About Us

About Us

About Us2024-03-01T16:08:36+00:00

Who we are.

The Irish Family Business Awards showcases the best of Irish family businesses throughout Ireland. From SME to multinational, every family business starts with the investment of a family who has a passion for delivering quality products and services to their communities.

Ireland is rich in entrepreneurial family business endeavors across a wide variety of sectors. The awards feature Irish businesses with two or more family members, from brothers to married partners to multi-generational family businesses. The Irish Family Business Awards is the perfect way to ensure Irish businesses continue to grow and thrive in the changing political and economic environment.

The awards were developed to showcase the success of Irish family businesses and highlight the impact of their businesses both in their own communities, nationally and beyond

Meet our amazing Judging Team

Our Judges are extremely qualified and knowledgle in their fields. Our judges can remain confidential but some choose to have public profiles here are some below.

Angela Canavan

David Donegan

John McGrane

Jonathan Carroll

Dr. Na Fu

Rick McKee

John Kenny

JJ O’Connell

Sharon O’Donoghue

Dr. Siobhan Killion

Steven Kilroy

Tomás Sercovich

Frequently asked questions and our Terms and Conditions

IP AND RIGHT OF PUBLICITY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES2023-07-12T12:26:24+00:00
  • By submitting a Communication, you represent and warrant that you have the right to submit the Communication to Ashville Media Group. You also represent and warrant that the Communication is original, was created by you, and does not contain any material or information whose inclusion in the Communication and/or use by Ashville Media Group in connection with Ashville Media Group’s exploitation of the Communication hereunder would violate or infringe upon any copyright, trademark, right of publicity or persona, right of privacy, moral rights, or other personal or proprietary right of any person or entity or violate any law or regulation.
  • Each Communication submitted by you must consist entirely of material and/or information that is owned by you, including but not limited to any text, music, recordings, illustrations, photographic images, and video clips. By submitting a Communication, you represent and warrant that it does not contain any material or information that is owned or controlled by anyone other than you.
Applications Terms and Conditions2024-03-01T15:53:06+00:00
  • All entries must be submitted online via www.familybusinessawards.ie. Written/posted entries will not be accepted.
  • A family business must be owned or run by two or more members of a single family. Family Businesses of all sizes are welcomed to enter the 2023/2024 Irish Family Business Awards.
  • All entries must be products or services operating or available in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
  • The submission will consist of a written application and supporting material. All supporting material should be presented online.
  • Please include a title for your submission. This title will be used referencing your submission in the event brochure and in all subsequent material relating to it.
  • If you are entering several categories with the same entry, you should submit supporting material for each category – different judges will be judging different categories.
  • In the unlikely case that a category is not deemed to be viable, the organisers reserve the right to cancel the category without notice.
  • By entering into the awards, you are agreeing to attend or send a representative to the award ceremony should you be shortlisted as a finalist
  • In the event of cancellation of an entry, any refund is entirely at the Organisers’ discretion.
  • Is there a charge to enter the awards? No they are completely free to enter!!
  • Deadline to enter is 15th September 2024
  • Finalists will be announced 5th October 2024
Judging Terms and Conditions2024-03-01T15:53:36+00:00
  • Judging will take place in September 2024 for all categories. We operate an online blind peer judging process. A minimum of two judges will judge each application and the final score will be the average of the marks. The top entrants in each category will then be judged to shortlist a winner.
  • The decision of the judges is final, and neither the judges nor the event organisers will enter into correspondence regarding the results. We are not in a position to offer feedback regarding entries once they have been judged.
Privacy Policy2023-07-12T12:27:03+00:00

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If you have any questions or concerns at any time, please do not hesitate to contact us at the address above or by contacting us at privacy@ashvillemediagroup.com .

Attendance information2024-03-01T15:55:01+00:00
  • Date and venue to be confirmed
  • All attendees will be provided with a delicious three course meal throughout the ceremony, complimentary prosecco upon arrival, and a fantastic band that continued the celebration to the dance floor!

Winners and Finalists Hall of Fame

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