Tipp Mid West Radio reported on 9 June 2026 that a technology company from Ballina had been selected to represent Tipperary as a finalist for the National Enterprise Award - with the awards ceremony taking place the following week at the Mansion House in Dublin.
The article described how Stephen O'Sullivan invented a digital platform to enable customers to give feedback, especially in the hospitality sector - and how that platform, I Left You A Note, had been chosen as the Local Enterprise Office Tipperary representative at the prestigious national competition.
"The company delivers an AI-powered, real-time guest engagement platform that enables hotels to identify and resolve guest issues during a stay, before they result in negative online reviews, while also generating measurable in-stay revenue and reducing front-of-house workload through automation."
Tipp Mid West Radio, 9 June 2026The awards
Tipp Mid West Radio reported that 31 finalists were competing for the title of National Enterprise of the Year, with a total prize fund of €80,000 across categories including Best Start-Up, Best Export Business, Innovation, Digital, Green, and Female Entrepreneur. An Outstanding Achievement Award was also to be presented on the night to an Irish business that started with Local Enterprise Office support and has gone on to achieve international success.