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May 4 2012 : Irish company Cully and Sully has been sold to US natural foods company Hain Celestial for an undisclosed sum. Based in Shanagarry, Co Cork, Cully and Sully makes a range of soups, pies and hotpots and supplies all the major food retailers in Ireland. Co-founder Cullen Allen - or Cully for short - said he and business partner Colum O'Sullivan will stay on at the company and hope to see it crack Europe and the US. "Between the jigs and the reels we got talking to these guys and they offered basically to buy out our company, buy 100% of it" he said.

One of the leading experts in the field of technical writing says Ireland could be a world leader in the discipline, which employs thousands of people globally. Patrice Fanning, chief executive and founder of Technically Write IT, a Cork-based start-up company, says a combination of English as our primary language, time zone and "Irish peoples’ skill as very good communicators" are distinct advantages.

"We are also one of the few countries in the world offering a university degree which specialises in technical writing and we have a good reputation in the area of technology," says Patrice. "Around the world, there are 330,000 people working in the field of technical writing and I don’t see any reason why Ireland shouldn’t be leading the field in this area."

Barefoot Running is on the increase in Ireland and the Barefoot.ie clinics and workshops are designed to give sports people the information and tools to transition safely and run naturally, putting fun back into running while reducing injuries.

Established in 2010, Barefoot.ie is Ireland’s leading promoter of barefoot running and incorporating barefoot activities into all sports. Barefoot.ie are the official distributors of Vibram FiveFingers in Ireland. Vibram FiveFingers are the premium barefoot shoe and offer a thin flexible sole to protect the foot while allowing full barefoot functionality.