Gavin Duffy
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Gavin Duffy | |
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| Born | 29 April 1960 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Businessman |
| Known for | Dragon on the Irish Dragons' Den |
| Spouse | Orlaith Carmody |
Gavin Duffy is an Irish entrepreneur and businessman, and is part owner of the HRM Group of Companies, one of Ireland's largest recruitment companies.[1]
Duffy set up a local radio station employing 20 people by age 18.[2] In 1989 he set up the country's first licensed provincial local radio station, LMFM, which was sold to UTV in 2004 for about €10 million[3][4] a sum which Duffy claims holds the Irish and UK record for the highest multiple achieved for a broadcast or publishing asset.[5] He founded his media and management consultancy Mediatraining.ie in 1992 with his wife and business partner Orlaith Carmody.[6]
Duffy is a regular conference speaker at business events in Ireland.[7]
Duffy has been a dragon on all (2009-Present) series on the Irish version of Dragons' Den, produced by Raidió Teilifís Éireann.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Dragon Profile - Gavin Duffy". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Dragon Profile - Gavin Duffy". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Dragon Profile - Gavin Duffy". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "UTV buys Drogheda's LMFM for €9.5m". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "About Gavin Duffy - Entrepreneur, Media Coach, Dragon's Den Presenter, Public Speaker". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Mediatraining.ie - About Us". mediatraining.ie.
- ^ "Gavin Duffy - Personally Speaking Bureau". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "RTÉ Television - Dragons' Den". rte.ie.
- ^ Gavin Duffy. "Column: Gavin Duffy – Why I cried on Dragon's Den". TheJournal.ie.