Ballybeg House – a venue with a view

When you convert a run-down house into an exclusive wedding venue tucked away in rural south Wicklow, well, you’ve earned the right to a fair hearing! And that’s exactly what Paddy O’Toole, owner of Ballybeg House near Tinahely, received when he addressed the Rural Science Association on its recent field trip to Wicklow. A former chairperson of Wicklow County Tourism, Paddy had […]

Success leaves clues, says Sean Gallagher

(16 April 2015) If I say anything negative about entrepreneur Sean Gallagher’s ‘Success leaves clues’ presentation at yesterday’s Carlow Local Enterprise Office’s Connector networking event, I’m going against his mantra to be positive. So, in the interests of positivity, a few of the points I highlighted were: What is the ‘pivot’ of your business? This refers to the element that turned […]