Local business community in Dublin’s Liberties to highlight opportunities in area

The Liberties Business Forum and Dublin City Council, in partnership with Bank of Ireland on James Street, will host The Liberties Enterprise Day from 10am, tomorrow, 10th October at the Digital Exchange, The Digital Hub, Crane Street, Dublin 8.

The event aims to highlight positive transformation underway in The Liberties, positioning the area as Dublin’s ‘Innovation District’. It will bring together a range of Liberties-based business leaders to speak about ongoing projects in the area, the attractions of investing in Dublin’s ‘Innovation District’, the wealth of businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs in Dublin 8, and the opportunities for new businesses.

The line-up of speakers will include:
· CEO of St James’s Hospital, Lorcan Birthistle;
· Manager of the Guinness Enterprise Centre (GEC), Eamonn Sayers;
· Dublin City Council’s South Central Area Manager, Peter Finnegan.

The speaking inputs will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Chief Executive of the Children’s Hospital Group, Eilísh Hardiman; CEO of SICCDA and The Liberties Festival, Michael Conlon; Managing Director of DHR Communications, Catherine Heaney; Jack Teeling of Teeling Whiskey; and Lindsay Nguyen of SwiftComply.

In the afternoon, Bank of Ireland will host a ‘Show Your Business’ fair, hosted by Colm Dawson with special guest Bobby Kerr, as part of Bank of Ireland’s Enterprise Town programme.

For further information on The Liberties Dublin visit www.libertiesdublin.ie