Entrepreneur Name Company Name Background
International Category 2005
Gerard Brandon
Alltracel Pharmaceuticals Plc

There are over 50 Brands in 40 countries using, promoting and selling the Alltracel M-DOC® Brand. From Boots, Superdrug, Tesco in the UK, Walmart, CVS, Rite-Aid, in the US.

Kevin Neville
Data Display Co Ltd

The company was founded in 1979 by Kevin Neville in Ennistymon, Co Clare. After initial expansion Dutch investors bought into the company and this eventually resulted in the company going public on the Dutch Parallel Market in 1985.

Tony McEnroe
Farran Technology Ltd

Founded in 1977 by senior research staff from the nearby National Microelectronics Research Centre - Europe’s second largest micro-electronics research establishment - Farran Technology Ltd. has evolved to being a primary supplier of leading-edge millimetre-wave systems and subsystems to major Systems Integrators.

Hubert Watson
Fintec (NI) Ltd

Fintec (NI) Ltd was acquired in December 2001, in a MBO led by Hubert Watson, who quickly set about diversifying the company into mobile crushing and screening under the trade name ‘Fintec’. The manufacturing base is located in the small town land of Ballygawley, County Tyrone and currently occupies some 130,000 square feet of the most prestigious facilities in Northern Ireland.

John Concannon
JFC Manufacturing Co Ltd

The company which employs 175 have developed a range of plastic products for many markets such as equestrian, hotel and catering, agriculture, environment, road building and the construction industry. The company has more than doubled its size in the last three years.

Gerard Keenan
Keenan System

The business was founded in 1978 and is located in Borris, County Carlow. While the business is innovative across all its activities, there are three areas in particular that have been critical to our growth to a position of international significance: The Keenan mixer-wagon, Keenan nutritional advice support to customers, Food alliances.

Sarah Newman and Andrew Collins
Needahotel.com

NeedaHotel.com was founded in Dublin in 1994 by Sarah Newman when she saw the opening in Ireland for an independent company to offer hotel reservations to travel agents through a call centre. In 2000 Andrew Collins was appointed Managing Director to assist in transforming the company from a pure call centre to a combined internet/call centre operation.

Aidan Heavey
Tullow Oil Plc

Founded in Dublin in 1986, Tullow Oil works with Governments and Field partners to ensure reserves of Oil and gas are managed and developed in an optimal manner. The use of latest technology and a rigorous commercial focus ensures previously marginal fields can be made economic and the lives of mature fields can be extended.




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