His business has been transformed by the covid crisis.
A midlands milliner, who started marking face masks when covid-19 broke out, is now supplying them to pharmacies around the country.
Montgomery Milliners in Mullingar have had to adapt and completely re-invent themselves in the wake of the pandemic.
Derek Montgomery posted a tutorial of how to make a face mask online in March, but has now become a nationwide supplier.
The summer is usually a busy season for making headpieces, but now he has a team of 22 working manufacturing masks: