EY Entrepreneur of the Year

We profile four more nominees in the industry category of the awards

We profile four more nominees in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award

The first four of eight nominees in the Emerging category of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award are profiled this week

Interview: Life Scientific founder Nicola Mitchell is focused on how science is changing food

O’Connell founded West Cork Distillers with friends Ger and Denis McCarthy in 2008

Roche recently paid €380m for the company founded by Mr Cooper and Prof Luke O’Neill

Agrochemicals company employs more than 70 people and generates €60m in revenue

EY says award is in recognition of their ‘tireless dedication’ during pandemic

The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award

Profiles of four of the eight nominees in the industry category

Four of the eight finalists have built businesses in biotech, pharma and employee engagement

Sectors include health and safety, pharma, crop protection and refrigeration

Steel manufacturer and paint manufacturer also on EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist

Finalists have built businesses in cosmetics, retail apps, medical devices and agriculture

Tech and life sciences businesses well represented in addition to traditional players

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Lulu O’Sullivan of Gifts Direct/The Irish Store

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Andrew Day of Keywords Studios

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Shane Evans of Scrapinghub

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Paul McKenna of Mac-Group

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Ashley McCulla of McCulla Ireland Ltd

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Mark Whitaker of Johnson & Perrott

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Laurence O’Kane of IMED Healthcare