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Irish entrepreneurs nominated for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026

Laura McCarthy Brian Shields EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 Ireland

Two Irish founders were nominated for the 2026 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards as of July 31, 2026: Laura McCarthy of Drink Botanicals Ireland in the established category, and Brian Shields of Neurent Medical in the emerging category.

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Laura McCarthy: ‘I stayed home instead of travelling to Thailand with friends that summer and launched Drink Botanicals Ireland’

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Drink Botanicals Ireland founder has been nominated in the established category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards

Brian Shields: ‘I spent years watching patients struggle with conditions that had poor or no solutions’

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Neurent Medical founder has been nominated in the emerging category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards