Celebrating the Winners of the 2024 Digital Transformation Awards

Green Large Organisation of the Year

WINNER:

Walls Construction

FINALISTS:

• Aurivo
• BAM Ireland
• Breedon Ireland
• Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Gas Networks Ireland
• Murphy Ireland
• The Connacht Hotel
• Walls Construction
• Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland

Green Medium Sized Organisation of the Year

WINNER:

Hotel Doolin

FINALISTS:

• Arema Connect
• Breedon Cement Ireland
• Castle Leslie Estate
• Clayton Hotel Leopardstown
• Clayton Hotel Sligo
• Horizon Digital Print
• Hotel Doolin
• JCDecaux Ireland
• Ogier Ireland
• TELUS International
• The Killarney Park & The Ross

Green Small Organisation of the Year

WINNER:

DGD Shredding

FINALISTS:

• Allfresh Wholesale
• Autofulfil
• Burren Smokehouse
• Cully & Sully
• DGD Shredding
• Gannon Eco
• Hannigan Facility Services
• Power Capital Renewable Energy
• Swords Pavilions
• Zeus Mobility

Green Public Sector Organisation of the Year

WINNER:

An Post

FINALISTS:

• An Post
• CIÉ Group
• daa
• Dublin Bus
• Offaly County Council
• Trinity College Dublin
• Uisce Éireann
• Waterways Ireland

The Green Transformation Award

WINNER:

The Killarney Coffee Cup Project

FINALISTS:

• AIB
• ALDI Ireland
• APC and VLE Therapeutics
• Boston Scientific Galway
• Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland - Building a Future for Circular Plastic
• DPD Ireland - Green Flag Project
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Healthcare 21
• McCulla Ireland - Waste to Energy Transportation
• The Killarney Coffee Cup Project

The Green Collaboration Award

WINNER:

IES and Dublin City Council

FINALISTS:

• Clarins x The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland
• CoolPlanet And Powerscourt Estate
• Energia and Louth County Council
• FreightSpeed & United Drug
• Gas Networks Ireland and Murphy Ireland
• IES and Dublin City Council
• Kilkenny County Council
• KWETB and Fifty Shades Greener
• SSE Airtricity and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Sustainability Team of the Year

WINNER:

Breedon Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Alkermes Pharma Ireland
• APC and VLE Therapeutics
• Breedon Ireland
• Codex - Green Earthlings Team
• Ethos Engineering
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Irish Manufacturing Research
• Mason Hayes and Curran
• Midlands Park hotel
• Wisetek

The Green Construction Award

WINNER:

Cairn

FINALISTS:

• BAM Ireland
• Breedon Ireland
• Cairn
• GMC Utilities Group Ireland
• King and Moffatt Building Services
• Kingspan
• Mercury Engineering
• Murphy Ireland
• Walls Construction
• Winthrop Technologies

The ESG Best Performer of the Year

WINNER:

O'Brien Fine Foods

FINALISTS:

• ARDMORE SHIPPING
• CoolPlanet
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Gas Networks Ireland
• I-RES
• Mercury Engineering
• O'Brien Fine Foods
• Smarttech247 - CSR247 Platform
• Speed Fibre Group
• Walls Construction

The Green Energy Provider Award

WINNER:

Thorntons Recycling

FINALISTS:

• Gas Networks Ireland
• PV Generation
• Thorntons Recycling
• Woodco Renewable Energy

The Green Food & Beverage Award

WINNER:

Meade Farm

FINALISTS:

• ABP Food Group
• Aurivo
• Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Fyffes
• Meade Farm
• O'Brien Fine Foods
• Tirlán
• Wyeth Nutrition

Green Micro Enterprise of the Year

WINNER:

Emma Plant Veterinary Practice

FINALISTS:

• Aoife Mc Namara
• Emma Plant Veterinary Practice
• shareclub
• Virtual Bears Entry
• Wipeout
• XLVets Ireland

The Green Manufacturer Award

WINNER:

Aurivo

FINALISTS:

• Analog Devices Limerick
• Aurivo
• Breedon Cement Ireland
• Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Hanley Energy
• Horizon Digital Print
• Kingspan
• Takeda Ireland
• Wyeth Nutrition

The Green Lifesciences Award

WINNER:

AbbVie

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie
• APC and VLE Therapeutics
• Boston Scientific
• Harmac Medical Products
• MSD Ireland
• Pfizer Newbridge
• Takeda Ireland

The Green Healthcare Award

The of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

The Green Retailer Award

WINNER:

Brown Thomas Arnotts

FINALISTS:

• ALDI Ireland
• Brown Thomas Arnotts
• Primark
• SuperValu (Musgrave Group)
• Vodafone Ireland

The Green Financial & Professional Services Award

WINNER:

Grant Thornton Ireland

FINALISTS:

• AIB
• Crowleys DFK
• Fexco
• Grant Thornton Ireland
• KPMG Ireland
• Mason Hayes and Curran
• MCR Group
• Ogier Ireland
• Walkers

The Green ICT, Media & Telecommunications Award

WINNER:

JCDecaux Ireland

FINALISTS:

• JCDecaux Ireland
• Smarttech247
• TELUS International
• Version 1 Software

The Green Tourism and Entertainment Award

WINNER:

Hotel Doolin

FINALISTS:

• Ballymaloe House Hotel
• Ballynahinch Castle Hotel & Estate
• BrookLodge & Macreddin Village
• Clayton Hotel Galway
• Clayton Hotel Sligo
• Dromoland Castle
• Hotel Doolin
• The Grafton Hotel
• The Killarney Park & The Ross
• Wren Urban Nest

The Green Technology Award

WINNER:

CoolPlanetOS: Decarbonisation Management Software

FINALISTS:

• APC and VLE Therapeutics
• CIM-PEAK Platform
• CoolPlanetOS: Decarbonisation Management Software
• Energia Connect360
• Kildare County Council's Grass to Gas
• Kilsaran
• Lawler Vision - IoT Energy & Carbon Management Platform
• SuperNode
• Symphony Energy - Smart Optimisation
• Thorn Environmental

The Excellence in Waste Management Award

WINNER:

Wisetek

FINALISTS:

• ABP Food Group
• Compass Ireland
• daa - On the path to Circularity
• Eli Lilly Kinsale
• Healthcare 21
• The Killarney Park & The Ross
• Winthrop Technologies
• Wisetek

The Sustainable Water Achievement Award

WINNER:

Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland

FINALISTS:

• ABP Food Group
• Analog Devices Limerick
• Bio-Friendly
• VESI Environmental
• Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland

The Green Logistics & Transport Company Award

WINNER:

McCulla Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Aer Lingus
• Autofulfil
• DHL Express Ireland
• DPD Ireland
• FreightSpeed
• McCulla Ireland
• Thorntons Recycling

The Sustainable Energy Achievement Award

WINNER:

AbbVie Team Evergreen

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie Team Evergreen
• ABP Food Group
• AIB
• Ballymaloe House Hotel
• Breedon Cement Ireland
• daa - A journey to net zero
• Element Six - Reduction of Reliance on Fossil Fuels
• Lidl - A Better Tomorrow Campaign
• Pfizer Grange Castle Energy Program
• Tirlán - FarmGen Programme

Green Large Organisation of the Year (1000+ Employees)

WINNER:

Tirlán

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie
• An Post
• Aramark Ireland
• Bon Secours Health System
• Boston Scientific
• Compass Ireland
• MSD Ireland
• Musgrave Group
• Takeda Ireland
• Tirlán

The ESG Best Performer of the Year(1000+Employees)

WINNER:

Energia Group

FINALISTS:

• Citi
• daa
• Energia Group
• Fyffes
• Grant Thornton Ireland
• Kilsaran
• KPMG

Sustainability Team of the Year (1000+ Employees)

WINNER:

daa

FINALISTS:

• AbbVie - Team Evergreen
• An Post
• Bon Secours Health System
• Compass Ireland
• daa
• Deloitte - WorldClimate Sustainability Team
• Eli Lilly Kinsale
• Grant Thornton Ireland
• J&J Campus Ireland Energy Team
• Kilsaran

Best Community Academic Collaboration

WINNER:

ATU Engineering - Civic Engagement

FINALISTS:

• ATU Engineering - Civic Engagement
• DCU, Sláintecare, MCC, DCC, & Insight Centre
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education & Amazon Web Services
• Explore Engineering
• LIA Gold Ribbon Volunteer Programme – Childhood Cancer Ireland
• Munster Technological University - Team-Up for Home Economics
• SETU & FCI Supporting Family Carers Across Ireland
• TUS - Faculty of CPODL & Connected Hubs Partnership

Best Marketing / Communications Team

WINNER:

Trinity College Dublin

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College
• LINC Consortium
• NED College
• The AI Institute
• Trinity College Dublin
• UL Student Life
• University of Limerick

Best Industry/Business - Academic Collaboration

WINNER:

Drogheda Institute of Further Education & Amazon Web Services

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University & LHP Skillnet
• Cork College of FET & Trigon Hotels
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education & Amazon Web Services
• MSLETB - The National Sales Apprenticeship
• Munster Technological University & University of Limerick - REEdI Project
• National Learning Network & Mr. Price
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre - FoReSight
• UCD, CeADAR - Lighthouse Projects Programme

Excellence in Sustainability

WINNER:

Munster Technological University - Waste to Taste

FINALISTS:

• Camara Education - Refurbished Technology
• Galway Fairytales - Children's Wellbeing Irish Storytelling Books
• Munster Technological University - Waste to Taste
• NCI & Tree-Nation Partnership

Excellence in Diversity, Inclusivity & Equality

WINNER:

SETU - Commitment to Inclusive Education and Equality

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University - WAVE Programme
• Blossom4life
• Carlow College, St. Patrick's
• Dublin Business School
• SETU - Commitment to Inclusive Education and Equality

Best Student Accomodation

The of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Excellence in Education by a Professional Body

WINNER:

LIA

FINALISTS:

• Garda College - Red Man Training Intervention
• LIA

International Engagement Award

WINNER:

TUS Global

FINALISTS:

• National College of Ireland
• PAT Business School
• TUS Global
• UL Global
• University of Limerick School of Medicine

Best Masters Programme – Creative, Social, and Professional Studies

WINNER:

University of Galway - Drama and Theatre Studies

FINALISTS:

• Carlow College, St. Patrick's - Irish Regional History
• Independent College - Dispute Resolution
• Law Society of Ireland - LLM Advanced Legal Practice
• Middletown Centre and Mary Immaculate College - Autism Studies
• UL, UoG and UCD - Postgraduate Diploma in School Leadership
• University of Galway - Drama and Theatre Studies
• University of Limerick - Music Therapy
• University of Limerick - Professional Practice
• University of Limerick - Technical Communication & E-Learning

Best Internship Programme Award

WINNER:

Bristol Myers Squibb

FINALISTS:

• Bristol Myers Squibb
• NetApp - Early In Career Intern Program, Cork
• Technological University of the Shannon - Department of Business and Management
• Tyndall - IPIC Summer Fellowship
• University of Limerick - HAPPEE
• University of Limerick - Immersive Software Engineering

Best Graduate Training Programme

WINNER:

William Fry - Legal Traineeship

FINALISTS:

• Bristol Myers Squibb
• William Fry - Legal Traineeship

Best Use of Educational Technology/ICT Initiative

WINNER:

WWETB - The Virtual Hospital Room

FINALISTS:

• CAMMS - Management Systems MTU Cork
• CMIT - eLearning
• The B!G Idea
• University of Limerick - Virtual Learning Environment
• WWETB - The Virtual Hospital Room

Best Research Project

WINNER:

RCSI - AI-Driven Diagnostic Platform

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University - HealthCraft
• LINC Consortium - Lighting the Way for INCLusion
• Maynooth University - TOPIM
• RCSI - AI-Driven Diagnostic Platform
• UCC - CAPACITY Project
• UCC's INFANT Research Centre; EDI-CPI Project
• UCD, CeADAR - ReLeafHubs
• University College Dublin - SOLARIS

Student Engagement & Communications Award

WINNER:

University of Limerick - Academic Registry

FINALISTS:

• UCC - CUBS Shaping Leaders of Tomorrow
• UCC - International Office
• UL Global
• UL Student Life
• University of Limerick - Academic Registry

Best Education Outreach Award

WINNER:

RCSI - Debunking The Myths: The Science Behind Our Sexual Health

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University - WAVE Programme
• Munster Technological University & University of Limerick - REEdI Project
• Newpark Academy of Music - Musical Memories
• RCSI - Debunking The Myths: The Science Behind Our Sexual Health
• SETU - Transformative Education
• Wolf Academy - The Living Cert School Wellbeing Programme

Best Online Learning Experience

WINNER:

DCU Futures - Reimagining Undergraduate Education

FINALISTS:

• Barrow Consultancy & Training - Moodle Blended Learning
• CMIT - Created a Market-Leading, Multi-Device Platform
• DCU Futures - Reimagining Undergraduate Education
• Flúirse - Teacher Summer Courses
• LINC Consortium - LINC+ CPD Online Communities of Practice (CoP)
• Munster Technological University - Innovative Product Development
• SETU - Higher Diploma in Computer Science
• TUS - Faculty of Continuing, Professional, Online and Distance Learning
• University of Limerick - Professional Diploma in Data Analytics
• Wolf Academy - The Living Cert School Wellbeing Programme

Career Impact Strategy Award

WINNER:

TUS - Elevating Employability

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School - Creating Work Ready Graduates
• MSLETB - The National Sales Apprenticeship
• Munster Technological University - Forge Your Future
• TUS - Elevating Employability
• TUS - Faculty of Continuing, Professional, Online and Distance Learning
• University of Galway - SME Partnership Programme

Best Library Team

WINNER:

Dublin Business School - Going Beyond the Traditional

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School - Going Beyond the Traditional
• ETBI - FET Digital Library: Going From Zero to One
• Law Society of Ireland - Library and Information Service

Best Student Experience Award

WINNER:

Dublin City University Futures - Reimagining Undergraduate Education

FINALISTS:

• Dublin Business School - Supporting Student Success
• Dublin City University Futures - Reimagining Undergraduate Education
• Gorey Training Initiative
• Griffith College - Law Faculty
• LIA - Finance Professionals
• Munster Technological University & University of Limerick - REEdI Project
• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET - Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
• Research Ireland Centre for Research Training in Machine Learning (ML-Labs)
• SWWFRC - The Local Training Initiative
• TUS Global

Best International Collaboration Project

WINNER:

Munster Technological University

FINALISTS:

• Griffith College & Meiji Gakuin University
• Mary Immaculate College & CAPES
• Mary Immaculate College & SJU
• Munster Technological University
• SETU & Gazan Scholarship Initiative
• TUS Global, Department of Nursing & Healthcare, & Nurture Africa
• University College Cork & UNIC

Best Collaboration Project

WINNER:

Queen's University Belfast - AIPEC

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University & Ulster University
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education & Amazon Web Services
• Dundalk Institute of Technology - RiVeR Project
• Galway University Hospital & University of Galway
• MSLETB - The National Sales Apprenticeship
• MTU Cork & DELL Technologies
• Munster Technological University & University of Limerick- REEdI Project, VIRTUE Network
• North West Regional College, ATU Donegal, & FE Colleges in Northern Ireland
• Queen's University Belfast - AIPEC
• University of Limerick & Vodafone Foundation

Best Erasmus Programme

WINNER:

University of Limerick

FINALISTS:

• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET
• University College Cork
• University of Limerick

Best Further Education Provider

WINNER:

Mayo College of FET

FINALISTS:

• Chevron College
• CMIT
• Drogheda Institute of Further Education
• Law Society of Ireland - Diploma Centre
• LIA
• Mayo College of FET
• Ó Fiaich Institute of FET
• Wolf Academy

Best Language School

WINNER:

Gaelchultúr

FINALISTS:

• Bridge Mills Galway Language Centre
• CEC - Shaping Futures Since 1978
• Conradh na Gaeilge
• Gaelchultúr
• Galway Cultural Institute
• Love2learn
• The Irish College of English

Excellence in Health & Safety

WINNER:

Coillte & Cobblestone Learning - Electricity Awareness eLearning Course

FINALISTS:

• Coillte & Cobblestone Learning - Electricity Awareness eLearning Course
• UCC - Enterprise Risk Management, OCLA

Best Student Campus Award

WINNER:

University of Limerick

FINALISTS:

• University College Cork
• University of Limerick
• Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board

Best Infrastructure Upgrade

WINNER:

NCI - Spencer Dock Campus Expansion

FINALISTS:

• Dublin City University - Polaris Building
• NCI - Spencer Dock Campus Expansion
• University of Limerick - Student Support and Engagement Hub

Most Innovative Digital Transformation

WINNER:

An Cosán - Digital Stepping Stones and 'Get Yourself Online'

FINALISTS:

• AI Institute - Ethos
• An Cosán - Digital Stepping Stones and 'Get Yourself Online'
• Dublin City University - Campus Explorer
• TUS Global - Technology in the Student Experience
• University of Limerick – Information Technology Division

Best Masters Programme – Science, Technology, and Built Environment

WINNER:

UCC - Redesigning the Post-Industrial City

FINALISTS:

• Atlantic Technological University - Built Environment Regulation
• Atlantic Technological University - M.Sc. in Gerontology Nursing / Practice
• RCSI - M.Sc in Technologies & Analytics in Precision Medicine
• RCSI - Masters in Nursing
• UCC - Information Systems for Business Performance
• UCC - MSc Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives
• UCC - Redesigning the Post-Industrial City
• University of Galway - Applied Clinical Data Analytics
• University of Galway Ireland - Exercise Physiology