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A labour of love and chocolate: How one Irish mum made a business out of helping her daughter

A labour of love and chocolate: How one Irish mum made a business out of helping her daughter

Necessity is the mother of invention. When Noele McEvoy’s 13-year-old daughter Laura was diagnosed with severe eczema, her doctors told her to stay away from dairy, gluten and sugar, all of which could trigger her painful skin condition. This, explains McEvoy, was hard for a “chocolate-loving teenager!” Worried her little girl might feel left out […]

6 years ago

Irish mums in business: Meet Caragh O’Driscoll of Bow & Rattle

Irish mums in business: Meet Caragh O’Driscoll of Bow & Rattle

It all began before she even had babies of her own. When Caragh O’Driscoll’s friends started having babies few years back, she quickly noticed many of them were struggling to find changing bags that were not only practical, like changing bags have got to be, but that they also genuienly liked and were happy to […]

6 years ago

Meet the Mumpreneurs: Fiona and Sharon Murphy of Clonskeagh Motors

Meet the Mumpreneurs: Fiona and Sharon Murphy of Clonskeagh Motors

We gotto admit it: We love hearing tales of women doing their thing (and doing it darn well too) – especially when the women in question are smashing some pretty cool glass ceilings in the process too. Recently, we caught up with Fiona and Sharon Murphy – sisters and co-owners of Dublin-based Honda car dealership […]

8 years ago

Meet the Mumpreneur: Vicki O’Callaghan and Michelle O’Riordan of Babyboo.ie

Meet the Mumpreneur: Vicki O’Callaghan and Michelle O’Riordan of Babyboo.ie

When Vicki O’Callaghan couldn’t find a highly-absorbent bib made from 100 percent cotton that didn’t make her little girl’s eczema flare up, it became clear she had to come up with the solution herself.  Getting her friend of 20 years, Michelle O’Riordan, onboard, the Cork mums, neither of which had any experience setting up a […]

8 years ago