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  • John Boyle
    Boylesports

    John Boyle, founder of independent bookmakers Boylesports, says one of the secrets of his success since he started out on his own in 1982 has been finding the best locations.

  • Brendan Palmer
    Electronic Recycling

    Hailing from the same part of Dublin as Bill Cullen, Brendan Palmer left school at 15 and served an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic before starting his first business selling car components.

  • Tom Ilube
    Garlik

    Tom Ilube, co-founder and CEO of consumer company Garlik and former CIO of Egg, the world’s largest purely online bank, was used to being “the new boy” and figuring out how to fit in from an early age, as his father travelled a lot and he grew up in England and parts of Africa.

  • Bernard Walsh
    Hot Irishman

    The family-run Hot Irishman has gone from being about 40pc export-based to 90pc export-based in the past five years, selling to more than 30 countries across five continents.

  • Liam Queally
    Irish Dog Foods

    In the past seven years Irish Dog Foods has grown from a turnover of €3m to €30m and has grown its workforce from 10 to 90.

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