Entrepreneurship
Irene Bermingham on 05 May 2021
Local Business: Every cloud has a silver lining
Irene Bermingham talks to entreprenur Aisling Flanagan, co-founder of the Velvet Cloud range of handmade sheep’s milk yoghurt and cheese, about food production and ecommerce sales.
Irene Bermingham on 05 May 2021
LEO tip to starting a business: avoiding unnecessary risks
Last week in our LEO business guide, we looked at preparing for some of the unavoidable risks that coincide with entrepreneurship. This week however, we focus on avoiding the unnecessary risks.
Irene Bermingham on 28 Apr 2021
LEO tip to starting a business: managing the risks
This week LEO looks at the potential risks involved in your business, how to best assess and prepare for their impact
Irene Bermingham on 17 Mar 2021
Local Businesses: gluten-free glory in Cork
This week Niamh Scally and Gillian Moore of Clonakilty Gluten Free Kitchen describe the trials and tribulations of taking on a brand during a pandemic.
Irene Bermingham on 15 Mar 2021
Register now for upcoming rural entrepreneurship online event
We speak to host Dr Niall O’Leary about the upcoming Rural Entrepreneurship event and Rural Femmes education project.
Anne O'Donoghue on 10 Mar 2021
‘In Dublin we’re seen as farmers, but in Wicklow we’re seen as Dubs’
From a beef farm near Tallaght, Dublin, Luke Joyce had a good mix of country and city life growing up. In conversation with Anne O’Donoghue
Janine Kennedy on 17 Feb 2021
Durrow Mills brings sprouted flours to the Irish market
Lisa Larkin left her career as an embryologist to specialise in a different sort of germination with her sprouted flour business, Durrow Mills. Janine Kennedy writes
Amii McKeever on 07 Feb 2021
Building restoration and farm diversification in Tipperary
Blackcastle Farm rears Piedmontese cattle, but now farm tours and craft clinics are also core parts of the business. This is with thanks to the farm buildings meticulously restored by the Commins'
Amii McKeever on 03 Feb 2021
Carving out a niche at Blackcastle Farm
Blackcastle Farm rears Piedmontese cattle, but now farm tours and craft clinics are also core parts of the business. This is with thanks to the farm buildings meticulously restored by the Commins'
Janine Kennedy on 27 Jan 2021
A brave new world of hospitality
2020 wasn't an ideal year to launch a new business, but as Janine Kennedy discovers, some enterprising entrepreneurs managed to find their niches in community-driven cafes.
Janine Kennedy on 30 Dec 2020
Driving on with positivity
Janine Kennedy speaks with two rural business owners on their hopes for 2021 and how 2020 has changed their overall outlook.
Amii McKeever on 17 Sep 2020
ACORNS development initiative closing date this Monday
ACORNS participants learn from successful female entrepreneurs, but to get this opportunity, you need to apply now, writes Amii McKeever.
Amii McKeever on 12 Aug 2020
Female entrepreneurship programme ACORNS open for applications
The call for applications follows the launch of the programme this week by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dara Calleary, writes Amii McKeever
Mairead Lavery on 04 Mar 2020
Showcasing an entrepreneurial spirit
Just recently, months and in some cases years of hard work came to a successful conclusion when 20 rural women showcased their new businesses in Pairc ui Chaoimh. Mairead Lavery reports
Odile Evans on 27 Nov 2019
$1m anonymous donation to the school of agri-food CEOs
Cork University Business School is the alma mater of many of the Irish agri-food sector’s influential leaders.
Odile Evans on 02 Oct 2019
National Women's Enterprise Day set to be bigger than ever
Local Enterprise Offices are organising 17 entrepreneurial events on 17 October for National Women's Enterprise Day (NWED).
Odile Evans on 28 Aug 2019
Innovation and enterprise course for homemakers and retirees
A Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurship is being offered by Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace in partnership with Springboard+.
David Wilson on 17 Apr 2019
My Country Living: from Newcastle West to Silicon Valley
Meet Jack O'Connor, the university student making a difference to the lives of farm families in Malawi with an ergonomic seed planter, writes David Wilson
Mairead Lavery on 07 Nov 2018
Future looks bright for agri tourism
Can agri tourism help bridge the income gap on farms where long-term viability could be an issue? Mairead Lavery reports from the Agri-tourism Conference 2018.
Margaret Hawkins on 17 Jan 2018
Meet Maurice Allshire of Rosscarbery Biltong: an award-winning producer at 19
After coming across biltong through fitness classes, 19-year-old Maurice Allshire decided to shelve college and work on adding the dried beef snack to the family’s food range, writes Margaret Hawkins.