Unlike most 19-year-olds, Edwina Donnellan spent the turn of the millennium in her family’s shop in Ennis, Clare, refreshing the computers to make sure they didn’t crash. “I remember being here at midnight and tapping enter into the computer,” she said. “We all thought there was going to be this massive crash… I was there all night on the computer.” Donnellan, now 45, has dedicated her career to growing the family business, which now has a turnover of almost €11 million and employs 40 people. More than that, Donnellan’s Centra is a hinge in the community. While a lot of…

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