CEBII in the News

Published: Tue Feb 3 2026 - 10:00

 

2026

Fermoy native Professor Tom Cooney wins major international award

Professor Tom Cooney

 

2025

Are Local Enterprise Offices helping women entrepreneurs?

'For many women entrepreneurs, engagement with the LEOs is both an opportunity and a frustration.'

'For many women entrepreneurs, engagement with the LEOs is both an opportunity and a frustration.'

 

2023  

Can universities help find 'missing entrepreneurs' in the community?

Photo: Getty Images

 

4 things businesses and artists should know when working together

'In many cases artists and businesses end up unsatisfied in their efforts to work together, and opportunities are not realised'. Photo: Getty Images

'In many cases artists and businesses end up unsatisfied in their efforts to work together, and opportunities are not realised'. Photo: Getty Images

 

2022

Ireland needs to back its disabled entrepreneurs better - Podcast

 

 

2020 

Breaking down the barriers: supporting people with disabilities to become self-employed

Photographer Eddie Hennessy: “Supports are available to businesses to employ people with disabilities, but not to employ oneself.”Photograph: Eileen O’Connor Photography

Photographer Eddie Hennessy: “Supports are available to businesses to employ people with disabilities, but not to employ oneself.”Photograph: Eileen O’Connor Photography

 

2019 

10 myths about modern tourism

"Increasingly, tourists want to engage with the local and the success of Airbnb is a testament to this"

"Increasingly, tourists want to engage with the local and the success of Airbnb is a testament to this"

 

How to attract tourists to rural Ireland

The road to tourism nirvana? "As tourists are seeking new experiences, the challenge for rural tourism destinations is to present a unique experience so that they can remain competitive"

The road to tourism nirvana? "As tourists are seeking new experiences, the challenge for rural tourism destinations is to present a unique experience so that they can remain competitive"

 

2018 

How to create more disability entrepreneurs

Looking to a different future: "society needs to reimagine disability from people needing to be fixed to everyone has a role to play and from helping get them a job to self-employment." Photo: iStock

Looking to a different future: "society needs to reimagine disability from people needing to be fixed to everyone has a role to play and from helping get them a job to self-employment." Photo: iStoc