Denis, Aoibheann and Emma interviewed some of the showcases at today’s event in Shannon Airport.
Kemp Application Delivery
Cathy from Samsung
Siobhan from Limerick, Clare Education and Training Board;
Aoibheann, Emma and Denis
Youth Media Team
Interview with John Hartnett
Aoibheann, Emma, Denis and Roisin interviewed John Hartnett the founder and president of the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITGL) at the ITGL Young Innovators event in Shannon Airport. John told us about why he founded ITGL and the work that he does. He also spoke about how important events like today are, as now young people don’t have to wait until their 20s or 30s to be an entrepreneur. John’s advice to us as young people was to follow our passions and to think outside the box when looking for solutions to problems.
Aoibheann, Emma, Denis and Roisin
Youth Media Team
Interview with Gavin Duffy and Barry O’Sullivan
Aoibheann, Emma, Denis and Roisin interviewed the two male Dragons, Gavin Duffy and Barry O’Sullivan from Dragons Den at the ITLG Young Innovators event. Gavin and Barry told us about their background and what it’s like being a dragon. Gavin and Barry also spoke about how learning about businesses and entrepreneurship from a young age can be hugely beneficial. They were surprised we asked about the gender balance in the Den because for them it’s all about good ideas and competitiveness.
Aoibheann, Emma, Denis and Roisin
Youth Media Team
Interview with Eleanor McEvoy, Chanelle McCoy and Alison Cowzer
Emma, Aoibheann, Denis and Roisin interviewed the three female dragons, Eleanor McEvoy, Chanelle McCoy and Alison Cowzer from Dragons Den at the ITLG Young Innovators event. The ladies told us about their background and how it feels to be called a dragon. All of them were very passionate about young people in business and how events like today are so important for them to learn more and get inspired from the generation of the future. They also felt that gender balance is key and that they were looking forward to a future where ‘its the norm’ for women to be behind successful businesses.
Emma, Aoibheann, Denis and Roisin
Youth Media Team
Big Reasons LIT Supports Young Innovators
Professor Vincent Cunnane, President of LIT and Dr. Liam Brown, Vice President for Research Enterprise and Development for LIT, explained why the Limerick Institute of Technology enthusiastically supports young innovators. Liam and Vincent spoke about their roles in LIT and why young people continue to drive the success of entrepreneurship in Ireland.
Roisin and Denis
Youth Media Team
Interview with Sean O’Sullivan
Here Finn and Jack interview Dragon’s Den entrepreneur Sean O’ Sullivan on everything from business investment to filmmaking.
Interview with Pat Donohue
Here Finn and Jack interview Pat Donohue on the #youngITLG event as he mentored the winning team(CastleTroy College)
The winning team at Young Innovators
Jack and Finn interviewed the winning team from Castletroy College at the Young Innovators event at Shannon Airport today.
We also interviewed Pat Donohue, their mentor.
Interview with Gavin Duffy and Peter Casey
Laura and Sinead interviewed Dragon’s Den Entrepreneurs Gavin Duffy and Peter Casey. They talked to us about what they thought of the ideas and pitches they saw at the Young Innovators Event, what they look for in a pitch and also how they deal with failure.
Interview with Eamon Dalton
Laura interviewed Eamon Dalton who was one of the judges today at The Young Innovators Event in Shannon Airport. He talked about what was involved in his role for the day.