Name: Geraldine Fusciardi.

Title: Co-founder and chief executive, Crystalynx.

School: Our Lady's Grammar School, Newry; Queen's University, Belfast.

Marital status: Married to Aldo.

Children: None.

Home: Wicklow town.

Most important life event: Getting married.

Biggest business break: Meeting my business partner and co-founder, Sue Jackson.

Biggest business mistake: Getting Dublin offices without parking.

Time of getting up: 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. - I see far too many dawns over Wicklow Head.

Time of finishing work: Is there one?

Favourite breakfast: Muesli. (which often loses out to an extra 15 mins in bed).

Form of exercise: Walking two golden retrievers.

Holidays: Skiing in Lake Tahoe, California.

Favourite radio programme: The Last Word on Today FM.

Favourite TV programme: Red Dwarf - "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast".

Car you drive? MGF.

Commuting time: A nightmare - up to two hours.

Favourite airline: Aer Lingus.

The worst thing about travel: Carrying a heavy computer bag through miles of airport terminals.

Favourite bank: Any bank that will actually give you some money when you need it.

Favourite tipple: Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc.

Favourite pub: Maguires, Baggot Street.

Favourite restaurant: Jacob's Ladder, Nassau Street.

How do you spend your free time? Not applicable at present.

Person you most admire: Anita Roddick who recently recommended "a bottle of pinot noir over face cream any day".

Dying words: Onwards and upwards!