More than 30 small companies will be touting their wares at the Local Enterprise Village during this year’s National Ploughing Championship, to be held from 20 to 22 September in Rathiniska, Co Laois.
The Local Enterprise Office initiative will see 31 small businesses, one from each LEO, take a stand in the enterprise village during the ploughing event, opening their businesses up to almost 300,000 prospective customers over the three days of the event.
Among the range of products on view and available will be food, fashion, agtech products, farm safety equipment, spirits, sportswear and even skincare for animals.
At the official launch of the initiative, LEO’s Kieran Comerford said: “Small businesses very rarely get an opportunity like this and it could be a significant event for them all in the growth of their business.
“They will be at the very heart of the action at the Ploughing Championships, getting the chance to tell their stories and sell their products and services to a massive new audience, an audience that will be excited to be back following a two-year break.
“We have been working with these businesses to ensure they maximise this opportunity through sales and marketing training and stand design. The Local Enterprise Village is always a great buzz and no doubt will be one of the big hits for visitors to Ratheniska this September.”
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National Ploughing president James Sutton added: “It is wonderful to see that so many diverse and interesting companies will be represented at this year’s Local Enterprise Village. This is a fantastic opportunity for these small local businesses to showcase their products to the 300,000 visitors expected throughout the three days.”
The full list of 31 companies is as follows:
- Carlow: Jo Browne: Natural skincare, perfume and interiors
- Donegal: Bernie Murphy: Irish designer specialising in clothing and textiles
- Fingal: DesignWorks: Portrait photography studio specialising in “Magical” portraits
- Kerry: The Busy Botanist: 100% natural pet skincare products “Holistic Hound”
- Kilkenny: The Cookie Co-Op: An artisan confectionary company
- Longford: E-broadband Comms: Broadband and fibre broadband company
- Louth: Esker Fields: Handmade natural skincare and essential oils
- Dun Laoghaire: Rathdown: Mummy Cooks: Portable portion pots and food flasks for small children
- Wicklow: Brady’s Coffee: Speciality coffees and teas
- South Dublin: Lucy & Me: Handmade wooden furniture and interiors for children’s rooms
- Westmeath: DCodeDyslexia - A reading programme to teach dyslexic, and struggling, readers to read
- Cavan: GAAWorks.ie - The platform supports players to work and live around home, stay connected with and play for their local Club and County Teams
- Clare: Moher Cottage: Irish gift products store
- Cork City: Rebel City Distillery: Craft distillery producing gin and absinthe
- Dublin City: Concept Dairy: Tech platform bringing price transparency to the dairy supply chain
- Galway: Galway Homeopathics: Veterinary products
- Kildare: TradeForUs.com - Online platform for Producer Organisations & Farm-to-Farm Livestock
- Laois: The Merry Mill: Organic oat manufacturer and retailer
- Leitrim: Prime Signs - Safety signs, excavator decals, auctioneer boards, front and back lit letters, temporary and permanent road signs
- Limerick: Juspy - An Irish food-tech company that creates lifestyle nutraceuticals for health conscious consumers in a busy world
- Mayo: Velvet Cloud - Fresh sheep’s milk yogurt, soft sheep’s milk cheese, semi hard three-month mature sheep’s milk cheese
- Meath: Zarasyl - Innovative silicate technology for the management of skin issues for animals
- Monaghan: Old Carrick Mill - Small batch distillery making premium gin and Irish whiskey
- Offaly: Acoustic Interiors - Acoustic Interiors design, manufacture, supply and fit sound insulation and room acoustic treatments to the commercial, educational, entertainment and residential sectors
- Roscommon: MegaFab: Agricultural products
- Sligo - SUIP Manufacturing - Manufacture of Sprayer Attachment for Ride On Lawnmowers & ATV’s
- South Cork: Niamh’s Larder - BKultured Water Kefir is a light, delicious and refreshing fermented drink.
- Tipperary: Eco Green Resources - Solar (PV) Photovoltaic for Generating Electricity, Hot Water Heating, Battery Storage, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, LED Lighting Systems
- Waterford: Mac Safety Signs - Supply and install display stands into hardware and Agri stores through the country
- Wexford: BodiBro - Quarter Zips, Jerseys, Hybrid Jackets, Gilet Jackets, Skinny Track Pants, Socks, Shorts, Leggings, Sport Bras, Workout Tops.
