Fingal Business Awards

Now in their 19^th year in 2023, the coveted awards celebrate the best of Fingal business across all business sectors, private, public, and charity.

The awards appeal to people who feel that they are working smarter than their competitors and want to create a business edge by promoting excellence in the quality of their products, services, and customer experience.

Research and feedback from previous winners signify that entering the awards can result in huge benefits by raising a person or company’s profile, enhancing their reputation, and helping to attract new business.

Entry is free and open to all businesses and organisations, both small and large, who do business in Fingal. Entrants can nominate themselves, their own business, their boss, employees, or another business or organisation.

The window for appliations opens from the 30th of August 2023 and closes on the 29th of September.

Key Dates 2023

Winners 2022

There are twenty-five award categories in four sections: The People Awards, The Business Excellence Awards, The Customer Experience Awards, and The Sustainable Business Impact Awards.

The People Section:

Business Person of the Year - sponsored by Dublin Airport

• Lorraine Heskin, Gourmet Food Parlour

Young Business Person of the Year - sponsored by TU Dublin

• Lauren Mc Donald, Lynott Jewellery

Team of the Year - sponsored by Malone Group

• IGate Customer Service Team

Employee of the Year - sponsored by Osborne

• Jacinta Gorman, Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport

The Business Excellence Section:

Business of the Year (Large/Corporate) - sponsored by McInerney Saunders

• Keogh's Crisps

Business of the Year (Small/Medium Enterprise) - sponsored by Local Enterprise Office

• Osborne

Business of the Year (Start-Up) - sponsored by TU Dublin

• Seomra Salainn Salt Room Therapy

Best Public Service - sponsored by the Clayton Hotel

• TIER Mobility

Best Not-for-Profit Organisation - sponsored by Paypal

• Action Ireland Trust

​Best International Trade - sponsored by Country Crest

• Keogh's Crisps

Best Innovation in Business - sponsored by Skillnet Ireland

• CommSec

Best Sales and Marketing - sponsored by VHI Healthcare 

• Keelings

Best Training and Upskilling - sponsored by Keelings

• Celuplast

The Sustainable Business Impact Section:

Best Community Involvement - sponsored by AWS​

• Paypal

Best Climate Action - sponsored by ​Swords Pavilions

• Keelings

Best Workplace - sponsored by Adare HRM 

• Flexsource Solutions

Best Inclusion, Diversity & Equity - sponsored by Fingal County Council

• Bidvest Noonan

Best Sustainable Impact by a Small or Medium Business - sponsored by Maldron Hotel​ 

• Swords Pavilions

The Customer Experience Section:

Best Hotel - sponsored by Aer Lingus

• Castleknock Hotel

Best Leisure/Tourism Service - sponsored by the Carlton Hotel​

• The Cyril Fry Corner at the Model Railway Museum

Best Restaurant - sponsored by AIB​ 

• Earth & Vine Restaurant

Best Pub​ - sponsored by Tayto Snacks

• Wrights Cafe Bar

Best Cafe - sponsored by Java Republic​

• The Cottage​

​Best Retail Outlet - sponsored by One4all

• Avoca Malahide

Best Professional Service - sponsored by the Crowne Plaza

• McInerney Saunders