David Corcoran is EY Entrepreneur Of Year 2025 finalist

David Corcoran of Soltec Ireland Ltd is one of the finalists in the 2025 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme, and will compete with the 23 other shortlisted entrepreneurs from sectors including consumer, technology, media, health, life sciences, manufacturing and financial services.

Collectively they are generating annual revenues approaching €1 billion and employ more than 4,000 people.

The finalists will compete in three categories – Emerging, Established and International – and a special Sustainability Award will be presented to the finalist who is making the biggest contribution towards environmental sustainability through their business.

One overall winner will be selected as The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 at a ceremony in November.

David Corcoran of Soltec Ireland Ltd is competing in the International category.

This year’s finalists were shortlisted by an independent judging panel of previous winners, chaired by Harry Hughes, CEO of Portwest and chairperson of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Judging Panel, who said: “We were so impressed with the outstanding calibre of all of the nominations received for the programme this year. Selecting just 24 finalists was a challenging task, but I congratulate this year’s finalists and welcome them to the EOY community.

“An immensely valuable experience now awaits each of them and I wish them every success as they embark on this journey and join this group of passionate, courageous individuals who are driving Irish entrepreneurship forward.”

Since its inception, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland community has grown to a network of more than 650 alumni who harness each other’s experience (75% conduct business with one another). The EOY alumni community generate revenues of €25bn, and employ more than 250,000 people across Ireland.

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland programme is supported by Premium Corporate Sponsor Julius Baer International, and Government sponsors, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland.

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