Inspiring Start for Network Ireland Limerick as over 150 Businesswomen attend first event of 2023

NETWORK Ireland Limerick kicked off its 2023 calendar of events in style with a presentation from international speaker and motivational coach Aidan O’Brien.  

Over 150 businesswomen from all over Ireland attended the event at the Savoy Hotel in Limerick city centre which was sponsored by LEO Limerick. 

Newly appointed President Karen Broshanan will be the one to organise events for the coming year during her reign. 

“I’m going to build on what our President of 2022, Emma Wilson, did which was to introduce the diversity and inclusion element to the network and sustainability as a core focus for 2023,” she told Limerick Live.

Each event will focus on various topics and showcase women within the group shining a light on businesses in the area.

“Our February event is healthy body, healthy mind, healthy business but it’s also an opportunity for all our members in health, wellness and mindfulness space to have an opportunity to up their game and present their offering, slightly expo style. Everybody in that space will get an opportunity to speak on the night, all of our members can come and meet them and hear what it’s all about because I think at the start of the year we need to be in a good head space and good body space to get our business in the right place so that’s what the January and February event is about,” said Karen. 

Throughout the year there will be social events, awards nights and several events featuring keynote speakers. 

“We have our Business Woman of the Year Awards in May which is fantastic. The network is about the members, my whole focus for this year is to get the members talking to each other more, presenting to each other and the keynote speakers I bring in are instilling education and opportunity into the members to help them drive their business, if they are not business owners, if they are employees, to help them move their careers forward in the right direction,” added Karen. 

Membership of Network Ireland Limerick is made up of a very diverse group of women from across the Mid-West, from budding entrepreneurs, SME owners, professionals and leaders in large organisations to non profits, charities, arts and the public sector.