SET up last year, event rider’s Sam Watson and Diarmuid Byrne’s eventing data analytics company, EquiRatings Ltd, was among the 13 award winners at this year’s National Enterprise Awards at the Aviva Stadium. Congratulating the winners, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD, presented a regional award to the Carlow-based firm. The Minister said: “Small businesses, like finalists here at the National Enterprise Awards, are the backbone of the Irish economy and I want to ensure that I can put in place the right conditions for more small businesses to grow.”

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Enterprise executive with the Local Enterprise Office, John Mulcahy congratulated Watson and Byrne, saying: “EquiRatings won this regional award in recognition of what they have achieved since setting up the business. With a growing client base, the company is well-placed to enjoy even more success in the years to come.”