Start-up founders honoured at UCC IGNITE awards 

Start-up founders including Jack Norman and Fionn McCarthy of Zirkulu, who were the Bank of Ireland investor-ready award winners, Niamh Murray of ForgetMeNot, Alan Craughwell of Assistiv, who won the Local Enterprise Office revenue ready award, Abhay Raj of Moby Share, Emily Murphy of Mind Mechanic, and Jeff Gomez of AthletHub at UCC’s The Hub for the awards and showcase of Ignite, which nurtures start-ups from idea stage to commercial reality. Picture: Joleen Cronin

Two fledgling start-ups were crowned winners at an event in UCC on Thursday, which showcased entrepreneurial talent in the college’s IGNITE programme.

Founders of start-ups in everything from mobile and web-based apps, to disability access, to climate and the environment were all showcased at the IGNITE Spring Awards in the Hub in UCC.