National Women's Enterprise Day - Dublin Regional Event
The four Local Enterprise Offices in Dublin are jointly organising one of the largest celebrations of women entrepreneurs and women in business in the capital in 2026!
Over 320 are expected at this event, which is hosted by broadcaster and entrepreneur Anna Daly at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan. Multi-award-winning entrepreneur and skincare expert, Jennifer Rock, CEO of the Skin Nerd, is this year’s keynote speaker.
There’s also a female founders’ panel featuring Dervla Arthurs of Snugabugz (baby socks and booties that stay on), Áine Devlin of ExamRevision (teaching and learning platform for schools), Mags Moran of Mizz Rio (independent bridal brand)and Sofie Rooney of Chimac (restaurant-quality Korean inspired sauces).
Meanwhile, internationally-recognised trainer, Danica Murphy of Prism, will be encouraging us all to ‘break the ice’ by facilitating networking sessions. There will also be representatives from various state support agencies on hand to answer your questions in our Exhibition Zone.
Tickets are going on sale soon and will be available for a limited time only.
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MC: Anna Daly, broadcaster and entrepreneur
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Our master of ceremonies is presenter, broadcaster and entrepreneur Anna Daly, well-known for ‘waking up the nation’ every morning on Ireland's flagship TV breakfast show, Ireland AM for over a decade. Anna also established and ran a successful ethical clothing brand ‘Little Bliss,’ for a number of years.
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Rock, CEO of the Skin Nerd
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Entrepreneur Jennifer Rock is an award-winning dermal facialist, skin expert, educator and bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Skingredients® multi-award-winning skincare range and The Skin Nerd® store and online skin consultations service. To date, over 60,000 clients have passed through The Skin Nerd’s® virtual doors.
Female Founders' Panel
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Meet Dervla Arthurs: CEO and Founder of Snugabugz.
Snugabugz is a fast-growing Irish baby brand, creating innovative socks and booties, designed to stay securely on babies’ feet. The products have a specially developed IP registered stay-on fit and more than 10,000 customers. Its products are sold online and through a growing network of retail partners across Ireland and the UK.
Snugabugz has been supported by Local Enterprise Office Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
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Meet Áine Devlin: Co-Founder of ExamRevision
Described as Ireland’s “21st Century Textbook,” ExamRevision is a teaching and learning platform, trusted by more than one in three secondary schools nationwide. Making high-quality learning resources available to all, ExamRevision is expanding across the post-primary sector and moving into the primary school marketing, with future plans for international expansion.
ExamRevision has been supported by Local Enterprise Office Dublin City.
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Meet Mags Moran: Founder and Creative Director of Mizz Rio
Mizz Rio is an independent Irish bridal fashion brand, offering bespoke bridal design, ready-to-wear pieces, veils, capes, accessories and statement pieces. At its core, Mizz Rio is about identity, treating bridal as self-expression for women that want to write their own rules. The company currently exports to markets across the globe.
Mizz Rio has been supported by Local Enterprise Office Fingal.
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Meet Sofie Rooney: Co-Founder of Chimac
Chimac is an Irish-born food brand that has grown from a Dublin restaurant into a multi-channel business spanning hospitality, retail, foodservice and manufacturing.The company is increasing its footprint across Ireland, the UK and international markets and its Great Taste award-winning sauces are now stocked in over 800 retail locations worldwide.
Chimac has been supported by Local Enterprise Office South Dublin.
Facilitated Networking
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Danica Murphy is the Founder and CEO of Prism. She is an internationally recognised expert in the areas of executive coaching, high performance team development, training & design, and facilitation & strategic development.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Dublin Regional Event for National Women's Enterprise Day 2026, please email us at leo @ dlrcoco.ie
Did you know? All around the country, 15 events are being organised for National Women’s Enterprise Day 2026 by Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in local authorities, supported by Enterprise Ireland.
