Exceptional expansion to lead the way

Seventeen years on, Fast 50 shows no signs of slowing down, but what do Ireland’s best known technology awards mean for the winners – and for the country? Jason Walsh reports

Joan O’Connor, senior international tax partner at Deloitte

Now in its 17th year in Ireland, Deloitte’s Fast 50 awards recognise companies that have demonstrated exceptional growth over the last four years.

Joan O’Connor, senior international tax partner at Deloitte, said that Fast 50 is a success because it is itself a market-like process that, in many ways, replicates the environment tech start-ups thrive in.

“I think the programme is so successful because it gives the emerging companies an ability to showcase ...