By Róise Collins FIFTEEN years ago this month, two West Donegal brothers celebrated their first official sale of handcrafted wooden pens. Ronan and Conor McGarvey were just 13 and 10 years old when their journey as young entrepreneurs began in their garden shed. Their first stockists were two local craft outlets: Ionad Cois Locha in […]
Denis and Jimmy surprise Emirates cabin crew with Donegal Pens
TWO handmade bog oak pens from West Donegal reached new heights high in the sky over Egypt on Thursday night.
Donegal Pen boys make big investment in new equipment
THE McGarvey brothers of Donegal Pens have just made a big investment in their business taking it to a new level.
Donegal Pens brothers Ronan and Conor say ‘bonjour’ to French
DONEGAL Pens brothers Ronan and Conor McGarvey have broken into the French market with their handmade wooden pens.
Donegal Pens boys Ronan and Conor reach their first million
DONEGAL Pens schoolboys Ronan and Conor Mc Garvey of Loughanure are celebrating their first million this week but can’t cash it in just yet.
President Obama to sign-off with ‘Donegal Pens’
YOUNG Donegal brothers Rónán and Conor Mc Garvey have secured the biggest scoop of their lives by getting the green light to provide America’s first family with Donegal Pens during their Irish visit this week.
Ronan and Conor secure bursary on Dragons Den
THE two young entrepreneurs behind the West Donegal business Donegal Pens secured themselves a major financial boost on tonight’s ‘Junior’ edition of RTÉ One’s Dragons’ Den.
Meet the ‘junior’ entrepreneurs taking on the Dragons Pt1
TOMORROW night (Saturday) the young Donegal entrepreneurs to be featured in a special ‘Junior’ edition of RTÉ’s Dragons’ Den will be attending a special ‘red carpet’ screening of the edited programme in Dublin.
Dragon’s success for four Donegal entrants at regional final
FOUR entries from Donegal scored success at the regional final of RTE’s Junior Dragon’s Den that was held at Sligo IT last night Thursday.
French and German tourists visit young entrepreneurs in the Rosses
THE two West Donegal brothers behind the growing business venture Donegal Pens recently received surprise visits from mainland Europe.