The 2025 EOY Irish Times profile series features unique insights into this year’s finalists and their businesses.
Follow the links below to learn more about them as business leaders and to read about their fascinating entrepreneurial journeys to date.
Emerging Category Profiles:
To read about Alan Doyle, Aerlytix; Eddie Dillon, CreditLogic; Aidan O’Shea and Hilary O’Shea, Otonomee and Caitriona Ryan and Niki Ralph, The Institute of Dermatologists please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From aviation finance software to changing private dermatology – The Irish Times
To read about Laura Dowling, FabÜ; Áine Kennedy, The Smooth Company; Eoin Cluskey, Bread 41 and Liam Dunne, Klearcom please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From wellness and hair taming to organic bread baking – The Irish Times
Established Category Profiles:
To read about William McColgan, McColgan’s; James Kelly, LMH Engineering; Terry Hughes, Pivotal and Gary Lavin, VITHIT please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From savoury pastries and vitamin drinks to managing US visas and passports – The Irish Times
To read about Karl Fitzpatrick, Chevron College; Larry Bass, Shinawil; Gareth Sheridan, Nutriband (Gareth has since withdrawn from the programme to focus exclusively on the upcoming Presidential Election) and Derek Foley Butler, Grid Finance please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From online teaching and Dancing with the Stars to pharma and SMEs – The Irish Times
International Category Profiles:
To read about Edward McCloskey, WaterWipes; Brian McGrath, MSL Engineering; Martin Tierney, Seating Matters and Seamus Fahey, ICS Medical Devices please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From baby wipes to catheters and mechanical engineering – The Irish Times
To read about Conor Buckley, Granite; Brendan Noud and Des Anderson, LearnUpon; Donnchadh Campbell, Europlan Group and David Corcoran, Soltec please click here:
EY Entrepreneur of the Year profiles: From engineering to online learning and waste disposal – The Irish Times