Night was about sharing our success – chamber president
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Restaurant of the Year – James Joyce Restaurant, Greville Arms Hotel.Image 2 of 16
Outstanding Large Business of the Year (50+), TEG – Tommy Kelly, Philip Gillick, Stephen Doyle and Tom Hunt.Image 3 of 16
Outstanding Small Business of the Year (1-50) – Moran Signs – Graphics and Vehicle Accessories.Image 4 of 16
Excellence in Sustainability and Climate Action – Watt Footprint.Image 5 of 16
Bar of the Year – Clarke’s Bar, Mullingar.Image 6 of 16
Cafe of the Year – The Spiced Bean – Matt Doyle and Makayla McCormack with Fran Aldritt, chamber CEO.Image 7 of 16
Excellence in Retail – A Gorman Flooring and Furniture.Image 8 of 16
Excellence in Tourism/Arts/Culture – WTF Gig Guide Mullingar; Fran Aldritt with Michelle Sherwood.Image 9 of 16
Spirit of Mullingar Kinnegad Municipal District – John Bawle, Mullingar Tidy Towns, with Fran Aldritt, chief executive, Mullingar Chamber, and Lauren Gregory, office admin, Mullingar Chamber.Image 10 of 16
Professional Services Provider of the Year – Kinnear and Co.Image 11 of 16
The ‘Millie Walsh’ Customer Service Award – Hamills Motoring Services; Peter and Brian Hamill with Fran Aldritt, Mullingar Chamber chief executive.Image 12 of 16
Health and Wellness Leader – CK Recovery Hub. Leeroy Casserly and Annemarie Casserly Many.Image 13 of 16
Emerging Business Person of the Year – Eoghan Murray – Apache Pizza Mullingar/Pita Pit/Millie’s Maxol Mullingar, Lis Cafe, Tudenham, with his financée, Lisa McEntee.Image 14 of 16
Established Business Person of the Year – Josephine Hughes -Mullingar Park Hotel.Image 15 of 16
Mullingar Chamber board and staff.Image 16 of 16
Best Hair and Beauty Provider – Agnes Burke Hairdressing.The judges for the Mullingar Chamber Awards 2024 had difficult decisions to make as they assessed the nominees in each of 15 categories, but they completed the task and the winners were announced on Friday week last in the Mullingar Park Hotel.
Mullingar Chamber president James Bourke welcomed everyone as he opened the evening and highlighted the role business has in the community. Minister Peter Burke, TD, said in his remarks that it is both large and small businesses that drive growth, employment and prosperity in the area. Ronan Berry was the host for the event and he outlined the award categories and introduced the finalists.
The chamber president said: “We had a wonderful night for the Chamber Awards 2024. It was a lovely event that fostered networking among the various businesses that operate in the Mullingar area. The night was about bringing our business community together to celebrate their successes and also to recognise the ambassadors of our town.
“By ambassadors, we refer to the people who go above and beyond to promote Mullingar town as a better place to live, work or do business.
“Also our chamber has been extremely busy in recent months, so it was a nice opportunity for us to share with the crowd what we have achieved recently and some of our plans for the future.
“I would like to congratulate all the winners on the night. We were lucky to have a high calibre of nominees in all of the 15 categories, and that left the decision to choose the eventual winners difficult for the judging panel.
“I’d like to thank the judges for their time and effort – they were James Kiernan (Chambers Ireland), Grainne Cornally (Fáilte Ireland) and Will Faulkner (Midlands 103).”
Get Hitched provided the music and the dancing went on into the night. The chamber expressed thanks to Ronan Berry, the Mullingar Park Hotel, Minister Peter Burke, photographers Barry Monaghan and Gary McGivney, The Blue Door Agency, Nolan Sound, Minds-I, Midland Trophies, Paul Flynch (reception music), and everyone else who made the event possible, including the award sponsors.