Do you think you have the best business idea 2017 has yet to see? Applications for Dragons' Den are closing in just one weeks' time, so get your bright idea in now.

Dragons’ Den Ireland will be returning for an eighth series in Spring 2017 on RTÉ One. In 7 years, the Dragons have seen 415 pitches, invested in over 95 business with an investment figure of over €5million.

The show, presented by Richard Curran, will see entrepreneurs and inventors from around the country pitch investment ready ideas to five of Ireland’s top business leaders. Applicants face the shrewd panel of Alison Cowzer, Eleanor McEvoy, Barry O’Sullivan, Gavin Duffy and Eamonn Quinn.

The Dragons

This could be your chance to show off your business plan to the world and get the boost you need to launch into the market. Whether you are operating a successful business and want to take it to the next level, a small start-up operation with big dreams, or if you have a lucrative business idea but are looking for the ideal partner to take you in the right direction, then it’s time to enter the Den.

Click here to apply for this years’ series.