APNI partnered with Zurich Ireland for Part 2 of our Build Your Wealth Series, a practical webinar helping our community understand how to protect themselves and their financial future in Ireland. Financial planners Micheál Manley, Sinead McHale, and Henry Reid joined us to break down three of the most important but often misunderstood financial protection products available in Ireland :Life Insurance, Serious Illness Cover, and Income Protection. Here is a summary of the key

APNI partnered with Zurich Ireland for Part 1 of our Build Your Wealth Series - a practical webinar helping our community understand the fundamentals of pensions, savings, and investments in Ireland. Financial planners Micheál Manley, Sinead McHale, and Henry Reid joined us to break down some of the most important financial concepts that affect everyone living and working in Ireland- regardless of where you are on your financial journey. Here is a summary of the key takeaways

APNI partnered with Future Direct for our Immigration Essentials 2.0 webinar, a practical, informative session covering everything you need to know about navigating immigration in Ireland. Expert Dale Chen joined us live to answer the community's most pressing questions. Whether you missed the session or want to revisit the key points, here is everything covered on the night. Understanding Your Visa — What your stamp actually means. One of the most common sources of confusio

On the evening of 18 June 2026, something extraordinary happened at Google Gordon House in Dublin. Six founders walked into a room, stood in front of a world class panel of judges and live audience, and pitched the businesses they had been building This was Lion's Den 2026. And it was our biggest, most impactful edition yet. A Journey of Growth Lion's Den has come a long way since its early editions. Just one year ago, we hosted a Lion's Den that received a little over 35 app

Ebunola Ajayi is a founder, builder, and one of the ten entrepreneurs who completed the very first APNI Founders Circle cohort. She is the founder of Present, a school management platform designed to modernise how Irish primary schools operate. In this conversation, she shares what brought her to entrepreneurship, what the Founders Circle taught her, and what keeps her going when self-doubt creeps in. What problem are you solving, and when did you first know it was your probl

2026 is a big year for APNI. This year, we celebrate 10 years of existence in Ireland; a decade of showing up for African professionals, opening doors, and building community. At ten years, we didn't just want to look back. We wanted to build something new. A significant portion of the people we serve are entrepreneurs and founders, building a business, chasing an idea, betting on a vision they can't let go of. We already had the Lions Den, our annual pitch competition, but w

Journalist. Presenter. Author. Trailblazer. In this edition of The Path Series, we sit down with Zainab Boladale , an award-winning journalist, television presenter, and author who has redefined what visibility and authenticity look like in Irish media. From becoming the first person of African heritage to present a news programme on RTÉ to publishing her debut novel Braids Take a Day , Zainab has built a career anchored in impact, empathy, and unapologetic persistence. Can y

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“I was always curious, taking things apart just to understand how they worked. That curiosity led me to architecture.” Meet Bukola Fazaz; an experienced Architectural Technologist whose passion for precision and love of creative problem-solving make her a standout in the field. With a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology from Technological University Dublin, Bukola is fluent in CAD, Revit, and the language of technical detailing. Born in Nigeria and raised in Drogheda, she