Business
Winners 2024 Regional Businesswoman of the Year Awards announced
At the 2024 Regional Businesswoman of the year awards, in association with LEO Limerick and AIB, at the Clayton Hotel, was Network Limerick President, Fiona Doyle and Vice president, Eve Stafford, with this Network Limerick Ireland, Award winners. Photo: Paul Mullins
Winners of the 2024 Regional Businesswoman of the Year Awards were announced at a special summer soirée and awards evening
The winners of the Network Ireland Limerick Businesswoman of the Year Awards, sponsored by LEO Limerick and AIB, were announced at a special summer soirée and awards evening at The Clayton Hotel. 43 finalists were competing across nine categories.
Annmarie Nagle, won the Emerging Businesswoman Award. Denise O Brien, won the Solo Businesswoman Award. Orla Canney, of HILT, won the Employee Shining Star Award. The Creative Professional award went to artist Rachel Leahy. Other categories included Karen Ronan, Shannon Region Sports and Conference Bureau, who won Networker of The Year, and Established Businesswomen of the Year went to Sinead English, HILT.
The winners of each award category will now go on to the national finals for Network Ireland which will be announced at a black-tie gala ceremony in Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny.
Last year 2023, one Limerick businesswoman Sinead O Brien, Sinead’s Curvy Style and Vacious went on to win an award at the national awards. The 43 finalists, representing a broad range of businesses, were joined by their family, friends, and fellow members at the glamorous awards ceremony which kicked-off with a Prosecco reception.
Also in attendance were sponsors Dymphna O’Brien, AIB and Aideen Corry, LEO Limerick, along with Amy Molloy, Deputy National President of Network Ireland. Karl Daly, Humnali, chaired the Judging panel.
Speaking at the Awards ceremony, Fiona Doyle, President of Network Ireland Limerick said, “Network Ireland Limerick is all about encouraging each other to be the best we can be. The strength and success of our awards nominees are based on our commitment to working together to develop our businesses.
“Our awards provide a fantastic opportunity to recognise our member’s achievements, ambition, and professionalism. We had 43 inspiring finalists this year, which is fantastic, they are all excellent businesswomen in their own right. I want to congratulate them all and wish our 5 regional award winners the best of luck at the nationals.
“We are here tonight because of the arduous work of our deputy president Eve Stafford and the committee, but also because of our local sponsors from Johnson and Johnson, Ernst and Young, DGD Shredding, The Cresent shopping Centre, Ingenium. I would like to especially thank the support of our national and major sponsors, LEO Limerick and AIB, our three independent judges and The Clayton Hotel who made this fantastic evening possible,” she continued.”
Find out more here
Read more Network Ireland Limerick stories here