Keeping the Irish food chain safe

Lir Analytical took on major rivals as it built market share for its bio-security products, writes Trish Dromey.

For ambitious Irish company Lir Analytical, gaining traction for its innovative bio-security products in the dairy industry has meant having to elbow products from major global players off the shelves.

“Many of the disinfectant products for dairy farming have been around for 30 years — many of them haven’t changed in this time, although the bacteria they are designed to eradicate has,” says the Longford startup’s chief executive Micheál Savage.