Launchers: we have a problem.
Almost 47,000 new businesses were registered in Ireland in 2025. Founders and creators are releasing new brands, apps, and ideas daily. Almost none of them have a proper launch party.
Every day, something new launches in Ireland. An app, an album, a product, a podcast, a restaurant, a service, a community, or a space etc. Most of it happens quietly, and most people never hear about it.
When someone puts a lot of effort into creating something, ideally it has the best chance of success. Let’s get behind the Launchers! Let’s throw a party! Let’s make a list and get it out there in a newsletter!
So at Launchy, as well as our live events mentioned below, we will let you know about launches that are happening, with or without parties.
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The Launchy List
Here are some of the new releases in Ireland we found online:
Boathub, Dún Laoghaire. An accessible boating service for wheelchair users, launched this month at Dún Laoghaire Harbour.
LXRY ICE, Wicklow. Handcrafted luxury ice made for premium bars and home serves, built around clarity and a slow melt.
RYSE Chocolate, Meath. A caffeinated chocolate bar with B vitamins, now stocked in Daybreak and Spar nationwide and expanding to the UK and US.
Substrato Medical, Dublin. An RCSI spinout developing oxygen-therapy technology for chronic wound care, recognised at Start-Up Day in May.
Barespace Capital, Dublin. An embedded finance product for salon owners, built on the Barespace platform.
Belong To, Dublin. A new dedicated youth hub on Parliament Street, opened in June.
Dublin Book Festival. It is launching for its 20th year from 4 to 8 November, with over 120 events.
Launchy Party - Launches on 29.09.26 @ 6-9pm in Whelan’s Dublin, details below.
Launching soon and want a mention?
Send a message to conor@conorlyn.ch
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SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAUNCHY LIST LINKEDIN NEWSLETTER HERE
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Bring your idea. We’ll bring the party.
Next week, twelve people will launch something on the stage at Whelan’s. They didn’t have to
book a venue, build a guest list, or hope someone turns up. They just had to bring their ideas.
That’s the deal at Launchy. We manage the venue, stage, party, audience, the photographer and videographer, the goodie bag, and more. You simply bring your idea and launch it!
See 12 Launchers @ Launchy #001
Seven days to Launchy #001 at Whelan’s. 29 September, 6-9pm, Whelan’s, Dublin 12 launchers, 3 rounds, 5 minutes each.
Coming as a guest? You’ll see twelve launches before the rest of Ireland hears about them. Meet the people behind them, back the ones you love, and leave knowing what’s new in the country. The room is part of the launch, so bring your curiosity and your loudest cheer.
Got something to launch? You bring your thing. We bring the party and the audience. Message us about a future Launchy stage. Student Launchers welcome too.
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Featured Launcher - Aligné.org
“At Aligné, we believe that meaningful change begins with a single moment of awareness.
Our mindfulness-infused Pilates sessions help you to soothe your nervous system by reducing your heart-rate, increasing your mind-body connection, and allowing you to breathe.
Whether you’re taking your first steps toward Pilates, or deepening an existing practice, Aligné offers a supportive environment where you can slow down, reconnect, and nourish your body, mind and soul”.
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Your turn to launch?!
What’s launching where you are? Tell us in the comments, or tag someone whose launch deserves a spot in the next edition. Or, in Dublin at Launchy #001
Want to collab?
Bring Launchy to your area with a collab with Conor. We give you everything you need to launch your very own Launchy events with us helping you.
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Launch Manifesto
Six things we believe about launching
Starting is not launching. Pressing publish is easy. Getting noticed takes a push, a room, and a spotlight.
Launch together, celebrate together. Creating can be solitary for a lot of people. The launch shouldn’t be, if we work together.
Nobody remembers a sign-up form. They remember a launch party. You bring your thing. We bring the party.
A launch party lasts longer than just one night. Weeks of warm-up, one loud night, months of clips, and a permanent place in the Launchy archive.
A launch should be affordable. Shared costs, shared night, shared audience. Launching properly shouldn’t be something only funded startups can afford.
Rent the audience, own the content. Every night has a highlight video, but do you want us to do more? You leave with the footage, the contacts, and a launch night people remember.
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MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release in Ireland
‘Every Launch Deserves a Party: Launchy brings 12 new launches to one Dublin stage, in one night’
Twelve launches, one stage, all winners - Dublin’s first pop-up launch party.
Almost 47,000 new businesses were registered in Ireland in 2025. Founders and creators are releasing new brands, apps, and ideas daily. Almost none of them have a proper launch party.
Launchy #001, taking place at The Parlour Bar, Whelan’s, Dublin, sets out to change that. Twelve founders and creators get five minutes each, across three rounds, to finally launch what they’ve built in front of a room that’s actually cheering for them. It’s the first in a new pop-up series - not tied to one venue or city, built to travel to wherever founders need a stage. Spaces, communities and cities interested in hosting a night of their own can get in touch.
The party has 11 launcher slots plus one dedicated slot for a student project. The night brings together some of Dublin’s freshest new ideas and helps them get noticed by the right audience.
The Launchers at the event get the opportunity to share their story and have a launch party, with the costs and audience shared across the night. The event is filmed, and each Launcher leaves with the highlights of their launch, along with a permanent place in the Launchy archive. And Launchy #001 is just the beginning.
Launchy will work with partners to help give launch opportunities to those with something new to release. Sponsors have an opportunity to get featured online and on the night. All guests will leave with the Launch goodie bag with gifts from launchers, sponsors, and partners.
Free tickets for this event are available on Eventbrite. More details about Dublin’s first pop-up launch party are available at www.launchy.party
About the Host
Conor P. Lynch has been creating and launching brands since 1999, when he built his first personal website while still on the career ladder. He grew his digital agency, Connector, from a side project into a seven-figure business, later acquired by Granite Digital.
Along the way, he designed and ran award-winning launch and brand events for audiences of up to 500, for his own ventures and for clients including EY and Huawei. Starting in Dublin, Launchy is the next chapter of that story: a recurring stage built to give every founder the launch they deserve.
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Event Details:
Date & Time: 6-9pm, Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Venue: The Parlour Bar, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford St., Dublin 2, D02 H527
Website: www.launchy.party
Contact: Conor P. Lynch - conor@conorlyn.ch - +353 86 811 8833 - www.conorlyn.ch
Photos: https://bit.ly/LaunchyParty001
Key Statistics at a Glance:
New companies incorporated in 2025: 26,533
New business names registered in 2025: 20,237
New external company branches registered in 2025: 183
Combined total: 46,953 new businesses, business names, and external branches registered in Ireland in 2025.
Source: Companies Registration Office, Annual Report 2025, Part 2 & Part 4
ENDS
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Thanks to Sanchi Ahuja and Supriya Alluri for their help with this debut newsletter.
See you next time!
Conor