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Bobby Kerr

Bobby Kerr is an Irish entrepreneur and businessman. He presents ‘Down to Business’ a Sunday Business Breakfast show on Newstalk and was a founding  ’Dragon’ on RTE’s Dragons’ Den. Featured on the show from 2008 to 2012 Bobby is still actively involved with 10 of his investments.  He is the Chairman of Insomnia Coffee and one of the owners of Bang Restaurant. He has a variety of business interests in food & hospitality, technology, manufacturing and retail. Bobby is also a popular public speaker and business mentor.

Bobby lives by the sea in Sandycove, just outside Dublin City, with his wife Mary and their four daughters. He is actively involved in raising money for a number of Charities, including The Special Olympics and Fairtrade. Also Bobby is actively involved in raising money for Blackrock Hospice.  He has raised over €75K for the hospice in the last three years.  Bobby has been a keen yachtsman for the last 25 years and races competitively in Dun Laoghaire.

More recently Bobby raised in excess of €40,000 working with Habitat for Humanity. In April 2011 he lead a team of 10 business people on a house building expedition in Zambia alongside local builders.

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Upcoming Speaking Events

  • Coming up on Newstalk Newstalk

    15 May 2013

    This week on Down to Business…

  • Powerbase Network pb

    10 May 2013

    What: Powerbase Network Where: The Regency Hotel When: 22nd May [...]

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    10 May 2013

    What: ‘Leadership & Motivation in the Pursuit of Excellence in 2013’ [...]

News and Updates

  • Insomnia Limerick Insomnia Limk 024

    21 May 2013

    Here are a few photos of the recent Insomnia Opening [...]

  • Tackling those costs

    21 May 2013

    It’s something that often gets long fingered but focusing on [...]

  • Ireland Am BKTV3

    13 May 2013

    I was interviewed on Ireland Am this morning for TV3. [...]

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  • @ColinBrouder @paolotullio here is the pizza oven I built. Includes egg,copper roof, lights & speakers #bestthingever http://t.co/I181W2PA1e---7 hours ago
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