In 1957, at the tender age of 28, Cork man Finbarr Ronayne set out on an ambitious entrepreneurial journey, founding Ronayne Shipping to provide ship chartering for the importation of chocolate crumb.  Made from a blend of sugar, milk and cocoa liquor, it is a key ingredient that gives milk chocolate its distinctive flavour. The move, in turn, proved key to the success of the business, now known as Irish Mainport Holdings. The company has gone from strength to strength and today provides a multitude of services, including stevedoring – the loading or offloading of cargo – warehousing facilities, tug…

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