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Monaghan firm features in Business Post's Hot 100 Startups

Nov 16, 2025 14:29
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Monaghan firm features in Business Post's Hot 100 Startups
Pictured ahead of the National Enterprise Awards is Finalist Neill Dunwoody and Daragh Donohue of Spryt International Ltd., representing LEO Monaghan at the National Finals, taking place on the 22nd May in Dublin. The National Enterprise Awards, now in their 24th year, are an initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices to celebrate the best of Ireland’s small businesses. Finalists representing the 31 Local Enterprise Offices will be in attendance at the gala event competing for a share of the €50,000 fund. The event, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the Local Authorities will be attended by Minister Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment where he will announce the winners on the night. Photo Martina Regan

The company was set up by Neill Dunwoody and Daragh Donohoe who are from Monaghan Town in 2022, supported by Local Enterprise Office Monaghan, and pilots of the company's ASA tool with the NHS have seen a 160% increase in appointment conversion rates.

SPRYT was the only company from Co Monaghan to feature in the Business Post's Hot 100 Startups.
The supplement celebrates the energy, creativity and resilience driving Ireland's emerging businesses, who are all supported by Enterprise Ireland.
The local company was also selected for the Startup Showcase at Web Summit which took this week in Lisbon the world's largest tech conference.
SPRYT is a virtual assistant that can liaise directly with patients on appointments via simple SMS communications to ensure appointment completion and can effectively reallocate appointments in real-time to eliminate no shows and doctor and consultant wastage.

The company was set up by Neill Dunwoody and Daragh Donohoe who are from Monaghan Town in 2022, supported by Local Enterprise Office Monaghan, and pilots of the company's ASA tool with the NHS have seen a 160% increase in appointment conversion rates.
SPRYT has also been selected in the final 26 of the Constructor Start Accelerator in Bremen, Germany from the 1680 companies that applied across 50 countries.
Speaking to Northern Sound, Neil Dunwoody said recognition of this kind puts the business on the radar for any potential investors or clients which is always welcomed:

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