{"id":183835,"date":"2025-11-16T15:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/183835\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T15:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T15:38:13","slug":"business-of-the-year-announced-at-limerick-chamber-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/183835\/","title":{"rendered":"Business of the year announced at Limerick Chamber Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/691884f68e316.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Via Live 95 Picture Library <\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Winners were announced for eight categories.\n        <\/p>\n<p>BD Research Centre Ireland (RCI), a leading global medtech firm, has been named the Overall Business of the Year at the 2025 Limerick Chamber Regional Business Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Castletroy-based research centre secured the top prize at a gala event on Friday night, celebrating the best in ambition, innovation, and leadership across the Mid-West region.<\/p>\n<p>The annual awards, sponsored by Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), saw BD RCI first win the competitive &#8216;Innovation &amp; Digital Transformation&#8217; category before taking home the night\u2019s most prestigious honour, beating out other category winners.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Cunnane, Senior Systems Engineer at BD Research Centre Ireland, said, &#8220;We\u2019re absolutely delighted to win this award,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is great to have an organisation like Limerick Chamber acknowledging the best of our city and region&#8230; This award recognises the impact we are making in the region and will drive us to be even better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awards ceremony, which took place at the Strand Hotel and was attended by the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Dennis King, also honoured other key figures and businesses driving regional growth.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s Award was presented to Professor Vincent Cunnane, President of TUS, in recognition of the transformative role he has played throughout his career in Limerick.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Gallagher, CEO of Limerick Chamber, praised the quality of the winners and finalists. \u201cEach of our finalists and winners represents the best of what this region stands for \u2014 innovation, collaboration and community,&#8221; she commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe success we see here tonight is proof that the Mid-West continues to punch above its weight \u2014 this region has the people, ideas and partnerships that enable businesses to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRDgrNnjN-t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Category winners on the night were:\u00a0<br \/>Best Emerging Business, sponsored by Limerick City and County Council: \u00a0<strong>Treaty Software\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Best SME: Regional Business Excellence Award, sponsored by AIB: \u00a0<strong>DSM, Data Storage &amp; Management\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Innovation &amp; Digital Transformation Award, sponsored by Holmes LLP: \u00a0<strong>BD Research Centre Ireland (RCI)\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Sustainability &amp; Environmental Leadership Award, sponsored by EY: \u00a0<strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson Vision Care Ireland<\/strong><br \/>Best Not for Profit, sponsored by Northern Trust:<strong> Our Lady of Lourdes Community Services Group\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Best Employer: People &amp; Culture Excellence Award, sponsored by The Shannon Airport Group: <strong>Cook Medical<\/strong><br \/>Best Customer Experience Excellence Award: Retail &amp; Hospitality, sponsored by BDO Limerick: <strong>University Concert Hall\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Best CSR Community Impact Award, sponsored by Limerick Chamber Skillnet: \u00a0<strong>Dell Technologies\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Liam Brown, Vice President of TUS, who sponsored the Overall Business of the Year Award, highlighted the critical link between education and industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stories behind tonight\u2019s winners show the strength and potential of this region,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Our partnership with Limerick Chamber reflects a shared commitment to building that pipeline of skills, innovation and opportunity that sustains economic growth across the Mid-West.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Via Live 95 Picture Library Winners were announced for eight categories. 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