Irish Business Leaders Series: Mr Tommy Breen (CEO, DCC) & Mr Patrick Coveney (CEO, Greencore)

Posted on May 29, 2013 in Upcoming Event

On Tuesday, June 18th, the London Irish Business Society (LIBS), in association with Davy will welcome two of Ireland’s most senior business leaders to the Andaz hotel on Liverpool Street. Tommy Breen, CEO of DCC PLC, and Partrick Coveney, CEO of Greencore Group PLC, continue to run two of Ireland’s most successful businesses through one of the mostly challenging times in Irish corporate history. Drawing on both their domestic, and international experience, London Irish Business Society members will gain an invaluable insight into the inner workings of large Irish corporations. Registration will open on June 4th. Read More

Paddy Fun Run

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 in Upcoming Event

On Friday the 31st of May, a group of young Irish people are organising a charity 10k run in Battersea followed by an after party. The run takes place at 6:30pm with the post run celebrations set to commence at 8pm! All of the details about the event and how to register for the event can be found athttp://www.paddyfunrun.com/
The event is raising money for two very worthy Irish charities, RESPECT and the Irish Youth Foundation, and we hope this event will go a long way towards helping them reach their goals for the year.

Ireland: The New Tech Capital of Europe – Slide Available

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 in Previous Events

With information communications technology (ICT) now one of the fastest growing sectors in Ireland, the London Irish Business Society, in association with PWC, looked at how Ireland has become one of the most popular hubs for both indigenous and global ICT companies.

Falling labour costs, a youthful workforce, and an increasingly supportive business environment has led to 9 of the top 10 global ICT companies now maintaining a strong presence in Ireland. This has resulted in an abundance of young start-ups choosing to grow their businesses in Ireland, and setting the stage for it to become the European destination of choice for ICT. 

 

LIBS Legal Series: Gold Medal Transaction – The Lawyers who delivered London 2012

Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Previous Events

Following the success of London 2012, McCann FitzGerald in association with the London Irish Business Society, is pleased to invite you to an evening with Ms. Terry Miller, General Counsel – London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and Mr. Tim Jones, Partner – Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, the official legal services provider to London 2012. At the event, speakers will address their experience of helping to organise an event that brought together 9 million spectators and 16,500 athletes from 205 nations. We look
forward to hearing about their involvement in the context of planning and staging such a complex event.. Their presentations will be followed by some Q&A. Please click here for more.

Ireland’s Growth Strategy: Time for Change?

Posted on Nov 2, 2012 in Previous Events

The London Irish Business Society, in association with Net Eire (the Morgan Stanley Irish Network), is delighted to invite you to our next event aimed at discussing the Irish Government’s growth strategy for growing Ireland’s entrepreneurial culture. Several recent initiatives seek to generate a diverse and vibrant entrepreneurial culture, through both improving access for foreign venture capital portfolios to fund Irish start-ups, and by attracting earlier stage companies to Ireland. Despite Ireland’s success in attracting some of the world’s most influential companies to establish headquarters in Ireland, the challenge now facing Ireland  is to try to combine this with a supportive environment for younger start-ups.

Panelists:
Brian Mehigan – Chief Financial Officer, Kerry Group
Terry Clune – Founder & CEO, Taxback.com and Connect Ireland
Joe Hogan – Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Openet Labs & IP Management.
Niall O’Donnellan –  Head of Investment Services, Enterprise Ireland
Moderator on the evening Ronan Carr, CFA – Executive Director, European & EEMEA Equity Strategy, Morgan Stanley