Rosaleen Hyde and Maxine Hyde of Ballymaloe Foods will represent Cork as one of 24 finalists shortlisted for the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards which will take place on Thursday, 28 November in Powerscourt Hotel, Co Wicklow.
Finalists in the International category, they will join 23 other brilliant entrepreneurs from across the island of Ireland at the awards which are a standout showcase of entrepreneurship.
This year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme launched in January 2024 and received more than 200 nominations – the highest ever in the programme’s history. Awards will be presented across three categories – Emerging, Established, and International – with one overall winner selected as the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year. Additionally, a Sustainability Award will be presented to the finalist making the most significant contribution towards environmental sustainability through their business.
The overall winner of The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 will travel to Monaco in June 2025 to represent Ireland at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 awards.
The 24 shortlisted entrepreneurs span a range of sectors including technology, energy, healthcare, hospitality, consumer products, engineering and gaming. Collectively, this group of world-class business leaders is already generating annual revenues of more than €700M and employing over 4,000 people.
