Start-up award for County Roscommon business
Donal Regan and Padraig Scott, Garden Play Ireland at the awards ceremony. Pic. Gerard O'Loughlin
A start-up County Roscommon business won an award at the County Enterprise Awards held in Aras an Chontae, Roscommon last week.
Garden Play Ireland, an enterprising new business, was honoured in the Start-Up business category.
Previously known as DP Garden Furniture, the business is operated by Padraig Scott from Tulsk and Donal Regan from Loughglynn.
The business has been in existence since 2022 and designs mostly children’s playhouses and swing sets, manufacturing from their base in Tulsk village, on the site of the former Tulsk Livestock Mart, where a number of small to medium businesses are located.
Speaking at the awards, Padraig said both he and Donal were delighted to be honoured: “Our market is both domestic and private markets. We also do business with the commercial sector for furniture for pubs and hotels.”
The company currently employs four full-time staff.
Both Donal and Padraig are confident the company can continue to grow and prosper. While direct sales are a major part of their business, the ambition is to engage directly with the garden centre multiples and retail sector.
“LEO have been brilliant in our evolution. We received a Priming Grant which has been very beneficial. We’ve also done courses and they have provided extensive advice to us, all free of charge,” said Padraig, who is also known as an accomplished footballer with Tulsk GAA club.
