Ireland’s soccer team travel to Bosnia for the first leg of the Euro 2016 playoff with their kit bags packed with Celtic Pure spring water.

The company, established in 2000 by Padraig McEneaney and his wife Pauline, is located in Corcreagh in Co. Monaghan, where 50 people are employed.

Celtic Pure recently signed a five-year deal with the FAI as their official water partner.

“The company has come a long way since its inception in 2000, and this new partnership embodies our success and our steady growth on the local and international market,” said McEneaney. “We started with two employees, supplying customers locally with water in five litre drums. We have our own unique bottle manufacturing process under a Quality Management System, which reduces our carbon footprint and manufacturing costs.”

Celtic Pure was the winner of the Success at Home Award at the annual Bord Bia Food and Drink Awards presented this week at a ceremony in the Mansion House in Dublin attended by 300 industry representatives.The judges described Celtic Pure as a “great Irish success story” with a strong management team.

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Celtic Pure’s retail customers include Dunnes Stores, Aldi, Londis, Spar, Mace, Gala and Applegreen.

Celtic Pure’s filed accounts for 2013 disclose a net profit of €239,000 booked in 2013. Year-end net worth was €878,000 and total liabilities amounted to €2.17 million. Year-end cash was €3,000 and debtors €867,000.