Category Archives: Business

Clara McCarthy, LinkedIn

Many people assume I’m a girlie girl yet I love to surprise people by doing things like sky-diving, trekking in glaciers and backpacking for 6 months with the bare minimum (well; 2 pairs of shoes; flipflops and hiking boots). An … Continue reading

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Sarah Harte, Media and Communications Officer

Sarah Harte is Media & Communications Officer with Plan Ireland. Sarah went to DCU to study International Business & Languages (German and French) and spent her Erasmus year in northern Germany. In 2005, Sarah took up a marketing position in Tourism Ireland’s Brussels office, … Continue reading

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Trish Fallon, 1st Option Models

A northside girl through & true, Trish Fallon’s idol has always been her big sis Jules, who, to Trish, was one of the most beautiful models/people in Ireland when she was growing up. Jules opened the doors of 1st Option Models Management & Production in … Continue reading

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Siobhan Ryan, Meteorologist

Siobhan Ryan is a Meteorologist with Met Eireann, and has been forecasting since 2006. Before this she worked both in Dublin Airport and Met Eireann Head Quarters as a Meteorological Officer. Since August 2010 she has appeared on our screens … Continue reading

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Suzanne Murray, Plan Ireland volunteer & her daughter Laura James

Having worked in event management for years Suzanne Murray bowed out of the working world to travel and have her kids – Daniel and Laura. She spent 7 years in Barcelona enjoying the sunshine, the cultural differences and struggling to learn … Continue reading

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Elsa Jones, Nutritional Therapist & Health Journalist

Elsa Jones is a Nutritional Therapist and Health Journalist. Elsa runs a private practice in Dublin where she offers one-to-one consultations to treat individual health concerns.  Elsa has recently teamed up with Dubliner Cheese to launch their new-look Dubliner Cheese … Continue reading

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Claire Finnan, Huggy Bloom Enterprises

Claire Finnan is Managing Director of Huggy Bloom Enterprises Ltd, an event and exhibition Management Company. Together with her business partner Jennifer Shaw, the girls are the brains behind the hugely successful Pregnancy & Baby Fair. Claire and Jennifer first … Continue reading

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Jennifer Shaw, Huggy Bloom Enterprises

Jennifer Shaw is Managing Director of Huggy Bloom Enterprises Ltd, an event and exhibition Management Company. Together with her business partner Claire Finnan, the girls are the brains behind the hugely successful Pregnancy & Baby Fair. Jennifer and Claire first … Continue reading

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Sheila O’Flanagan, international bestselling author

Sheila O’Flanagan is an international bestselling author of sixteen novels and 3 short story collections. Her novels, including All For You, Stand By Me and Suddenly Single, have been translated into over twenty languages. The former financial services executive has won the … Continue reading

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Patricia Murray, Organisational Psychologist

Patricia Murray is Organisational Psychologist at the Health and Safety Authority, where she manages the agency’s mental health at work programme nationally. This means developing and promoting tools – Codes of Practice, reports, research and guidance - to be used within … Continue reading

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