Tom Costello of Cuil.com visits Drogheda

On a recent visit back to his hometown of Drogheda from the sunny shores of California, Tom Costello visited the Council members of the Drogheda & District Chamber. Costello along with his wife have created a new Internet search engine, cuil.com.

As I sit on the Council table of the Drogheda Chamber I went along to meet the man who is taking on one of the biggest challenges in Internet living history - rivalling google.com!

What an unassuming man! He was a student of late 80s/early 90s and as such, with no jobs in Ireland, he moved to the US. His journey is one of interest, success and a longing for a hometown unlike his current one.

As he said himself “The climate is a little bit cooler and there is a great sense of community spirit in Drogheda”.

He was fascinating to listen to how he and his wife got his business off the ground while arranging childcare and schooling duties.  It was a pleasure to be there when he was presented with a life-long honorary membership.

Tom was delighted to receive this honour, the first in the Chamber’s history. As a Council, we wanted to wish him the best of luck in his new venture.

The day ended with lunch in Scholars Hotel where the Drogheda & District Chamber Council members and Drogheda Borough Councillors got regaled with further stories of success from Tom.