Louth Enterprise Awards 2024 & Business Networking Lunch

Hosted by Local Enterprise Office Louth

The highlight of Local Enterprise Week is always the Local Enterprise Awards, a chance to network and celebrate the achievements of local entrepreneurs across the county.

Taking place on Friday, 8th March, the event is a dynamic and energetic networking lunch.

Hosted by broadcaster and journalist Alison Comyn, the event will feature an interview with special guest entrepreneur Edel Treanor of Mullan Lighting. From humble beginnings in Mullan, Co. Monaghan, Mullan Lighting has gone on to achieve global success, exporting over 80% of its stunning lighting products to 55 countries worldwide, the Mullan Lighting story is one of true global ambition, tenacity, innovation and drive.

The interview with Edel will be followed by the announcement of the 2024 Local Enterprise Award winners in three categories:

• Best Start-Up Business
• Best Established Business
• Innovation Award

The overall winner of the Louth Enterprise Award will also be announced and will go forward to represent Louth in the National Enterprise Awards in May.

Guest Entrepreneur: Edel Treanor, Mullan Lighting

A graduate of DCU Business School, and experienced Project Manager in both the charitable and public sectors, Edel Treanor returned to her native Monaghan to join family business Monaghan Electrical Wholesale Ltd. where her focus was on Marketing and International Business development. Her husband Mike had established a new enterprise, Mullan Lighting, Design and Manufacturing in 2009 and Edel quickly took the lead on growing the business and driving international expansion.

In an era of mass production and generic design, the Mullan Light in-house design and manufacturing facilities provide customers with the true creative freedom to make their interior design truly unique. From residential to high-end commercial, Mullan Lighting offers a completely bespoke lighting service.

Established in 2009, the Mullan Lighting team has always been ambitious for growth and, along the way, accessed the advice and support of their Local Enterprise Office and Enterprise Ireland. They have now expanded their product range to include Mullan Lighting, Mullan Ceramic and OAT Jewellery.

From their base in Mullan Village, outside Emyvale, Mullan Lighting now employs a team of 90+ staff and exports over 80% of its goods to 55 countries worldwide, with their largest markets in the USA, UK and France.

MC: Alison Comyn, Journalist & Broadcaster

Alison Comyn is an IFTA-winning journalist, news anchor and broadcaster, who throughout her three-decade career, has worked for BBC, Sky News,Channel 4, RTÉ and UTV Ireland, as well as being a print journalist and columnist with Mediahuis.

She is also a communications consultant with international expertise, training groups and individuals from a wide range of organisations. She is an experienced MC and moderator, and has chaired the World Employment Conference, National Recruitment Federation annual conference and Davy Stockbrokers Conference to name a few.