More than 20 prizes will be handed out at the Irish Family Business awards next month.
Johnstown Estate in county Meath hosts the event in association with Goodbody on the 5th of November for which there are a number of locals among the finalists.
Folkster Limited, established by Urlingford native Blanaid Hennessy, and Laura Mason’s Coffee Stop Inistioge are among those to make the list for Best Customer Service, the latter also up for the Family Business CSR Award as well as Family Food and Drink Producer.
Anne Healy’s Biddys Good Luck Horse Shoes with Kilkenny Architectural Salvage & Antiques Ltd make the Best Small Family Business category – Harry Maharaj
and his team at the Bleach Road offering also make the shortlists for Digital Marketing and Client Communication Excellence as well as Retail and Wholesale.
Windgap based RSI Limited are in the running for Family Healthcare, Pharmacy and Wellbeing Business of the Year as well as Innovative Family Business and Professional and Business Services.
Contenders for the International Family Business include Burnside Autocyl (Tullow) Ltd in County Carlow, the crew also up for Manufacturing & Engineering Family Business and Transport and Logistics hopefuls include McGuire Haulage, based in Thomastown.
The 2025 event saw Codd Mushrooms Ltd. win Silver in the Agri Family Business of the Year while fellow Carlovians The Chocolate Garden of Ireland took Silver in the Innovative category.
