Full coverage: sweetman

One of Ireland's most recognisable entrepreneurs, Chupi Sweetman founded her business in 2013 and has bootstrapped it to a €5m turnover. With a new injection of cash, the brand is now aiming to expand its retail presence and is making a major technology play.

New York publican John Mahon outbid Conor McGregor for a landmark pub on Dublin's quays as part of a generational expansion plan. The Longford native's story is one of emigration, luck and hard graft.