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The finalists of the 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Ireland programme have been revealed today, with the 24 shortlisted entrepreneurs selected from across the island of Ireland, including two from Galway.

Galway will take centre stage this May as EDGE26: Ireland’s Creative Economy Summit, where creative industries, technology and enterprise converge, comes to Dexcom Stadium on May 21, with a national and international line-up of speakers announced and an open call inviting startups to take part.

‘Plug into the West’ will take place on Wednesday May 13 at the London Irish Centre in Camden, offering London-based audiences an opportunity to reconnect with the energy, ambition and creativity of Ireland’s West and Northwest.

Going for Growth – the business development programme for female entrepreneurs – is partnering with the University of Galway Innovation Office and IdeasLab to host a roadshow event at University of Galway next month.

Galway-based MedTech innovator Tympany Medical has developed Solascope, a smart surgical endoscope platform targeting the 20 million procedures per annum requiring endoscopic visualisation.

For many years, the tech market has been dominated by American corporations. However, a local team in Galway dared to question the status quo.

ACORNS, which is a free initiative for early-stage female entrepreneurs in rural Ireland, has been selected as Ireland’s national entry for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards, Investing in Entrepreneurial Skills. The European Enterprise Promotion Awards are run by the European Commission.

Female entrepreneurs from Galway are being encouraged to submit their applications for the latest cycle of ACORNS, a highly successful development programme to support women living in rural Ireland who are in the early stages of starting their own business.

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) has been awarded a flagship European project—TRI-CREATES—funded under Strand A of the EIT Higher Education Initiative, which aims on building innovation and entrepreneurship capacity within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

The first 12-week Prep4Seed Programme of 2025 culminated last week at the Investor Pitch Day where seven start-ups pitched to an audience of Angel Investors and VCs.