Ten years old and thriving in the driving business

Colm Quinn receives the award for Best Retailer in Luxury Class in Ireland from Paulo Alves, managing director and John Lawlor, retailer development manager, BMW Ireland

From humble beginnings comes a luxury car dealership in Athlone. Colm Quinn BMW was borne out of a dream to bring the brand to the Midlands region, despite the timing. It was 2008, and Ireland’s economy was officially in recession, but Quinn didn’t let this put him off his goal to bring BMW and MINI to the locality.

“In 2007, while in the role as sales manager for another retailer, a role which ...