Tom Gannon

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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

Industry veteran Brian O’Sullivan is stepping down as chief executive of fast-growing snacks group Fulfil Nutrition. The move comes as a surprise, th(...)

Brian O’Sullivan, CEO of Fulfil Nutrition. ‘For me to hit the jackpot means to be the number one snack bar brand in Ireland and the number one in the UK and the number one in the US.’ Photograph: Aidan Crawley for The Irish Times
‘You have a lot of healthy bar brands out there but they don’t taste that great’

It all comes down to taste. When Fulfil first launched its protein-rich nutrition bars in early 2016, the outlook for the brand was quite modest, say(...)

Fulfil has been doubling its sales each year and industry sources expect it to deliver consumer sales of close to €100 million this year.
US giant Hershey takes stake in Irish protein snacks group Fulfil

US confectionary giant Hershey has taken a significant minority stake in fast-growing Irish snack brand Fulfil. The move is seen as part of a strate(...)

Dublin manager Jim Gavin with selector Declan D’Arcy. The partnership with Jim Gavin began with the Dublin under-21s in 2002l Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Unsung Darcy’s major contribution to Dublin football’s golden age

This month marks the 25th anniversary of a significant day in the life of Declan Darcy. Having captained Leitrim to their historic Connacht title in t(...)

The parent firm of mobile phone operator Three is the buyer of Heuston South Quarter, the head office of telecoms rival Eir, reports the Sunday Times. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh
Seen & heard: Three owner buys Eir HQ and Central Bank’s Brexit warnings

The parent firm of mobile phone operator Three is the buyer of Heuston South Quarter, the head office of telecoms rival Eir, reports the Sunday Times.(...)

Although the Four Courts were closed due to the weather, Mr Justice Meenan heard the application due to the possibility of the Bartoni meeting on Friday. Photograph: iStock
Interim injunctions granted in Fulfil nutrition bar row

A dispute concerning the management of the successful Fulfil nutrition bar business has come before the High Court. Tom Gannon and Niall McGrath, wh(...)

Niall McGrath and Tom Gannon, co-founders of Fulfil Nutrition. The company is backed by Barry Connolly’s Richmond Marketing. Photograph: Conor McCabe
Fulfil Nutrition shareholders in row over global expansion

A major row has broken out between the shareholders of Fulfil Nutrition, a fast-growing Irish food company backed by Barry Connolly, whose Richmond Ma(...)

Past and present female members of the Oireachtas gather for a photocall at Leinster House, to mark the occasion of the first working meeting of the Oireachtas Women’s Caucus in November 2017. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Standing up to be counted: Women’s Caucus hold first working meeting

“Hold it,” shouted the photographer as a gaggle of his species tried to get the women on the plinth to stand still, smile and all look in the same dir(...)

Fulfil Nutrition co-founder Niall McGrath
The sweet taste of success

Put together two friends, a fitness regime, protein bars with a bad taste, and a kids’ chocolate-making machine and you’ve got the unlikely recipe for(...)

Dublin selector Declan Darcy and team manager Jim Gavin: “There’s a little bit too much made of management teams to a degree.” Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Dublin selector Darcy believes defeat to Donegal strengthened side

With his low-key instincts Declan Darcy might look askance at the description but in the past 25 years he has been a protean GAA presence, straddling (...)