Irish Country Living Magazine Cover Feature and Article 2013
Margaret Valette O'Connor made the cover of Irish Country Living Magazine, from the Farmer's Journal, in January 2013 outlining the success of the cafe business, including Quigleys, Cafe Q and Quigleys Bakery & Deli. Expanding from one shop in 1985 to 17 in 2013. Farmer’s Journal Irish Country Living 19 January 2013 Cover Feature Recipes for Success Aisling Hussey of Irish Country Living sits down with Margaret Valette O’Connor, the [...]
The Sunday Times 2012 – How I Made It
The Sunday Times 2012 How I made it: Margaret O’Connor Helping turn one bakery into a €7m business has been the icing on the cake for the managing director of Quigley’s, Café, Bakery, Deli. Sandra O’Connell of The Times likened Margaret Valette O'Connor to baking soda, noting how she was key in expanding the family-owned Quigley’s Cafe, Bakery & Deli from one shop in Nenagh town to 16 branches all [...]
Image Magazine – Entrepreneur of the Year 2012
Image Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Image Magazine, a high-end woman-focused magazine that “connect clients to audiences by creating stimulating, smart, relevant bespoke content”, opened its 6th year of celebrating the successes of Ireland’s leading businesswomen at the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2012. This year’s Awards were sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, who continually looks for ways to help and offer support to new businesses. Categories include Entrepreneurship, [...]
The Irish Times Inside Track Q&A 2012
The Irish Times Inside Track Q&A 2012 The Irish Times invited Margaret Valette O’Connor for an interview for Inside Track Q&A. For years, the section has created varying dialogues with industry leaders, experts and influencers and is known for its fast-paced and direct enquiry style, providing its readers with a behind the scene glimpse of what goes on in a business and the great minds that run them. What’s the [...]
Local Enterprise Office (LEO), Tipperary, Awards
Existing Business Award - Business Network Awards 2012 Network North Tipperary along with North Tipperary County Enterprise Board, honoured top women entrepreneurs at the Business Network Awards 2012. Network North Tipperary is a branch of the nationwide Network Ireland, a progressive, dynamic organisation established in 1983, which “offers support, mentoring and confidence building for women, in particular those starting in business or returning to the workplace, supporting the professional and [...]
Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards 2012
Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards 2012 Managing Director Margaret Valette O'Connor represented Quigleys Cafe, Bakery and Deli at the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards for the Munster Area. The famous chain nabbed the coveted "Best Established SME Award" at the event and will represent Nenagh at the National Finals in May where they will also compete for the overall Ulster Bank Business Achiever Award. The Awards, now in their 19th [...]
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