Aisling Events

Event

West Belfast Small Business Circle

Date:

24 April 2026

Time:

8:00 am

Where:

Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, 216 Falls Road, BT12 6AH

Brendan Mooney

CEO, Kainos

Brendan Mooney

CEO, Kainos

Kainos CEO Brendan Mooney has told West Belfast small business owners of the daily challenges he faces managing 3,500 staff across 20 countries at Roundtable breakfast in An Chultúrlann.

Report on Roundtable

Cáitríona Nic Sheáin & Andy Whitson

Foilsitheoirí/Publishers

Cáitríona Nic Sheáin & Andy Whitson

Foilsitheoirí/Publishers

Emer Hinphey

Co-Founder, Think People

Emer Hinphey

Co-Founder, Think People

A Co Derry entrepreneur who co-founded leading HR agency.

Feature on Emer Hinphey

Podcast

Gail Cook

Marketeer

Gail Cook

Marketeer

Hugh Cormican

Founder, Cirdan

Hugh Cormican

Founder, Cirdan

A West Belfast-born entrepreneur aiming to grow his health diagnostic company Cirdan into a Unicorn — a business with a valuation of $1bn.

Feature on Hugh Cormican

Podcast

Report on Address

Irial Mac Murchú

founder and director of leading Irish language broadcasting company Nemeton

Irial Mac Murchú

founder and director of leading Irish language broadcasting company Nemeton

John Hannaway

Accountant

John Hannaway

Accountant

Top accountant John Hannway urged small business owners to follow the accountancy ‘highway code’ when he addressed the West Belfast Business Roundtable in An Chultúrlann.

Feature on John Hannaway

Podcast

Interview

Kieran Donoghue

CEO, Invest NI

Kieran Donoghue

CEO, Invest NI

Michael McAdam

Founder, Movie House

Michael McAdam

Founder, Movie House

Michael McAdam believes in dreams – even if they are the very stuff of movies. In fact, especially if they are the stuff of movies.

Feature

Podcast

Pete Boyle

Founder, Argento

Pete Boyle

Founder, Argento

Peter Dixon

Business Leader

Peter Dixon

Business Leader

Report on Address

Addressed by international business strategist and former chair of Phoenix Energy Peter Dixon, the event focused on the building blocks of a successful company.

Sara O’Neill

Designer

Sara O’Neill

Designer

The work of renowned artist and designer Sara O’Neill has been featured in countless glossy magazines, on red carpets, major billboard and television campaigns, book and album covers and exhibited worldwide over the past 20 years. 

Feature Sara O’Neill

Tina McKenzie

Founder, Staffline

Tina McKenzie

Founder, Staffline

Prominent business leader Tina McKenzie returned to her native West Belfast to share the story of her career – detailing the many exciting ups but also some challenging downs during almost three decades in the recruitment sector.


Feature