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Our Story

Four people, one Jeep, one simple idea.

In 2006, Kevin O'Loughlin, Barry O'Loughlin, Gary Byrne and Senan Finucane started Nostra from a windowless office in Greenogue, Dublin. Four staff, one 2004 Jeep Cherokee and a belief that every business deserves an IT partner it can trust.

Nostra is an Irish-owned managed service provider founded in Dublin in 2006 by Kevin O'Loughlin, Barry O'Loughlin, Gary Byrne and Senan Finucane. Today it has 270+ people across Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast, 1,000+ customers, and ten businesses brought into the group — covering IT, security, cloud, AI, voice, AV and print.
1,000+ organisations 30,000+ endpoints supported daily 98% client retention CSAT 4.9/5 ISO 27001:2022 20 years
The Hard Start

It wasn't a smooth beginning

At one point the business was €1 million in debt and the founders were living on pasta. We dug our way out by doing one thing consistently: looking after customers properly. That's still how we grow.

Twenty years on, Nostra is one of Ireland's leading managed service providers — and the founders still run the business.

What Drives Us

Purpose, ambition, values

Our purpose

To transform the lives of one million people through technology that empowers, protects and inspires.

Our ambition

To be the most loved managed service provider in the world.

Our values

Do the right thing. We are human. We inspire autonomy.

Our promise

We demystify IT. Plain English, no jargon, no surprises.

Our Journey

Twenty years of Nostra

2006
Nostra founded in Greenogue, Dublin, by Kevin O'Loughlin, Barry O'Loughlin, Gary Byrne and Senan Finucane — four people, a windowless office and a 2004 Jeep Cherokee.
2008
Became an early Microsoft cloud partner.
2011
Became a full-service MSP and won its first three enterprise clients.
2014
Secured first Government contract. Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winner — the first of four years running (2014–2017). Dell Security Partner of the Year in 2015.
2016
Acquired The Tech Department, bringing global pharma clients. First Dawn to Dusk charity fundraiser.
2017
Kevin O'Loughlin named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist. SharePoint division launched. Team reached 50.
2018
Acquired EMIT, a Dublin cyber security specialist.
2020
Acquired Brandon Global, adding security testing and compliance expertise in Galway. Team reached 100.
2021
Moved to a new three-storey HQ in Parkwest. Acquired Enclave. Achieved ISO 27001 certification. Deloitte Fast 50 again.
2022
Tech Excellence Managed Service Company of the Year. SonicWall Partner of the Year. HP Growth Partner of the Year. EU Cyber Award Leader of the Year.
2023
Phoenix Equity Partners invested. Acquired Passax, Definitive Solutions, Voice & Data Solutions and Compunet. Opened the Galway office.
2024
Acquired Spectrum AV and PPC (Xerox print partner). Opened the Cork office. Sunday Times Best Places to Work. Deloitte Fast 50. Tech Excellence Managed Service Company of the Year.
2025
Deloitte Ireland's Best Managed Companies. Pax8 Peak Performance (EMEA). Tech Excellence Best Place to Work and Person of the Year. Partnered with Wellington IT to support credit unions. Belfast office opened and €20k raised for Childline.
2026
Twenty years in business. AI practice launched (Copilot Safe Start and Copilot Edge). Nostra SaferSocial launched with RiskEye.

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