Ten of Ireland’s brightest startups: From disinfection robots to motion-tracking for kids, Ireland is brimming with the sort of blue-sky thinking the economy needs
(Back row) Johann Issartel (MoveAhead) with Aisling Kirwan (Positive Carbon), Aoife Matthews (Sisterly), Seán McLoughlin (ResHub), Katarina Antill (Bonafi) and Conor McGinn (Akara). (Front row) Jamie McGann (MoveAhead) with Mark Kirwan (Positive Carbon), Jennifer O Connell (Sisterly) and Clare Meskill from Teleatherapy, whose companies were showcased at an Enterprise Ireland event in the RDS last week. Photos: Frank McGrath
Sean Pollock
Last week hundreds of Ireland’s most promising entrepreneurs descended into the main hall of Dublin’s historic RDS convention centre – with many in attendance reflecting on just how far the country’s business community had come in the past 10 years.
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