Make data work harder? Yes we can

After working for the Obama campaign and Fortune 500 companies in the US, self-confessed data geek Eoin Hayes has returned to Ireland to set up a consultancy for start-ups and small businesses

Eoin Hayes, founder of Cantillon Labs Picture: Fergal Phillips

Hope is at the heart of what Eoin Hayes does today, just as it was when he helped get Barack Obama into the White House.

The founder of Cantillon Labs is originally from Limerick and has spent roughly half his life in Ireland with the other half in the United States. It has resulted in a neutral Irish accent - there’s no American twang, but Hayes speaks clearly, precisely and rapidly, albeit with ...