As I’ve recently been helping to promote the search for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur, I thought it might be useful to create a list of some of Ireland’s outstanding young entrepreneurs who are on Twitter. The following list is not definitive by any means and I’m sure there are people who I’ve missed (Please feel free to add them in the comments below). Also, if someone I’ve mentioned is over thirty, sorry, but I’m sure you’ll agree that they are still a wonderful example to the rest of us.

1. #IBYE Competition – Ireland’s outstanding “30
Entrepreneurs Under 30″ on Twitter
As I’ve recently been helping to promote the search for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur, I
thought it might be useful to create a list of some of Ireland’s outstanding young
entrepreneurs who are on Twitter.
The IBYE competition offers county winners an investment of up to €20,000 while winners at
national level can receive an additional €50,000. Individuals, venture teams, partnerships,
existing businesses with a new ideaand people overseas that will HQ in Ireland are all invited to
enter – under one of three categories: best new idea, best start-up business and best established
business with a new add-on. Applicants need to submit their application (and optional video) to
your Local Enterprise Office, or online on or before 30th June 2014. The competition “is designed
to foster a culture of entrepreneurship in Ireland and to encourage the establishment of new
innovative businesses by Ireland’s best young entrepreneurs”.
Ireland’s outstanding “30 Entrepreneurs Under
30″ on Twitter
The following list is not definitive by any means and I’m sure there are people who I’ve missed
(Please feel free to add them in the comments below). Also, if someone I’ve mentioned is over
thirty, sorry, but I’m sure you’ll agree that they are still a wonderful example to the rest of us.

2. @patrickc & @collision
Patrick and John Collison are Limerick brothers who founded Stripe in 2010. It provides a low-
cost way for businesses to accept payments online and current estimates value the company at
around €1.3bn.
@paddycosgrave
Paddy Cosgrave is the guy who brought the tech world to Dublin as founder of The Summit””
formerly, “The Web Summit” and previous to that “The Dublin Web Summit”.

3. @CloonanJ
Jonathan Cloonan is Director of Partnerships and Business Development at GroupM
Entertainment.
@ChrisKennedy
Chris Kennedy is CTO and co-founder of Trustev, which provides real-time, identity verification
for businesses operating online.

4. @Whelton
The first person to hack the iPod Nano, James Whelton co-founded CoderDojo, an international
network of coding clubs for kids.
@TerryCavanagh
Monaghan-born entrepreneur, Terry Cavanagh is a designer of experimental games.
@RichieWhelan
Richard Whelan is co-founder of Popdeem, a rewards app that allows retailors to empower brand
advocates.
@Keithjmcc
Keith McCormac is CEO of Glass Robot Studios.
@CristinaLuminea
Cristina Luminea is the founder and CEO of ThoughtBox which uses ‘gameful learning’ to teach
people at their own pace.

5. @EddieMcElroy
Designer Ed McElroy is CEO of Social Arcade which develops viral branded games, quizzes and
puzzles.
@lseultw & @OBrienAoibheann
Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O’Brien are the co-founders of Foodcloud, a web based social
enterprise that help businesses with food surpluses connect with charities.
@BrendanODris @AidanSliney & @CraigWatson
Brendan O’Driscoll, Aidan Sliney and Craig Watson are co-founders of the music discovery and
sharing app: Soundwave.

6. @FuriousLeddy
Patrick Leddy is founder and chairman of mobile business strategy company: Furious Tribe.
@StephenKelly86
Stephen Kelly is animation director and lead game designer for Entertainment Company he co-
founded: Studio Powwow.
@JimmieBond
James McNamara is CTO of CleverMiles, a platform that allows drivers to analyse and compare
their performance with fellow users.
@Sconnedy @MrBirl & @Pauricthelodger
Scott Kennedy Cian Brassil and Padraic Harley are the co-founders of CloudDock, a service that
allows users manage all their cloud services in one place.
@XpressoSoftware
Eamon Keane is CEO of Xpreso Software which connects couriers and consumers in real-time.

7. @BenTeeling & @DerekGraydon
Ben Teeling and Derek Graydon founded Allogen Biotech in 2011 to meet the need for rapid,
high sensitivity food allergen testing.
@MonoglotMark
Founded by Mark Moore, OralEye is “the world’s first dental check-up service via SmartPhone”.
@GeorgiSmithwick
Georgie Smithwick founded CourseHub.ie which allows students past and present to
anonymously review their course.
@Simone_Rocha_
Dublin-born fashionista, Simone Rocha is the daughter of John Rocha and was named Designer
of The Year at the Glamour Women of the Year awards.

8. @GaryMartin777
Gary Martin set up and is MD of Martin Construction who develop office blocks in London.
@SillanStudios
Jonathan White is 15 years old and from Co. Cavan. He developed the game – Recineration
which has already had tens of 1000s of downloads.
Congratulations to all those that featured and again if you believe there is someone I missed,
please feel free to add them in the comments.
Would you like to JOIN the Outstanding Young Irish Entrepreneurs on this
list?
Do you have what it takes to become Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur? Do you have a great
idea for a new Irish business?
What are you waiting for? YOU COULD BE Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur?