Argosy is Ireland’s only independent book wholesaler. We carry a wide range of Irish interest books and maps as well as a full range of UK published trade titles.

The Irish Book Awards are a set of industry-recognition awards set up by a coalition of Irish booksellers in 2007.The over-riding motivation behind the awards is to celebrate the extraordinary quality of Irish writing, to help bring the best books to a wider readership annually, and to promote an industry under severe competitive pressures.In its twelfth year, the Irish Book Awards brings together the entire literary community – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians –.to recognise and celebrate the very best of Irish literary talent.

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Enterprise Ireland Mentors are senior executives with a proven track record of business success who offer their experience, advice and support to client companies, with the key objective of accelerating growth and building client capability. They act as a confidential sounding board, advising the company on developing skills and overcoming barriers to growth.Providing tailored advice, guidance and support, to help Irish start-up companies accelerate growth and build management capability. Acting as a confidential sounding board, advising companies on key operational and strategic issues.

Providing tailored advice, guidance and support, to help Irish start-up & established companies accelerate growth and build management capability. Acting as a confidential sounding board, advising companies on key operational, financial and strategic issues.

Providing tailored advice, guidance and support, to help Irish start-up & established companies accelerate growth and build management capability. Acting as a confidential sounding board, advising companies on key operational, financial and strategic issues.

Farrington's is a family owned , independent company specialising in fertilizer blending, animal feedstuffs milling and grain drying. Employing up to 40 staff and 25 contractors at seasonal peaks with a turnover of € 35 million.My career path has taken me from financial controller to finance director through to joint managing director to ultimately joint owner/director of the trading business.- Successful transfer of business to next generation in 1998.- Purchase and financing of the trading business in 2006.- Securing record finance levels in light of commodity price movements together with record volumes. This enabled company to achieve record profits of € 1 million in 2008. - Increased sales volumes of 63% over a four year period.- Full responsibility for cash collection and financial management, banking relationship and fixed asset financing.- Sole responsibility for pension, insurance, audit , human resources, i.t. and tenant issues.- Obtained large increases in credit insurance limits in order to fund company expansion.- Major reduction in insurance premium (15%) as a result of a review and overhaul of health and safety issues- Development of strong banking relationships over a 22 year period.- Restructured business on a number of separate occasions.- Regular cost reviews of top ten overheads.- I have successfully handled an orderly wind down securing full repayment of the bank and near full repayment of unsecured creditors.

Design and Implementation of a new management information systems for audit files in this newly merged medium sized practice. Advising the Partners in relation to recent auditing standard practices changes.Planning,Supervising and Reviewing statutory audits on a wide variety of clients.

I joined BDO at a time of rapid expansion where staff numbers trebled. I gained vast experience of Corporate Finance Acquisitions and Disposals , Multi-National subsidiaries appraisals, Hotel group information systems, Special Investigatory work involving insurance claims, staffing levels and reporting systems.