We talk to a variety of agri start-ups and early-stage food business that we met at the 2024 Ploughing Championships, from the latest tech to amazing flavours. 

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At the 2024 Blas na hEireann Awards in Dingle we spoke with its founder Artie Clifford who talked about how the awards came into being and how his own experiences as a businessperson informed the need for not only a celebration of Irish food but for how food producers can help each other grow their businesses. 

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Hosted at the RDS Simmonscourt on Sunday 10 November, the Nevo EV
Show is poised to be Ireland’s largest-ever motor show – a must-attend for
anyone interested in the future of mobility. We talk to Nevo’s Derek Reilly, the
host of Ireland’s leading Electric Vehicle YouTube channel and Partnerships
Director of Nevo, about what’s happening when it comes to the uptake of
electric vehicles in Ireland.

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We talk to Barry Guiney, head of the Scale Up Collective at executive search
firm Odgers Berndtson Ireland about the prevailing trends in tech recruitment.
Is the sector in slowdown or is it heating up? Barry has more than 20 years of
senior executive experience in the technology sector and has his finger on
the pulse of new hiring trends such as the emergence of the chief AI officer
role.

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Mark O’Connor and Bobby McDonnell from Bank of Ireland Corporate Pensions outline the pros and cons of auto-enrolment for employers and employees and what every business owner needs to know. 

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We talk to Lucy Ryan, head of Food & Beverage Sector at Bank of Ireland about the upcoming Blas na Eireann Irish food awards, now in their 17th year. She talks about how quality Irish food ingredients are having their moment and how we can make Irish food more sustainable to serve future generations. 

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With the 2024 Ploughing Championships about to welcome more than 300,000 people and 1,700 exhibitors, Bank of Ireland’s head of Agriculture Sector Eoin Lowry talks about the history of this iconic event and how it is at the crossroads of the sustainable future of farming. 

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Caitriona Considine swapped the corporate world to transform an old cowshed near the cliffs of Moher into a thriving gift and coffee shop with the mission for Moher Cottage to be the best little shop in Ireland. The former engineer talks about swapping the long commutes for entrepreneurship and running a business sustainably on one of Ireland’s busiest tourist trails.

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The 2023 Project Management Professional of the Year James Louttit has recently published a book about how to lead impactful teams. James talks about his journey to overcome burnout and explains how even well-prepared, hard-working intelligent people can feel the strain of project management. He has authored a new book that provides tips and techniques to make projects more effective, successful and enjoyable.

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We talk to John Clancy, the founder and CEO of Galvia, an AI-powered decision intelligence platform that draws actionable insights from enterprise data. Since 2017 Galvia (formerly known as Chatspace) has been working with some of the World’s largest companies including Nestlé, Medtronic and Atos. As a serial entrepreneur John is continually identifying new opportunities to make AI accessible to every organisation, big and small.

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