Elite Event Management organises mass participation sports events. By Vodafone Friday 5 Feb 2021, 2:18 PM Feb 5th 2021, 2:18 PM 16,918 Views 1 Comment
Image: Oliver Kirwan/Elite Event Management
Image: Oliver Kirwan/Elite Event Management
“RATHER THAN LITERALLY closing the door and turning off the lights, we decided that we had to do something about this.”
When it was announced last March that the country was going into a full lockdown, the team at Elite Event Management knew it meant their business would suffer.
The company, which organises mass participation sports events, was set to have its biggest year in 2020.
Instead, Oliver Kirwan, Director of Elite Event Management and founder of a new fitness app called Hotfoot, found himself having to think on his feet and diversify into a whole new industry.
We re helping places to stay open : How this tech startup is backing local shops through Covid-19
Q-Kangaroo is a mobile ordering app for food. By Vodafone Wednesday 3 Feb 2021, 5:32 PM Feb 3rd 2021, 5:32 PM 11,561 Views 1 Comment
Tim Murphy, Jamie McGivern and Will Kelly of Q-Kangaroo
Image: Q-Kangaroo
Image: Q-Kangaroo
“ALL OF US on the team decided that we weren’t just going to close the business for a couple of months and wait it out.”
When Covid-19 arrived in Ireland last March, businesses around the country were faced with a situation they hadn’t encountered before. Some businesses had to close, others could stay open, while others had to adapt their model to survive.
Every job was cancelled : How this Dublin-based events company used technology to pull through Covid-19
Michael Keelan’s company, Flying Elephant, creates builds for concerts and festivals. By Vodafone Tuesday 2 Feb 2021, 3:47 PM Feb 2nd 2021, 3:47 PM 17,103 Views 3 Comments
Flying Elephant founders Michael Keelan and Max Fox.
Image: Flying Elephant
Image: Flying Elephant
“WE REALISED we had to figure something out quick, otherwise we’d all be sitting at home for a while.”
When the country went into its first lockdown in March last year, Dublin business-owner Michael Keelan wasted no time adapting his event production company, Flying Elephant.
Based in Cookstown Industrial Estate in Tallaght, Dublin 24, the five-year-old company creates bespoke builds for events such as concerts and festivals. It was set to h