Damien English announces funding for retailers to get online and exploit new opportunities
- Published on: 19 July 2022
- Last updated on: 12 April 2025
- 216 retailers to receive €9.3 million in grants through Online Retail Scheme
- 72% of successful applicant companies are based outside of Dublin
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Damien English, has today announced that more than 200 retailers have been approved for funding under the Online Retail Scheme (ORS), which is administered by Enterprise Ireland.
This latest call under the Scheme sees 216 retailers across all counties approved for funding of €9.29 million. The Scheme was open to retailers who already have an online presence and who have a physical store, and is targeted at enhancing their online capability and presence so as they can best exploit new opportunities and attract new customers.
Minister English outlined the potential benefits of the ORS to retailers, saying:
"Retailers are at the heart of our communities across the country so the government are delighted to support an additional 216 local businesses as they take this next step to increasing their sales capability by further developing their online offering.
"Such diversification is an important part of future-proofing a business as it allows retailers to explore new opportunities and reach new customers, both domestically and internationally. Through the Online Retail Scheme, we are enabling established retailers with a physical store the chance to compete for online sales that are currently going to businesses based outside the country.
"It is also pleasing to see that there has been a good spread of successful companies from around the country under this round of the Scheme with, 155 from the regions and 61 businesses based in Dublin."
Jenny Melia, Manager of Technology and Services, Enterprise Ireland, said:
"Supporting businesses on their growth and exporting journey is a significant focus of our work at Enterprise Ireland. Supporting retailers through the Online Retail Scheme will increase their presence online and help them to compete for new sales and customers in the ecommerce market. Ambitious Irish retailers are increasingly looking for ways to diversify their traditional retail model to reflect the shopping trends of modern consumers, and this was reflected in the significant interest in this latest call of the Online Retail Scheme."
Niamh McMahon, owner of Flowerhill Furniture in Navan, Co Meath, who have been approved for funding under this call, said:
"Flowerhill Furniture is family business which has had a physical retail presence for 40 years, and we are delighted to receive this grant from the Online Retail Scheme as it will support us on our digital journey as we continue to diversify our business. By improving our online retail offering, not only will it enable us to strengthen our resilience and enhance the experience for our existing valued customers, but it will also support us to widen our customer base and reach new markets."
Including today’s successful applicants, since 2018 more than 700 projects from retailers based in Ireland have been approved for €28.3 million in funding through the government’s Online Retail Scheme. Successful applicants will receive a grant ranging from €10,000 to a maximum of €64,000.
Recipients from this latest call are based across all counties in Ireland and are from a number of sectors, including hardware, pharmacy, clothing and furniture.
List of 216 approved companies under Online Retail Scheme
| Company name | Trading name | County | |
| 1 | ARBORETUM GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED | Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven | Carlow |
| 2 | BRIARCROFT LIMITED | Lambert's Homevalue | Carlow |
| 3 | EPT (IRL) LIMITED | Carlow | |
| 4 | DRUMRAHAN RETAIL LIMITED | Agri Direct | Cavan |
| 5 | KILLOW RETAIL LIMITED | Willow | Clare |
| 6 | PANTRY FOOD HALL LIMITED | The Pantry Food Store | Clare |
| 7 | PATRICK BOURKE (ENNIS) LIMITED | Patrick Bourke Menswear | Clare |
| 8 | POLEGLEN LIMITED | Rochford's Pharmacy | Clare |
| 9 | THE COUNTY BOUTIQUE UNLIMITED COMPANY | COUNTY BOUTIQUE | Clare |
| 10 | AR PHARMACIES LIMITED | Crowley's Pharmacy | Cork |
| 11 | BADGER HOME FURNISHINGS LIMITED | MacCarthy Interiors | Cork |
| 12 | BLACK IS BLACK LIMITED | Erin Hampers | Cork |
| 13 | BURKES BANTRY LIMITED | Cork | |
| 14 | CAMERON KIERNAN LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR LIMITED | Cameron Kiernan Landscape Contractor | Cork |
| 15 | CASH & CARRY KITCHENS LIMITED | Cash & Carry Kitchens | Cork |
| 16 | CH MARINE LIMITED | Cork | |
| 17 | DANJUUL LIMITED | Carewswood Garden Centre + Cafe | Cork |
| 18 | FANE HEALTHCARE LIMITED | Coens Pharmacy Bantry; and Newtown Pharmacy (Bantry) | Cork |
| 19 | FRANK CLARK LIMITED | Cork | |
| 20 | JOHN ATKINS & CO. LIMITED | Cork | |
| 21 | KEANES JEWELLERS UNLIMITED COMPANY | Cork | |
| 22 | MCGREGOR HOMEFRONT LIMITED | Cork | |
| 23 | MEADOWS & BYRNE LIMITED | Cork | |
| 24 | MODERNE LIMITED | The Moderne ltd | Cork |
| 25 | NCDC PHARMACY LIMITED | Glengarriff Pharmacy | Cork |
| 26 | OCB VENTURES LIMITED | Riva Tiles & Bathrooms / O'Connells Plumbstore | Cork |
| 27 | ORGANICO SHOP, CAFÈ & BAKERY LIMITED | Cork | |
| 28 | PAT MCDONNELL, PAINT SALES UNLIMITED COMPANY | Cork | |
| 29 | RED QUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED | Kabana Lifestyle | Cork |
| 30 | RIGHT PRICE CARPETS & FURNITURE CENTRE (CORK) LIMITED | EZ Living Interiors | Cork |
| 31 | THE EDGE SPORTS LIMITED | The Edge Sports | Cork |
| 32 | TOSS BRYAN LIMITED | Toss Bryan Ltd | Cork |
| 33 | TYNESTYLE TRADING LIMITED | Here's Health | Cork |
| 34 | VIBES & SCRIBES LIMITED | Cork | |
| 35 | BRENNANS PHARMACY LIMITED | Brennan's Pharmacy, Buncrana | Donegal |
| 36 | CUSTCARE LIMITED | The Bookmark | Donegal |
| 37 | D CALLAGHAN ELECTRICAL LIMITED | CALLAGHAN'S ELECTRICAL | Donegal |
| 38 | FOY AND COMPANY (BALLYBOFEY) LIMITED | Toyatfoys.com | Donegal |
| 39 | GENESIS HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED | Chemist Connect | Donegal |
| 40 | GLENMAC LK LIMITED | Evolve Clothing | Donegal |
| 41 | GREENES LETTERKENNY LIMITED | Greenes Shoes | Donegal |
| 42 | INISH HEALTH (MUFF) LIMITED | Inish Pharmacy | Donegal |
| 43 | INISHOWEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | Donegal | |
| 44 | JOHN MCELHINNEY UNLIMITED COMPANY | McElhinney's | Donegal |
| 45 | L & M COLLECTIONS LIMITED | Donegal | |
| 46 | MICHAEL MURPHY SPORTS & LEISURE LIMITED | Michael Murphy Sports | Donegal |
| 47 | TEMPLECRONE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED | The Cope | Donegal |
| 48 | 360 DEGREES CYCLES LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 49 | A. E. F. LIMITED | Auto Engineering Factors | Dublin |
| 50 | ANTHONY NICHOLAS LIMITED | Fields Retail Ltd | Dublin |
| 51 | BEAR SPACE LIMITED | Bear Market Coffee | Dublin |
| 52 | CARROLLS IRISH GIFTS UNLIMITED COMPANY | Dublin | |
| 53 | COSTARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Fantasy Lights | Dublin |
| 54 | DEERHAVEN JERVIS LIMITED | Fun Place | Dublin |
| 55 | DEKS OPTICIANS LIMITED | MacNally Opticians on the Green | Dublin |
| 56 | DES KELLY INTERIORS LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 57 | DESIGNER EXCHANGE LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 58 | DKCCW LIMITED | Barnhill Stores | Dublin |
| 59 | DUNVILLE PHARMACY LIMITED | Dunville Pharmacy | Dublin |
| 60 | EASON LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 61 | ERIU L. CAPHES HOLDINGS LIMITED | PIERCED | Dublin |
| 62 | FINNEARTON LIMITED | Chapters Bookstore | Dublin |
| 63 | FITLOSOPHY LIMITED | The Run Hub | Dublin |
| 64 | FORMWAVE LIMITED | HifiHut | Dublin |
| 65 | FRESH OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED | Fresh The Good Food Market | Dublin |
| 66 | FUN TECH LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 67 | GOLDEN DISC GROUP LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 68 | GREAT OUTDOORS LIMITED | Great Outdoors | Dublin |
| 69 | GREENAER MOBILITY LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 70 | HALS GOLF LIMITED | Halpenny Golf | Dublin |
| 71 | HEALTHWAVE LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 72 | HOME APPLIANCES UNLIMITED COMPANY | DID Electrical | Dublin |
| 73 | JACK LAYDEN ENTERPRISES LIMITED | Basecamp | Dublin |
| 74 | K. & S. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED | The Safety Superstore | Dublin |
| 75 | KERRIGANS FACTORY SHOP LIMITED | Kerrigans | Dublin |
| 76 | LEINSTER FACILITY SERVICES LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 77 | LEMAP LIMITED | Diesel | Dublin |
| 78 | LIVY ISSUE LIMITED | McGuirks Golf | Dublin |
| 79 | LOUIS COPELAND & SONS LIMITED | T/A louiscopeland.com | Dublin |
| 80 | MANNINGS RETAIL LIMITED | Mannings Bakery | Dublin |
| 81 | MAXIMUS SOS LIMITED | Offbeat Donuts | Dublin |
| 82 | MEAGHER'S PHARMACY ONLINE SALES LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 83 | MICHAEL DOHERTY SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 84 | MICHAEL GUINEY LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 85 | NEWLANDS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED | Newlands Home and Garden Centre | Dublin |
| 86 | O'BRIEN RETAIL CONCEPTS LIMITED | O'Briens Carry Out | Dublin |
| 87 | PAMELA SCOTT ONLINE LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 88 | PAUL SHEERAN JEWELLERS (JOHNSONS COURT) LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 89 | PERFECT RING LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 90 | PETSTOP LIMITED | Petstop | Dublin |
| 91 | R. A. TIERNEY & COMPANY LIMITED | Tierneys Gifts | Dublin |
| 92 | ROSSBRIAR LIMITED | Blooming Amazing Flower Compamny | Dublin |
| 93 | RYDER WEIR LIMITED | Weirs of Baggot Street | Dublin |
| 94 | SEAGREEN LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 95 | SEAHORSE AQUARIUMS LIMITED | Seahorse Aquariums | Dublin |
| 96 | SELECT TECHNOLOGY SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (IRL) LIMITED | Select | Dublin |
| 97 | SPINNAKER MARINE LIMITED | Viking Marine | Dublin |
| 98 | STILLORGAN JEWELLERS LIMITED | Rocks Jewellers | Dublin |
| 99 | THE ROLLING DONUT LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 100 | THE SWEATER SHOP (KILKENNY) LIMITED | The Sweater Shop | Dublin |
| 101 | THE VICTORIAN SALVAGE AND JOINERY COMPANY LIMITED | The Victorian Kitchen Company | Dublin |
| 102 | THIS GREEDY PIG LIMITED | Hen's Teeth | Dublin |
| 103 | THOMAS LENEHAN & CO., LIMITED | LENEHANS HARDWARE | Dublin |
| 104 | THUNDERS BAKERY LIMITED | Thunders Home Bakery | Dublin |
| 105 | TONY KEALY LIMITED | Tony Kealys | Dublin |
| 106 | TORPEDO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | GRANGE BUILDERS PROVIDERS | Dublin |
| 107 | WALSH FURNATURE RETAIL LIMITED | Dublin | |
| 108 | WATSON CLARKE HIRE LIMITED | Watson Hire | Dublin |
| 109 | EVERGREEN HEALTHFOODS LIMITED | Galway | |
| 110 | GRACLIL LIMITED | Homeworld | Galway |
| 111 | GREEN EARTH ORGANICS LIMITED | Galway | |
| 112 | HG INTERIORS LIMITED | Home Gallery | Galway |
| 113 | JOYCE AND SONS (HEADFORD) LIMITED | Galway | |
| 114 | LOGUES LIMITED | Logues Shoes / Hynes Shoes | Galway |
| 115 | MARBANTON LIMITED | Booley | Galway |
| 116 | PETER MURPHY LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED | Galway | |
| 117 | RADHARC CONCEPTS LIMITED | EZ Living Furniture | Galway |
| 118 | SUNDRIVE PHARMACY LIMITED | McSharrys Pharmacy | Galway |
| 119 | TREASURE CHEST LIMITED | Galway | |
| 120 | ARAN SWEATER MARKET LIMITED | Kerry | |
| 121 | CLYDAVILLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Kilkenny Group | Kerry |
| 122 | CORCORANS' FURNITURE & CARPETS LIMITED | Kerry | |
| 123 | FACTORY CARPETS DEPOT LIMITED | Kerry | |
| 124 | HORAN'S FRUIT & VEG. LIMITED | Horans Health Stores | Kerry |
| 125 | J. MCKENNA LIMITED | Kerry | |
| 126 | KILLARNEY MEAT COMPANY LIMITED | Tim Jones Butchers | Kerry |
| 127 | KINGDOM MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED | Kerry | |
| 128 | MARINE EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS IRELAND LIMITED | O'Sullivans Marine | Kerry |
| 129 | RICHARD BOYLE & SONS (2004) LIMITED | Boyles of Killorglin | Kerry |
| 130 | RIVERGROVE RETAIL LIMITED | Aherns Pharmacy | Kerry |
| 131 | SEACLAIDI NA SCEILGE TEORANTA | Skelligs Chocolate | Kerry |
| 132 | TRANT'S PHARMACY LIMITED | Trant's Pharmacy | Kerry |
| 133 | W.B.S. & L. (KILLARNEY) LIMITED | Walsh Brothers / newshoes.ie | Kerry |
| 134 | NCBI RETAIL | NCBI Retail | Kildare |
| 135 | ORCHARD GARDEN CENTRE (CELBRIDGE) LIMITED | The Orchard | Kildare |
| 136 | THE ELMS FURNITURE LIMITED | The Ems,The Elms Gourmet Pantry, McCarthy Auctioneers | Kildare |
| 137 | THE NEWBRIDGE CUTLERY COMPANY LIMITED | Kildare | |
| 138 | WILLOUGHBYS HARDWARE LIMITED | Kildare | |
| 139 | ELECTRO CITY LIMITED | Kilkenny | |
| 140 | FOLKSTER LIMITED | Kilkenny | |
| 141 | NATURAL HEALTH STORE KILKENNY LIMITED | Kilkenny | |
| 142 | O'KEEFFES OF KILKENNY LIMITED | The Wine Centre | Kilkenny |
| 143 | W. H. GOOD LIMITED | Good's | Kilkenny |
| 144 | KEN BLACK LIMITED | Laois | |
| 145 | SHAW & SONS, LIMITED | Shaws Department Stores | Laois |
| 146 | MULVEYS HOUSE OF GIFTS LIMITED | Mulveys House of Gifts | Leitrim |
| 147 | ACLED LIMITED | Gray's Total Health Pharmacy | Limerick |
| 148 | GLEESON SPORTS SCENE LIMITED | Gleeson Sport Scene | Limerick |
| 149 | JACK FITZGERALD LIMITED | Jack Fitzgerald Electrical | Limerick |
| 150 | LIMITLESS HEALTH LIMITED | Limitless Health Pharmacy | Limerick |
| 151 | SAVINS MUSIC CENTRE LIMITED | Limerick | |
| 152 | TADHG O'CONNOR LIMITED | Limerick | |
| 153 | ZODIAC ELECTRICAL LIMITED | Fitzgerald Electrical | Limerick |
| 154 | FABIANI BOUTIQUE LIMITED | Longford | |
| 155 | SPIRIT CLOTHING LIMITED | Longford | |
| 156 | CTI BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED | Louth | |
| 157 | FRANKS INTERIORS LIMITED | The Rug Loft | Louth |
| 158 | JENKINSTOWN PHARMACY LIMITED | The Medicine Shop | Louth |
| 159 | KEEN-M IMPORTS LIMITED | Louth | |
| 160 | MCKENNA MAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | McKenna Man | Louth |
| 161 | MICHAEL BRISCOE LIMITED | Louth | |
| 162 | POSH PETS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED | Pet Bliss | Louth |
| 163 | BALLINA MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED | Ballina Motor Care | Mayo |
| 164 | CASTLE DAVITT FURNITURE LIMITED | Mayo | |
| 165 | CORDAR PHARMACY LIMITED | Molloys Pharmacy | Mayo |
| 166 | HORKANS GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED | Horkans Garden Centre | Mayo |
| 167 | THOMAS H. KEAN LIMITED | Keans Claremorris | Mayo |
| 168 | BRETT SUPPLIES LIMITED | Choice Stores | Meath |
| 169 | DALEFERN LIMITED | FLOWERHILL FURNITURE | Meath |
| 170 | DESINO LIMITED | JENNYS BOUTIQUE | Meath |
| 171 | GEOGHEGANS NAVAN LIMITED | Geoghegans Of Navan | Meath |
| 172 | HUGH MAGUIRE LIMITED | Meath | |
| 173 | KILQUADE PATIO CENTRE LIMITED | Kilquade Patio Centre Ltd | Meath |
| 174 | KJT MOTORS LIMITED | Fairyhouse Motors | Meath |
| 175 | MORAN'S HOMEZONE LIMITED | The 1933 Furniture Company | Meath |
| 176 | STEPHEN MURTAGH, AND SONS, LIMITED | Murtaghs/Topline Murtaghs | Meath |
| 177 | THE BUTCHERS EMPORIUM LIMITED | Bergin's Family Butchers | Meath |
| 178 | MARCELINO LIMITED | Monaghan | |
| 179 | MICHEAL MCQUAID & SONS LIMITED | Upstairs Downstairs | Monaghan |
| 180 | RONAGHAN'S PHARMACY LIMITED | Monaghan | |
| 181 | SHOE CITY LIMITED | Monaghan | |
| 182 | TED BRENNAN MOTORS LIMITED | Ted4Parts | Monaghan |
| 183 | PMG INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Galvin Tullamore | Offaly |
| 184 | TREATSVILLE LIMITED | The King Oak / Lynam Garden Furniture | Offaly |
| 185 | BOLES OF BOYLE LIMITED | Roscommon | |
| 186 | GERARD ANTHONY LIMITED | Gerard Anthony & GA2 | Roscommon |
| 187 | KEARNEY CHEMIST LIMITED | Kearney Chemist | Roscommon |
| 188 | CONWAYS SLIGO BOOKSHOP LIMITED | "Eason Sligo", "The Hobby Shop" and "Sligo Schoolbooks" | Sligo |
| 189 | L. MOFFITT LIMITED | Sligo | |
| 190 | LGM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED | Ej Menswear | Sligo |
| 191 | MCKEON AND NORTH LIMITED | PetStop Discount Warehouse | Sligo |
| 192 | TEELING PHARMACIES LIMITED | HIGGINS PHARMACY | Sligo |
| 193 | WILD PLACES LIMITED | Call of the Wild | Sligo |
| 194 | AIR-IMPACT LIMITED | Tipperary | |
| 195 | GERALD STAKELUM LIMITED | Stakelum Office Supplies | Tipperary |
| 196 | RONAYNE HIRE & HARDWARE LIMITED | Ronayne Hardware & Mytools | Tipperary |
| 197 | RYAN EQUINE LIMITED | The Equine Warehouse | Tipperary |
| 198 | STAKELUMS HARDWARE LIMITED | Stakelums Home & Hardware | Tipperary |
| 199 | ARDKEEN SUPERSTORES LIMITED | Ardkeen Quality Food Store | Waterford |
| 200 | FITZGERALD MENSWEAR LIMITED | Heroes and Evolution | Waterford |
| 201 | GIY IRELAND (ACTIVITIES) LIMITED | GIY (Grow It Yourself) Ireland | Waterford |
| 202 | MCCARTHY FUELS & BUILDERS PROVIDERS LIMITED | McCarthy's Homevalue | Waterford |
| 203 | PALTEL LIMITED | Irwin's Megavision | Waterford |
| 204 | THE BOOK CENTRE (WATERFORD) LIMITED | The Book Centre | Waterford |
| 205 | TRM CLOTHING LIMITED | TRM | Waterford |
| 206 | WATERFORD HEALTH PARK PHARMACY LIMITED | Waterford | |
| 207 | EXPERT IRELAND RETAIL LIMITED | Westmeath | |
| 208 | FAGAN OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED | Fagans Mullingar | Westmeath |
| 209 | J.R.G. INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED | Galvin For Men | Westmeath |
| 210 | SORTATRON LIMITED | McGorisks Pharmacy | Westmeath |
| 211 | COIS NA HABHANN GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED | Cois na hAbhann Garden Centre | Wexford |
| 212 | J J DEVEREUX LIMITED | Wexford | |
| 213 | LG PHARMACY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Grants Pharmacy Chain | Wexford |
| 214 | QCSG LIMITED | Byrnes Books & Toys, Toyful | Wexford |
| 215 | HEELS AND WARDROBE LIMITED | Heels and Wardrobe Ltd, T/A Wardrobe Plus | Wicklow |
| 216 | THE BUTLER'S PANTRY HOLDINGS LIMITED | The Butler's Pantry | Wicklow |