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  • People In Business

  • Marathon illness paved the way for a life of coaching
    Sunday, March 07, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    Taking a few months off from his civil service job with the Department of Justice in Limerick led John Finnerty to his present career as a life coach.
    Making it up as you go along
    Sunday, March 07, 2010  By Jenny Hauser
    The cosmetics industry wasn’t the obvious career choice for Zoe Clark when she graduated from University College London with a degree in anthropology.
    Striking out alone provides impetus for success
    Sunday, February 28, 2010  By Jenny Hauser
    Graphic designer Helena Duggan used to work for a company which catered mostly for corporate clients, and felt her creativity was being stunted.
    Houston, we have a great idea
    Sunday, February 28, 2010  By Nicola Cooke
    Donegal engineer Shane Houston has combined his passion for designing and making products with his rural background rearing hens.
    Providing an insurance alternative for credit unions
    Sunday, February 28, 2010  By Cheryl O’Sullivan
    With years of experience behind them working with credit unions and in insurance, John Hamilton and Daren O’Neill decided to go it alone.
    Company Matters
    Sunday, February 28, 2010  
    Prepare for transfer-pricing regime
    French friends do the walk of life
    Sunday, February 21, 2010  By Kieron Wood
    Three French rugby fans turned their passion for exercise into a business when they set up a company offering walking tours of a traditional pilgrimage route in Spain.
    Maud’s maids business cleans up with professional service
    Sunday, February 21, 2010  By Cheryl O’Sullivan
    Maud Chitiza-McGuckin has gone from selling local luxury peanut butter in her native Zimbabwe to being director of her own professional cleaning company in Ireland.
    Developing a taste for the Munchies
    Sunday, February 14, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    After 25 years working in financial services, Declan Horan has moved into a new sector - albeit in familiar surroundings. Horan has opened a franchise of Munchies, the Irish owned sandwich bar chain, in Drumcondra in north Dublin.
    A jewel in the making
    Sunday, February 14, 2010  By Fiona Ness
    You can’t imagine that Shelley had to promote his own poems, or that da Vinci prepared Vat returns in breaks from painting The Last Supper and Mona Lisa.
    Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
    Sunday, February 14, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    Friends Elizabeth Moore and Claire Doyle confess to having moments of ‘‘sheer terror’’ since setting up their fashion design business late last year.
    Company Matters
    Sunday, February 14, 2010  
    How to get the best out of your finance department
    IT crucial for recovery in recession
    Sunday, January 31, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    The middle of a recession may not seem like the most obvious time to launch a recruitment firm, but Cathal Grogan believes his new firm can change recruitment practices in the IT sector.
    Green-house goes from strength to strength
    Sunday, January 31, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    Brothers Aidan and Peter Cruise were ahead of their time when they decided to set up a business focusing on energy efficiency more than a decade ago.
    Holidays tailored just for you
    Sunday, January 31, 2010  By Cheryl O’Sullivan
    Having worked together in the travel industry for the past 12 years, Marian Assen and Linda Jones had a strong relationship and a shared work ethic.
    Company Matters
    Sunday, January 31, 2010  
    Personal guarantees when your firm goes bust
    Holidays in the sun but without the alcohol
    Sunday, January 24, 2010  By Cheryl O’Sullivan
    Andrew O’Loughlin knows how difficult holidays can be for recovering alcoholics.
    Tasteful interior design at reasonable prices
    Sunday, January 24, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    After more than five years in her family’s interiors business, Julianne Kelly has seen the highs and lows in the property sector and the wider economy.
    Gardening at the touch of a button
    Sunday, January 24, 2010  By Cheryl O’Sullivan
    Award-winning horticulturalists Tony Donegan and Jule Schedwill have launched a garden centre with a difference - it does its business online.
    BITS is a hit with IT solutions and services
    Sunday, January 24, 2010  By Carol Hayes
    Despite the downturn, IT entrepreneur Gavin Dixon is predicting growth at his firm, following a partnership deal with a web development company.