It was announced last December that the Irish version of Dragons' Den will be returning to RTE1 after a 2 year hiatus, and now we know just who exactly the Dragons will be that the aspiring entrepreneurs will be pitching to.

Three familiar faces will be returning to the hot seats - Gavin Duffy, Barry O'Sullivan and Eamonn Quinn, but they will be joined by two newbies - Alison Cowzer and Eleanor McEvoy, who will be replacing Ramona Nicholas and Peter Casey.

For those that don't know them, Alison is co-founder of the East Coast Bakehouse, which she set up with husband Michael Carey, and is fast becoming one of the biggest biscuit-making facilities in Ireland and the UK.

While Eleanor McEvoy is founder and CEO of Budget Energy Northern Ireland, and is planning to launch her company in the Republic this year.

Dragons Den will return to RTE1 on April 17th.

Via Independent.ie