Martin’s Safety Equipment

Martin's Safety Equipment was founded in 2011 by a transition year student. Marie Martin's father had become ill spraying pesticides, encouraging her to invent the Safe Scrub Sprayer.

Marie went on to win the Young Entrepreneur Programme, receiving national attention for her product as well as mentorship from Denis O'Brien and Jerry Kennelly.

Marie is committed to her mission of promoting health and safety in the agricultural sector and providing farmers with innovative new products to protect their health.

Blazer

NU.

Blazer is developing an airport security system for honeybee hives that uses image recognition technology to monitor, record and analyse honeybee health before take off and after landing. The device then reports back actionable information to beekeepers.

The problem is that beekeeping today is a very difficult undertaking:

• Varied threats  
• Subtle indicators
• 2 week window to detect before colony collapse
• 1⁄3 of managed honeybee colonies die out every year
• Wild honeybee decline = pressure on beekeepers

Real time data allows beekeepers to respond to threats in a proactive way using proven treatment methods. The long­term value in Blazer is the locally, nationally and globally aggregated data collected on honeybees.

Nu. is an ethical fashion community, aiming to reinvent the way we shop. They believe in looking great, without the environmental and social costs. 

The Fast­Fashion industry is cheap, unethical and highly profitable. Nu. will create a marketplace where fashion is both affordable and sustainable, whilst remaining profitable. Nu. runs eye­opening events throughout Dublin, with a focus on highlighting the harm caused by the current industry. In this respect they provide fun, stylish and affordable wardrobes without causing harm to the planet. 

Their objective is to make ethical fashion the norm, while refusing to support unfair systems of production.

QuickSpot

QuickSpot was established out of pure frustration over something that we encounter nearly every day; the inability to find parking. 

By utilising a regular CCTV camera, their unique software, and combining it with an effective mobile application, they are able to identify and guide drivers to available car park spaces. 

With the average price per space being significantly lower and less intrusive than any of their competitors, we believe QuickSpot have the potential to become a market leader in the smart parking industry.

Using just a mobile app, QuickSpot could offer the overall solution for the parking industry.

Vital Fixies

Cork Cares

Vital Fixies is a fixed­-gear bicycle company. Designing from Dublin and manufacturing in Taiwan, they are are focused on quality, style and affordable pricing.

Dozens of dedicated designers and engineers work together to carefully construct every facet of the bikes. Their simple, elegant design costs less and ages gracefully. They eliminate waste, you save. Their bicycles are half the traditional retail price and because they sell direct to their customers and don't have expensive retail stores, the customer receives far higher quality bike for their money.

Their goal is simple; to offer high quality fixed gear bikes at an unbeatable price.

Cork Cares is a social enterprise that enables consumers and businesses to give back to charity whilst also getting something in return. 

They connect local businesses and charities by selling deals online. They then donate a percentage of sales, meaning the consumer is given a good deal whilst supporting their favourite charity. The business is also able to give back and receives a new customer. For charities, they provide a sustainable, regular source of income with no effort needed on their part.

Having launched in Cork and with ambitions to expand, their aim is to have consumers shop normally, but with far greater benefit to society.