Inaugural awards get off to a great start in Gorey
IN a sold out night that brought a whole community together, the inaugural Gorey Business and Endeavour Awards at the Ashdown Park Hotel celebrated the successes of individuals and groups across the area.
Organisers Philip Cullen and Dave Howick have both been in business in the Gorey area for over 20 years and are involved with the Gorey Business Network.
They look forward to welcoming more like minded people to their open network in 2020, those who are interested in making contacts and work with others to improve their own business and in turn, the town itself.
‘The event which was attended by 360 people was a great foundation and we hope to run the same again next year.
‘In the network, we’re all businesspeople in the town, and we’re at the stage now that businesses are going well. The event was an opportunity to do something for the town, and the network allows us to find like-minded people, that are in business and know the game,’ said Philip Cullen.
Before the event, the organisers said that any profits would go towards the top five charities and community groups.
These were Gorey Rangers, Courtown RNLI, Gorey Cardiac First Responders, St Aidan’s Services and Talk to Tom.
As things stand, the final figure is still being finalised by organisers expect the final amount to be in the thousands and are hoping to present cheques within the coming weeks.
Winners on the night were
Halfords; best family business, McCabes Pharmacy; best place to work, Naomh Eanna Senior Camogie; sports achievement, Macamore Buffalo; best start up, Brennan’s Brewery; Innovation, Staffords Bakery; green business, Gorey Institute of Beauty; service business, Aoife Wafer; young person of the year, Kia Ora Mini Farm; visitor attraction, Liz Collins Boutique; customer service, Funges Gorey; best shop front, Ashdown Park Hotel; hospitality business, K&K Windows SME 15+ years, Coatek, SME under 15 years, Kevin Molloy; lifetime achievement, Michael Boland, young achiever, Sam Kennedy, person of the year, Redmond Electric; retail business, Ben Brosnan; best entrepreneur, Weatherglaze; overall business and Talk To Tom, best charity group.
To find out more about the Gorey Business Network, email Phil (philip@southeastfs.ie) or Dave (dave@fhm.ie).
Visit www.goreyawards.com for award details.