Tammy Darcy - The Clothes Line
Swapping, rather than shopping, is the idea behind The Clothes Line.
Cathal Gaffney of Brown Bag Films has made the journey from college dropout to feted CEO by virtue of hard work, self-reliance and an endless passion for animation.
Corkman Tom Kearney travelled the exotic historial spice routes of the East before coming home and setting up his own spice company Spice O’Life in Dunmanway.
Dial2Do lets drivers use their voices as remote-control devices to get things done. The Dublin-based company aims to have its clients, while they are driving, safely complete tasks through one phone call.
Leila Bendali says the idea for her online organic store Safia Organics initially came about as the result of a bout of dry scalp. The company has been up and running since 2008, with Bendali using her background in the pharmaceutical area to put her chemistry skills to good use in researching and selecting irritant-free beauty products.
When starting a company, the first thing you need to look at is what product or service you can offer. For Tim Macdougald, managing director of The Auld Sod, the answer was right beneath his feet. The company specialises in selling Tipperary soil to the American market under the brand name Official Irish Dirt.
Darina Loakman, founder of Iamawahm.com, a website that offers advice to mothers working at home, says the flexibility of working at home must be taken seriously.
Kinvara Smoked Salmon
Cully & Sully
Data Electronics
Magnet
Cooley Distillery
Celtic Bookmakers
Linkubator Ltd
Dublin institute of Technology
Aalto Bio Reagents Ltd
Kilkenny Group