2018 Winners
The Event Industry Awards 2018 winners were announced at the black tie gala awards ceremony on Friday, July 20th, at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. See winners below.
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Best Event
Wild Lights at Dublin Zoo
Emer Sweeney, MICE Sales Manager, Citywest Hotel, presents the Best Event award to Aoife Keegan Twomey, Dublin Zoo.
Outstanding Contribution to the Events Industry
Paddy Cosgrave
Sean Reid, Commercial Director, Citywest Hotel, and Anna May McHugh, Managing Director, National Ploughing Championships, presents the Outstanding Contribution to the Events Industry award to Paddy Cosgrave, Web Summit.
Best Event Management Company
Cogs & Marvel
Linda Lockhart, Finance Director, Citywest Hotel, presents the Best Event Management Company award to the Cogs & Marvel team.
Best Small Event Management Company
EveryEvent
Declan Maxwell, Restaurant Manager, Luna Restaurant, presents the Best Small Event Management Company award to Jamie Roche, John Grubb & Tommie Ryan, EveryEvent.
Best Professional Conference Organiser
Abbey Conference & Events
Elaine White, Conference & Events Sales Manager, The Helix, presents the Best Professional Conference Organiser award to the Abbey Conference & Events team.
Best Corporate Entertainer
Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre
Declan Maxwell, Restaurant Manager, Luna Restaurant presents the Best Corporate Entertainer award to Chantal McCormick & Emma Poole, Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre.
Best Event Sponsorship
HELL & BACK Sponsored by Londis
Faye Buckley, Sales and Operations Manager, Audionetworks presents the Best Event Sponsorship award to Gillian Rigley & Claire O'Brien, Londis.
Best Live Event
Wild Lights at Dublin Zoo
Faye Buckley, Sales and Operations Manager, Audionetworks presents the Best Live Event award to Mark Breen & Martin Cullen, Safe Events and Aoife Keegan Twomey, Dublin Zoo.
Best Sporting Event
Gaelforce Dublin 2017
Niall Jones, Senior Account Manager, Alexander Boyd Display presents the Best Sporting Event award to Mona McCrea & Bridget Gavin, Killary Gaelforce.
Best Conference
The Event of the Future
Rachelle O'Brien, Assistant Lecturer, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology, on behalf of AVC presents the Best Conference award to the Croke Park Meetings & Events team.
Best Awards Ceremony
weddingsonline Awards
Rachelle O'Brien, Assistant Lecturer, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology, on behalf of AVC presents the Best Awards Ceremony award to Charlene Pigott & Caroline Molloy, weddingsonline.ie.
Best Corporate Event
SAP United 20th Anniversary Celebration
Michael Brady, General Manager, The Helix presents the Best Corporate Event award to James Gavin, Grooveyard Event Management.
Best Fundraising Event
Cannonball Ireland
Brian O'Reilly, Managing Director, MCE Events presents the Best Fundraising Event to Alan Bannon, Valerie Grogan & Helen O’Dwyer, Cannonball Ireland.
Best Cultural Event
SeaFest 2017
Brian O'Reilly, Managing Director, MCE Events presents the Best Cultural Event award to the Marine Institute team.
Best Launch Event
Circle K Global Brand Launch
Brian O'Reilly, Managing Director, MCE Events presents the Best Launch Event award to Luke Tyrel & Marc Corrigan, Mavrix and Paul Dixon & MJ Tierney, Circle K.
Best Exhibition
gradireland Graduate Careers Fair
Barry Desmond, Sales & Marketing Director, Alexander Boyd Display presents the Best Exhibition award to Aisling Ní Mhuirí & Alison Reddy, gradireland.
Best In-House Event Team
Croke Park Meetings & Events
Simona Simutyte, Financial Director, Stage & Lighting presents the Best In- House Event Team award to the Croke Park Meetings & Events team.
Best Event Team
Best Event Team
TITAN EXPERIENCE
Dr. Theresa Ryan, Lecturer & Researcher, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology presents the Best Event Team award to Eoin Conroy, Ciara Lucey & Darragh Butler, TITAN EXPERIENCE.
Best Event Design
Waterford Harvest Festival
EveryEvent
Dr. Theresa Ryan, Lecturer & Researcher, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, Dublin Institute of Technology presents the Best Event Design award to Tommie Ryan, Jamie Roche & John Grubb, EveryEvent.
Best Purpose Built Event Venue
Aviva Stadium
Simona Simutyte, Financial Director, Stage & Lighting presents the Best Purpose-Built Event Venue award to Martina Flood, Aviva Stadium.
Best Hotel Event Venue
Citywest Hotel
Dagan Fleming, Sales Manager, Stage & Lighting presents the Best Hotel Event Venue award to Citywest Hotel team.
Best Unique/Private Wedding Venue
Kilshane House Tipperary
Mary O'Rawe, Lecturer in Management and Innovation, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, DIT presents the Best Unique Private Wedding Venue award to Jane de Roquancourt, Kilshane House Tipperary.
Best AV Company
Conference Services
Mary O'Rawe, Lecturer in Management and Innovation, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism, DIT presents the Best AV Company award to the Conference Services team.
Best Experiential Agency
Best Experiential Agency
Neon Agency
Declan Maxwell, Restaurant Manager, Luna Restaurant presents the Best Experiential Agency award to the Neon Agency team.
Best Event Infrastructure Provider
Magnum Events
Mark French, Director, Mobile Escape Room presents the Best Event Infrastructure Provider award to Elaine O'Connor, Magnum Events.
Best Event Caterer
Aramark at Croke Park
Peter Hanley, Director, Hanley Event Group presents the Best Event Caterer award to the Aramark at Croke Park team.
Best Event Innovation
Lidl at the National Ploughing Championships
Cogs & Marvel
