EY Entrepreneur of the Year
Some 26 companies have been shortlisted for the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year award and the winner will be announced in October. The Irish Times is the media partner.
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![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Paul Quigley & Andrew Mullaney, NewsWhip EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Paul Quigley & Andrew Mullaney, NewsWhip](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2704326.1467389363!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
News monitoring service has over 320 clients, including BBC, Intel and Mastercard
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Sean and Leona McAllister, PlotBox EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Sean and Leona McAllister, PlotBox](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2704323.1467389443!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Company plots further success after winning over cemetery managers with its tech
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist: Ciara Clancy, Beats Medical EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist: Ciara Clancy, Beats Medical](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2704321.1467389524!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Dancer turned businesswoman taps into technology to help those with Parkinson’s
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Kieran O’Keeffe, MobileWebAdz EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Kieran O’Keeffe, MobileWebAdz](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2695038.1466679624!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Firm aggregates global network of 1,900-plus advertisers who use its technology platform
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: James McGee, Athlone Extrusions Ltd EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: James McGee, Athlone Extrusions Ltd](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2696426.1466679852!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Firm is bespoke manufacturer of co-extruded multilayer thermoplastic sheets
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist: Brendan Mooney, Kainos Group plc EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist: Brendan Mooney, Kainos Group plc](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2696428.1466680012!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Northern Irish firm provides digital technology solutions to number of industries
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Dr Suresh Tharma and Dr Ashok Songra founded the medical firm 10 years ago
![EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Niall Stringer & Gillian Maxwell, Tiger Retail Ireland EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists: Niall Stringer & Gillian Maxwell, Tiger Retail Ireland](/web/20160707210327im_/http://www.irishtimes.com/polopoly_fs/1.2678606.1465493124!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_220/image.jpg)
Starting unknown retail brand in 2011 was tough but pair now have growing business
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