Entrepreneur grows his firm organically

Oisín Concannon discovered a gap in a huge market by accident. Now the ex-soldier is taking full advantage of the demand for an organic weedkiller that was previously unavailable in Europe, writes Trish Dromey

AN ORDER to send a shipment to sunny Nigeria, where the weeds still grow in the winter, has provided an autumnal boost for Galway company Irish Organic Weedkiller.

Demand for the company’s 100% natural organic weedkiller has, over the last year, exceeded expectations for company founder Oisín Concannon, who now sells product to many of the large garden centres around the country and is about to export to Britain and Norway, as well as Nigeria.