The 24 finalists of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland programme have been revealed today and include companies across a range of sectors including consumer, health tech, pharmaceutical, energy and engineering across the island of Ireland.
They will compete across three categories - Emerging, Established and International.
A special Sustainability Award will also be presented to the finalist who is making the biggest contribution towards environmental sustainability through their business.
One overall winner will be selected as The EY Entrepreneur of the Year at an awards ceremony which will take place in November.
Collectively the shortlisted finalists generate annual revenues of more than €700m and employ over 4,000 people.
This year's finalists have been shortlisted out of more than 200 nominations by an independent judging panel of previous winners, chaired by Harry Hughes, CEO of Portwest and Chairperson of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year judging panel.
"The high quality of all of the nominations received for the programme this year really emphasised that entrepreneurship is very much alive and kicking across the island of Ireland," Mr Hughes said.
Roger Wallace, Partner Lead for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year programme, said this year saw the most nominations ever in the history of the programme.
"Our finalists hail from a diverse mix of backgrounds and are at the helm of some of the most inspiring and innovative businesses in their industries. They are all true trailblazers - leaders with the courage and capacity to plot and follow their own path, pushing conventional boundaries and limits," he stated.
"Each of the finalists is exploring new markets and technologies to solve challenges and find solutions that are revolutionising their own industries and creating opportunities for their local communities, the island of Ireland and beyond," he added.
