About AssistiV Ireland, a social enterprise

A world where anyone who wants to work, can work

Choice of work should be standard, not a luxury.

Alan Craughwell, founder of AssistiV Ireland, holding a phone with the AssistiV app
Our story

Born on the rugby pitch. Built for the workplace.

From mixed ability rugby and an accessible bar at IMART 2022 in Cork, to a national partnership with HEINEKEN Ireland.

Our journey
  1. 2022

    IMART in Cork. AssistiV Ireland is founded.

  2. 2023

    Revenue Ready Award, UCC Ignite.

  3. 2025

    National rollout, supported by HEINEKEN.

  4. 2030

    Our goal: 1,000 jobs.

Our vision

Anyone who wants to work, can work. Choice is standard.

Our purpose

When work flows for one, the ripple reaches everyone.

Our values

What we hold to

Freedom of choice

Everything personalised

Dignity and privacy

Fairness at every level

Collaboration

Lasting change

Our ambitions

What we are working towards

Jobs that last

Every county

Funding made simple

More kinds of work

Shared learning

A new default

Leadership team

The people leading the work

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Alan Craughwell

20+years alongside people with intellectual disabilities

  • Disability services
  • Mixed ability rugby
  • Social entrepreneur

Alan founded Ireland's first mixed ability rugby team and, in 2022, helped bring IMART, the first Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup, to Cork, where AssistiV was first showcased in Ireland. He founded AssistiV Ireland as a social enterprise to bring that spirit of inclusion from the pitch to the workplace.

Account Manager

Brian O'Leary

20+years in world class manufacturing

  • Operational excellence
  • Continuous improvement

With over two decades at GE Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Heineken and more, Brian has led high performing teams and driven continuous improvement, always with a focus on people, process and performance. At AssistiV he brings that experience to inclusive employment and digital transformation in training and support services.

Board

Governed with independence and purpose

ChairpersonIndependent Chair

Ger Dempsey

Ger began in internal audit, including in banking, then became a risk manager at a global technology company before moving into software engineering and product development. He recently launched MasterDB, the authorised data infrastructure layer for AI, and is passionate about AssistiV's potential to change millions of lives.

  • Audit and risk
  • Software and product
  • Founder, MasterDB
Director

Alan Craughwell

Alan is AssistiV Ireland's founder and Chief Executive. He has spent more than twenty years alongside people with intellectual disabilities and autistic people, founded Ireland's first mixed ability rugby team, and brings first hand knowledge of the people AssistiV supports, their families and the services around them.

  • Founder and CEO
  • Disability services
  • Mixed ability rugby
Director

Keith Johnston

Keith has a background in engineering and hands on experience across many industries, from the shop floor to leadership. His passion for inclusion was fuelled by mixed ability rugby, and he brings a practical, operational perspective and a determination to bring inclusion into workplaces across Ireland.

  • Engineering
  • Operations
  • Mixed ability rugby
Governance

A social enterprise, by design

Social enterprise

Any surplus goes back into the mission.

Legal form

A company limited by guarantee. No. 735223.

Board of directors

Led by an independent chairperson.

Partners

Supported by HEINEKEN. Built with AssistiV UK and Sticky.

Where we are

In the heart of Cork City

AssistiV Ireland CLG City Quarter
Lapp's Quay
Cork City
T12 X6NN
Ireland
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We make work work for everyone.

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