their business in a farmhouse in 2011.

The Irish granola that went from a market stall to five star hotels

Work
July 5, 2019, 05:51

Inside Track: Jill Crawford of Just Live a Little

Kevin O’Connor: ‘I don’t ask anyone to do anything I wouldn’t do myself – but sometimes that expectation may be too high.’

'I’m hard on myself and sometimes I expect too much from others'

Work
June 28, 2019, 16:00

Inside Track: Kevin O’Connor, managing director of General Paints

Gerard Darcy, MD of Pemberley Audio Visual Solutions: ‘I find work/life balance difficult running a company as a father of three young children who also need my attention.’ Photograph: Sean Brosnan

Audio visual solutions firm’s focus on new tech ensures customer satisfaction

Media & Marketing
June 21, 2019, 05:11

Inside Track: Gerard Darcy, MD of Pemberley Audio Visual Solutions

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