Sligo woman with a focus on thriving in the digital world recognised at business awards

Maire Neary, a Sligo native and senior executive at Irish technology unicorn Flipdish, received runner-up recognition in the Emerging Executive category at the IMAGE Media PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards in Dublin. She is Vice President of People and Legal at Flipdish, an Irish-founded company that supports hospitality businesses with AI ordering, point of sale, loyalty, and marketing. A qualified solicitor, she studied at the University of Limerick and trained as a corporate and mergers and acquisitions lawyer with Arthur Cox before moving into technology to build Flipdish’s legal function. She later led People and HR and joined the executive team, becoming the most senior woman in the company with 275 staff globally. She also emphasized women’s leadership in shaping AI’s future.

"Maire Neary, from Dromard, received the recognition at the annual awards ceremony in Dublin celebrating leading women in Irish business. Maire is Vice President of People and Legal at Flipdish, the Irish-founded technology company helping hospitality businesses thrive through AI ordering, point of sale, loyalty, and marketing."

"She trained as a Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions lawyer with Arthur Cox, one of Ireland's largest corporate law firms, before moving into the technology sector to set up the legal function at Flipdish. She subsequently took on the People and HR functions and joined the executive team. She is now the most senior woman in the technology company that has 275 staff globally."

"“Flipdish is a very special Irish start-up story; a homegrown unicorn that gives independent restaurant and food businesses at the heart of our communities a fighting chance not just to survive but to thrive in our digital world. I'm incredibly proud to be part of its executive team and its story.”"

"“As the biggest technology change of our lifetime, it's imperative that women are at the forefront of how AI is being shaped and evolved,” she said. “At Flipdish, we're proud to be transforming how independent restaurants use the power of AI through products like our AI Phone Agent, allowing restaurant teams to focus on what matters most: providin"

Read at Irish Independent