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A Carrickfergus shoemaker is reclaiming the Irish brogue in a plan to export high quality shoes to the US.
Robinson’s Shoemakers has developed its own brand of the traditional footwear with support from Invest Northern Ireland and has launched them for sale online. The shoes are the only brand of Irish brogue available, despite the shoe originally being created in Ireland.
SlidePath, a Dublin firm specialising in digital image and data management, is bucking the wider trend with plans to create new jobs in the coming months.
Acquired earlier this year in a e3.7 million deal with Genetix, a British cell imaging and analysis firm, SlidePath recently moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in Santry.Its founders Dr. Seán Costello and Dr. Dónal O'Shea, who continue to lead the firm, have set ambitious five-year growth targets. Already, they are preparing to recruit seven new staff to add to the company's twenty-strong workforce.
Technology firm Norkom Technologies will invest over e25 million in research and development (R&D) over the next four years, according to chief executive Paul Kerley.
Gerry Brandon - Eplixo
Launching a new product in direct competition with an established heavyweight may strike fear into the heart of many a start-up.
VIDEO - Waterford Wood Started by Paul McCarthy, bespoke furniture maker Waterford Wood now includes his son Conor. Their skillset has seen them endure and lead through three decades of changes. The contrasting father-son business dynamic is evidenced in this short video, with both proving valid, yet differing outlooks on reaching customers.
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