The IMAGE staffers share what’s on their summer wishlists
The IMAGE staffers share what’s on their summer wishlists

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WIN a €150 gift voucher to spend on AVOCA’s new summer collections
WIN a €150 gift voucher to spend on AVOCA’s new summer collections

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Real Weddings: Emma and Gavin’s picturesque castle wedding in Co Mayo
Real Weddings: Emma and Gavin’s picturesque castle wedding in Co Mayo

Shayna Sappington

If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Complete Harmony owner Gail Bovenizer
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The ultimate family weekend away in Monaghan
The ultimate family weekend away in Monaghan

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Alma Kelliher: ‘Success in the arts can look different to success in other fields’
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Sarah Gill

How one of Ireland’s most iconic mills has evolved for the modern day
How one of Ireland’s most iconic mills has evolved for the modern day

Cliodhna Prendergast

WIN a night in a five-star luxury London hotel (plus afternoon tea for two)
WIN a night in a five-star luxury London hotel (plus afternoon tea for two)

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This Glasthule home is an urban seaside sanctuary

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6 wines to try this summer, according to an expert
6 wines to try this summer, according to an expert

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Work Mates


By IMAGE
13th May 2013
Work Mates

Niamh Browne and Katie Gilroy

Common wisdom dictates never to go into business with a friend. True or false?

False, clearly. Niamh Browne and Katie Gilroy are living proof- they have a great personal and work relationship; having been friends since school days they opened up the buzzy Urbun cafe in Cabinteely in the peak of the recession (2010). If you can withstand the travails that necessarily entailed, anything can be done. “There’s nothing like building something up from the ground and sharing that experience with a mate,” says Katie. Niamh agrees, “you hear a lot of horror stories of friends going into business together but it can really help to have a friend to share the burden with.”

For more evidence to prove the point see Work Mates by Meg Walker in the May issue of IMAGE, out now.

PHOTOGRAPH BY KAROL TRACZ