Celebrate International Women’s Day with LEO Leitrim, Longford and Westmeath

Network and learn with other businesswomen from across Leitrim Longford and Westmeath at our International Women’s Day event this Local Enterprise Week

Our MC will be by Allyson English - Mody 

Main Speaker

Catherine Kiveney is a Westmeath-based entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience building and scaling service-led businesses. She is the founder and owner of TheHen.ie, TeamBuildingIreland.ie two national brands delivering corporate team-building programmes and private group experiences across Ireland.

Recently she further expanded her business to undertake the renovation of Loughnavalleycottages.ie as a destination property for groups.

Starting her first company in her twenties, Cat has grown multiple ventures through strategic partnerships, systems development and a strong focus on customer experience. She is passionate about practical entrepreneurship, building systems & resilient teams that drive businesses that evolve over time.

Cat will be speaking about her business journey, the realities of growth and the importance of building strong foundations behind creative ideas.

Guest Speakers

LEO Leitrim – Carol McGowan – Heartfelt Gifts - https://heartfeltgifts.ie/ 

Carol McGowan is the artist and designer behind Heartfelt Gifts in County Leitrim. She creates Irish-themed illustrated prints, handcrafted brooches, and her well-known needle felted “memorial robins” as featured on RTÉ News, Carol supplies to retail outlets across Ireland but also offers bespoke, short-run limited edition giftware for events and corporate gifting… entirely made in her rural workshop. 

LEO Longford – Áine Farrell – Áines Boutique, Longford – aines.ie

Áine Farrell is a highly respected Irish retailer and the proprietor of Áine’s Fashion & Lingerie, a landmark boutique located on Longford’s Main Street. Áine has successfully evolved the business by adapting to changing markets, transitioning from a solely bricks‑and‑mortar model to a strong online retail presence, all while maintaining the quality, service, and personal touch of the physical store and an unwavering commitment to empowering women through style.

Áine is credited with elevating Longford’s fashion landscape. In the early years, she identified a gap in the market for younger, trend‑driven brands—an insight that led her to curate collections previously unavailable locally, helping establish Longford as a stylish shopping destination. Her forward‑thinking approach, commitment to quality, and deep understanding of customer needs have kept the boutique thriving under Áine’s leadership for more than 30 years.

Áine remains central to the brand, embodying authenticity, passion, and a dedication to helping every woman look and feel her best.

LEO Westmeath – Elaine Bradley Ryan – ideationmarketing.ie 

Elaine Bradley-Ryan – Founder & Managing Director, Ideation Marketing

Elaine Bradley-Ryan is a strategic Business Advisor specialising in sales, marketing and digital transformation.

With over 30 years’ international marketing experience, Elaine has worked with some of the world’s largest brands, including 20 years as Head of Sales and Marketing with multi-national Affinion Group - the world's biggest direct marketing company, where she led revenue growth and market expansion across the US and Europe. In 2016, she moved back home to Westmeath, and founded Ideation Marketing to bring that same commercial insight and strategic clarity to Irish SMEs.

Elaine is a highly regarded Mentor and Consultant with Local Enterprise Offices across the region, supporting founders and leadership teams to think bigger, build their brand, and sell more of their products and services to more people through effective marketing.

Registration opens at 10.30am on Friday March 6th

• Networking event
• Sit down lunch for all attendees
• Goody bag for all attendees!

Booking is essential

Start time 10:30am registration with tea/coffee and 11:00am start. 

Lunch served at 1:15pm