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Problem Gambling Ireland - Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Elevator Awardees 2016.  

13/10/2016

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Barry Grant has been awarded a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Elevator award at 
the ceremony on Tuesday, the 11th October. Barry Grant’s organisation, Problem Gambling Ireland 
focusses on raising public awareness of gambling addiction as an escalating public health issue. 
They provide online resources, pay-what-you-want counselling services and gambling-harm 
prevention workshops. The prize consists of €30,000 in funding to expand and grow the business.  
A further five organisations also received this funding and support in the Elevator Award category. 
They were Sam Synnott and Judith Ashton from Buddy Bench Ireland, Alex Cooney and Cliona 
Curley from Cyber Safe Ireland, Shane McKenna and Killian Redmond from Dabbledoo Music, Noelle 
Daly and Stephen Cluskey from Mobility Mojo and Francis Cleary from Step Out Ireland.  
Through this awards ceremony, three social entrepreneurs have each been awarded funding and 
support worth €140,000. Lakers, A Lust for Life and Recreate were chosen for this highest level 
Impact Award. 
 
Speaking about the award, Barry Grant said; ‘Winning a Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Elevator Award 
means a huge amount to me, personally, and to Problem Gambling Ireland, as an organisation. It 
has shown me that there are experts in the field of social enterprise who believe we have the 
capacity to make a positive impact on Irish society and to scale our service nationally.’ 
Over the last twelve years, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland has invested over €6.7 million in social 
entrepreneurs and 1,230 employment opportunities have been created in the process. This 
programme is sponsored by Irish company DCC plc, who have been the flagship sponsor of the 
Awards for the last six years and earlier this year pledged its commitment to Social Entrepreneurs 
Ireland until 2019, continuing its financial support with a further €700,000 in funding over this 
time.  

CEO of DCC Tommy Breen said “DCC is proud to be a long term sponsor of the Social Entrepreneurs 
Ireland Elevator and Impact Award programmes. It is a great privilege to play a role in getting 
behind Ireland’s brightest and most ambitious entrepreneurs working to have a positive impact on 
our society.” 

Darren Ryan CEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland said “Social entrepreneurs are problem solvers. 
Whenever the current system is too slow, inadequate or missing, a social entrepreneur will roll up 
their sleeves and take action. The social entrepreneurs awarded today are all pioneering new 
solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges. With the ongoing commitment of DCC plc, we will 
back these entrepreneurs to take risks and be brave in pursuing ideas to solve Ireland’s social 
problems.” 
​

The awards ceremony, which took place in the Mansion House, Dublin, was hosted by Joan 
Freeman, the founder of Pieta House, and John Evoy, the founder of the Irish Men’s Sheds 
Association, who are both former recipients of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards. 
Barry Grant Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Elevator Awardee 2016
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