2019 Winners

The Event Industry Awards 2019 winners were announced at the black tie gala awards ceremony on Friday, July 19th, at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. See winners below.

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Best Event

Limerick Riverfest

Leanne Humphreys, Director of Events, Citywest Hotel presents the Best Event award to the Grooveyard Agency team.

Outstanding Contribution to the Events Industry

Frankie Sheahan
Pendulum Summit

Seán Reid, Commercial Director, Citywest Hotel presents the Outstanding Contribution to the Events Industry award to Frankie Sheahan, Pendulum Summit.

Best Event Management Company

Clive

Simona Simutyte, Finance Director, Stage & Lighting presents the Best Event Management Company award to the Clive team.

Best Professional Conference Organiser

Go West Conference & Event Management

Mary Weir, Awards Judge presents the Best Professional Conference Organiser award to Cathleen Mc Donagh & Kerry O’Sullivan, Go West Conference & Event Management.

Best Corporate Entertainer

STATIC LED

Mary Weir, Awards Judge presents the Best Corporate Entertainer award to Kevin Curran, Hit Machine Drummers & Chris Dylus, XOD.

Best Event Sponsorship

HELL & BACK Sponsored by Breyers Delights

Martin McNamara, Managing Director, Easigrass Ireland presents the Best Event Sponsorship award to Aifric D'Arcy, Grooveyard Agency.

Best Live Event

Limerick Riverfest

Simona Simutyte, Finance Director, Stage & Lighting presents the Best Live Event award to Keelan Lynch & Sylwia Baltaza, Grooveyard Agency.

Best Sporting Event

The Punchestown Festival 2018

Dr. Ruth Craggs, Judging Co- Ordinator, TU Dublin presents the Best Sporting Event award to the Punchestown Racecourse team.

Best Conference

WMOF2018 & Pope Francis’s Visit to Ireland

Declan Maxwell, Awards Judge on behalf of AVC presents the Best Conference award to the World Meeting of Families 2018 team.

Best Awards Ceremony

Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards 2019

Declan Maxwell, Awards Judge on behalf of AVC presents the Best Awards Ceremony award to Tamara Houlihan & Roisin Cronin, Deloitte.

Best Corporate Event

Circle of Champions Incentive Programme 2018

Declan Maxwell, Awards Judge on behalf of Audionetworks presents the Best Corporate Event award to Claire Derousseaux & Yvonne Colucci, Odyssey International.

Best Fundraising Event

Ride Africa Kenya 2018

Rachel Curran, Owner, Flower Walls by Rachel presents the Best Fundraising Event award to Will Matthews & Jamie Deasy, Event Fuel.

Best Cultural Event

SeaFest 2018

Dr. Bernadette Quinn, Awards Judge on behalf of Entertainment Solutions presents the Best Cultural Event award to the SeaFest 2018 team.

Best Launch Event

Together for Yes Launch

Dr. Bernadette Quinn, Awards Judge presents the Best Launch Event award to the Together for Yes Launch and Alice PR & Events team.

Best Exhibition

gradireland Graduate Careers Fair 2018

Karolina Plata, Head of Corporate, Easigrass Ireland presents the Best Exhibition award to the Aisling Ní Mhuirí & Alison Reddy, Gradireland.

Best In-House Event Team

Aviva Stadium

Sinéad Heneghan, Head of Sales, Croke Park Meetings & Events presents the Best In-House Event Team award to the Aviva Stadium team.

Best Event Team

Event Fuel

Sinéad Heneghan, Head of Sales, Croke Park Meetings & Events presents the Best Event Team award to the Event Fuel team.

Best Event Design

PWC All-Star Awards
Cogs & Marvel

Alan Bannon, Awards Judge presents the Best Event Design award to the Cogs & Marvel team.

Best Purpose Built Event Venue

The Helix

Michael Durkan, Co-Founder, Nineyards presents the Best Purpose Built Event Venue award to The Helix team.

Best Hotel Event Venue

Citywest Hotel

Michael Durkan, Co-Founder, Nineyards presents the Best Hotel Event Venue award to Citywest Hotel team.

Best Unique/Private Wedding Venue

Killruddery

Linda White, Event Designer, White Events presents the Best Unique/Private Wedding Venue award to the Killruddery team.

Best AV Company

Conference Services

Keith Hanna, Creative Director, 7 Entertainment presents the Best AV Company award to the Conference Services team.

Best Experiential Agency

Grooveyard Agency

Shane Creevy, Managing Director, 7 Entertainment presents the Best Experiential Agency award to Keelan Lynch & James Gavin, Grooveyard Agency.

Best Event Infrastructure Provider

Silk Road Tents

Arthur Smith, Owner, The Art of Bubbles presents the Best Event Infrastructure Provider award to Eva Buitenhuis & Fionn De Las Casas, Silk Road Tents.

Best Event Caterer

Compass Group Ireland at Aviva Stadium

Colm Croffy, Awards Judge presents the Best Event Caterer award to Leah Gunn & Martina Flood, Compass Group Ireland at Aviva Stadium.

Best Event Innovation

Trocaire at World Meeting of Families
KC Services Ireland

Paul Feeney, manager, Simotion presents the Best Event Innovation award to Damien Kavanagh, KC Services Ireland.

Technology Award

Travelmaster

Colm Croffy, Awards Judge presents the Technology Award to the Travelmaster team.