Beau Street in Waterford city. Photo: Google Streetview.
Search
28 Nov 2025
Search
28 Nov 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Credit: Well Fed website and The Shona Project website
Two Waterford businesses have won part of Three Ireland's Grants for Small Businesses programme which sees the business secure a portion of the €100,000 bursary.
The Shona Project and Well Fed Meals have been chosen as two of 10 winners.
Three’s Grants for Small Businesses programme includes a €5,000 cash award, €5,000 worth of device and connectivity solutions, and ongoing support from Three Ireland’s team of in-house business experts.
The Shona Project is an Irish charity dedicated to educating, empowering, and inspiring girls and young women by creating safe, supportive spaces in schools, online, and in communities across Ireland.
The organisation delivers workshops, a national mentorship programme, the annual SHINE Festival, and a resource-rich handbook to encourage self-belief, kindness, and leadership among girls navigating adolescence.
READ NEXT: Calls for ‘disgraceful’ car parks to be removed from Quay in Waterford
Well Fed is a Waterford-based meal-delivery company offering chef-prepared, high-protein, and macro-friendly meals delivered nationwide across Ireland.
The company’s café and HQ in Waterford provide a café experience with specialty coffee, bowls, and toasties, while its online service ensures busy professionals and health-conscious consumers can enjoy nutritious meals conveniently delivered.
The programme, which is now in its fifth year, has provided Irish SMEs with an investment of over €750,000 by Three since 2021.
"This year, we received a host of extremely strong applications from an incredible range of businesses, each demonstrating impressive ambition, innovation, and drive - reaffirming the strength of Ireland’s entrepreneurial spirit. The standard of entries has been outstanding, and we’re thrilled to present this year’s award to The Shona Project and Well Fed Meals from Waterford. We look forward to seeing The Shona Project and Well Fed Meals continue to build on their success in the years ahead," Padraig Sheerin, Head of SME, Three Ireland said.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
