The Awards programme will provide a total of €600,000 in development funding and support to nine social entrepreneurs to accelerate the progression of their social ventures. This will bring the total funding provided by SEI to over €6.5 million to date.

Previous recipients have tackled a wide range of social issues from adult education and the provision of emergency services in rural areas to voter engagement and food waste. Former winners include CoderDojo, FoodCloud, Pieta House and Smartvote.

The event takes place on the 23rd March at the Vertigo Building, Cork County Hall from 2pm-5pm.

For more information please email Pádraic