This year’s finalists for the 15th annual National Enterprise Awards have been announced.

A Cavan-based hand-made chocolate firm has developed a range of low-cost products which have compensated for the effects of the recession and could now lead to sales growth in more lucrative export markets, writes Trish Dromey

IN AUTUMN 2004 I donned my wellies and visited the Ploughing Championships for the first time. I was impressed by the sheer scale and organisation of the event, but baffled by the absence of a food pavilion to showcase Irish food.