Barry Walsh
Barry is the Founder of Focusondiversity.ie, Diversity and Inclusion advocate, freelancer and
dyslexia and dyspraxia champion. Barry was the winner of the ETBI Alumni Award 2024 and
a One Young World Ambassador 2019 & 2023
Barry spent much of his early career in the start-up, advertising, charity and recruitment sectors. In 2016 he began working for ThinkBusiness.ie, which has everything you need to start, run or grow a business in Ireland and he has been freelancing for them ever since.
He specialises in doing interviews on businesses in the Diversity and Inclusion field in Ireland.
In 2019 he joined Dell Technologies’ Diversity and Inclusion team to help them roll out their
Neurodiversity Awareness Training before becoming a job coach for autistic people for 2 years.
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In 2021 Barry became the founder of focusondiversity.ie. The website amplifies diverse voices that are actively promoting Diversity and Inclusion. Barry creates interviews, articles and personal tips on people, companies or programs that are making Ireland a more diverse place. Recently Barry has developed training on topics such as Neurodiversity, Diversity and Inclusion in Irish Education and spoken at events such as One Young World, Legal Island and third level colleges in Ireland.
Barry is driven to continue to promote Diversity and Inclusion within Ireland and abroad, to make Ireland a more equitable place for everyone.
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