Ireland’s top ten business tweeters - must follow Irish businesses on Twitter

The must-know guide to Irish business pros who are taking over Twitter

Ireland’s Sunday Independent journalist Vinnie O’Dowd has compiled the first ever list of must-follow tweeters who share opinions, news, and advice about Ireland’s most important business stories.

And with Ireland becoming progressively technologically advanced, people have become more likely to flock to Twitter as both producers and consumers of information.

Comscore has estimated that 449,000 Irish people over the age of 15 use Twitter, with about 100,000 people using it daily. Those figures account for a lot of potential customers for businesses struggling to survive the recession.

O’Dowd shortened down the list to our top 10 must-follow Tweeters belows. From young to old, new to longstanding, each of these Twitter accounts are headed by a pro in their field:

Who: Sean O'Sullivan

Why: Dragon's Den star and managing director of investment fund SOSventures International.

He made his fortune investing in Apple, Netflix and Guitar Hero. Now he's a backer of Irish companies and campaigner to make it easier for tech engineers to move to Ireland.

Twitter name @sosventures

Twitter followers 12,947

Who: Stephen McIntyre

Why: This tweeter is hot property. Adam Bain, Twitter's president of global revenue, said that "I couldn't be more excited" after poaching Mr McIntyre from Google earlier this year.

He wants to help turn Twitter into a big business -- and do a lot of it in Europe out of its headquarters in Dublin.

Twitter Name @stephenpmc

Twitter followers 584

Who: Orlaith Blaney

Why: The chief executive of McCann Erickson is a prolific tweeter with interests ranging from advertising industry trends to the Olympics. Always entertaining, Ms Blaney regularly posts links to interesting websites or articles relating to big brands or innovative uses of advertising.

Twitter name @orlaithb

Twitter followers 1,877

Who: Tullow Oil

Why: The €14.5bn explorer has become pretty active on Twitter.

Alongside posting regular updates on its drilling around the world, it also posts pictures of its executives signing new deals with various African leaders. It also uses the social network to update followers with quotes from its chief executive Aidan Heavey and interesting short videos showing work in progress.

Twitter name @tullowoilplc

Twitter followers 3,462

Who: Patrick Collison and his brother, John Collison

Why: Patrick, the older of the tech genius brothers, is just 23 and describes his interests as books, code, tools, and cities. His younger brother John, 21, is as likely to talk good coffee shops in San Francisco as he is start-ups. Their company, Stripe.com, which hopes to take onPayPal, is already worth $100m (€82m).

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