â€˜I am a born bread makerâ€™

Last update: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 12:22 | By: Chinedu Onyejelem

Chinedu Onyejelem meets David Arowolo, who swapped the driver’s seat of a Dublin bus for a bakery as owner of Heritage Bread in Navan The town of Ijero, at the edge of Ekiti State in Nigeria’s southwest, may be famous for its agricultural products – especially cocoa, the raw material for chocolate. But it is also well known as a home for renowned educators and business people.

Recession busters!

Last update: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 20:45 | By: Anna Paluch

Lucille Pestre meets young Polish entrepreneur Thomasz Chmielewski, who recently opened a Polish deli with a friend in central Dublin

â€˜I donâ€™t want to be like other peopleâ€™

Last update: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 17:08 | © Metro Éireann

Nigerian native Joshua Okpere tells Lucille Pestre how his bodybuilding hobby turned into a job with his new fitness centre in Dundalk

â€˜Letâ€™s talk about racismâ€™

Last update: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 14:14 | © Metro Éireann

Sarah Freeman meets Garrett Mullen of Show Racism the Red Card, which aims to promote integration in sport across Ireland

Doing it for the kids

Last update: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 09:31 | © Metro Éireann

Sheikh Shaheed Satardien of Ideal Business College tells Metro Éireann why he’s dedicated to providing a good education

â€˜My work has its challengesâ€™

Last update: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 04:31 | By: Catherine Reilly

Catherine Reilly speaks to Golden Anikwe of Co-Operative Support Services - a man in the business of assisting others’ businesses

Business perks up for coffee man

Last update: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 02:49 | © Metro Éireann

Metro Éireann speaks to Italian businessman Fabio Lunghi of Impero, which is bringing authentic Italian coffee to tastebuds across Ireland

â€˜Ballet is a great art formâ€™

Last update: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 16:00 | By: Viktor Posudnevsky

Viktor Posudnevsky meets Ukrainian Natalya Pakshina, who is determined to bring Russian ballet to Ireland with her dance school Solnishko

Andris has sales in his soul

Last update: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 13:33 | By: Catherine Reilly

Catherine Reilly meets young Latvian Andris Vieleckis, whose gifts for business are being put to good use in two completely different areas.

Itâ€™s all drama for Kunle

Last update: Thursday, August 27, 2009, 13:01 | By: Catherine Reilly

Catherine Reilly speaks to Kunle Animashaun, founder of Camino De Orula Productions, who is using the theatre to explore important issues for Africans

Good food comes from the heart

Last update: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 01:54 | By: Charlie Johnson

Shiva Gautum, proprietor of Nepalese restaurant Monty’s of Kathmandu, tells Charlie Johnson how he intends to survive the squeeze on Dublin’s dining scene

â€˜People still need to eatâ€™

Last update: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 17:33 | By: Charlie Johnson

Charlie Johnson meets Bimbo John Oluwayose of Bimdoc Enterprises, one of the first retailers to meet the demands of Ireland’s growing African community

A little slice of Tunisia

Last update: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 13:05 | By: Charlie Johnson

Charlie Johnson meets Amir Ben Amour of Amir’s Delights, a Tunisian native bringing the tastes and scents of North Africa’s café culture to central Dublin

â€˜Ireland is a growing countryâ€™

Last update: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 12:51 | By: Charlie Johnson

From Nigeria (by way of Germany), John Chigbu tells Charlie Johnson how multicultural Ireland has been a boon for his wholesale foods and snacks business

Nwaubani wears it well

Katrin Schmidt meets Frank Nwaubani, who has followed his parents’ footsteps into the second-hand clothing trade with his firm Westerpark International

'Mauritian food is something else'

Last update: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 12:10 | By: Katrin Schmidt

Katrin Schmidt meets Peter Audit of Dodo, a new Mauritian and Indian restaurant in Dublin that - despite the ongoing recession - is no endangered species

'I want to build a bridge'

KATRIN SCHMIDT meets Winifred Adenike Akerele of Rehoboth Solicitors in Dublin, a woman with a dedication to her community that goes far beyond her remit

â€˜Customers associate God with my shopâ€™

KATRIN SCHMIDT meets Kelvin Osa, a Dublin boutique owner specialising in American designers and sportswear, who credits divine intervention for his success

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