2025 Winners

Please see below the winners and finalists from the 2025 Women in Construction Awards.

The winners were announced on Friday, June 6th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

Overall Leader Award

RECIPIENT:

Ecocem Global - Susan McGarry

Sponsored by:

Legacy Award

RECIPIENT:

Maria King, Health and Safety Adviser, Colas Contracting

Best Female Led Team

WINNER:

TODD Architects - Design Team

FINALISTS:

  • Boyle Construction – Gail Carson’s Team
  • EDC - Engineering Design Consultants
  • FKM Fit Out
  • Future Cast
  • Heron Bros - Estimating Team
  • Reddy Architecture + Urbanism - Interiors Team
  • Reddy Architecture + Urbanism - Lisa Wynne's Team
  • TODD Architects - Design Team
  • Wyse Property Management - Smithfield Market Team

Business Owner of the Year

WINNER:

McKeon Group and Hereworks - Clíona Molloy

FINALISTS:

  • Firepro Logistics - Frances Rooney
  • McKeon Group and Hereworks - Clíona Molloy
  • Wyse Property Management - Aimee Cafferty

Mentor of the Year

WINNER:

Ardmac - Suzana Dobrescu

FINALISTS:

  • Ardmac - Suzana Dobrescu
  • Aspect Interior Design - Brenda Sorensen
  • FKM Fit Out - Breda Gleeson
  • Henry J Lyons - Amy Murphy

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Architecture & Design

WINNER:

Henry J Lyons - Claire Pierce

FINALISTS:

  • Coady Architects - Natalia Bralkowska
  • FKM Fit Out - Linda Williams
  • Healy Partners Architects - Elaine Bowe
  • Henry J Lyons - Claire Pierce
  • MDO Architects - Aoife Ryan
  • Reddy Architecture + Urbanism - Lisa Wynne
  • Reddy Architecture and Urbanism - Lisa Smyth
  • TODD Architects - Penny Linton

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Consulting

WINNER:

EDC - Engineering Design Consultants - Sara Steele

FINALISTS:

  • Delap and Waller Consulting Engineers - Nomusa Nyoni
  • EDC - Engineering Design Consultants - Sara Steele

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Engineering

WINNER:

SIRO - Suzanne Tracy

FINALISTS:

  • Delap and Waller Consulting Engineers - Nomusa Nyoni
  • SIRO - Suzanne Tracy

Sponsored by:

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Contractor/Sub-Contractor

WINNER:

KORE Insulation - Caroline Ashe Brady

FINALISTS:

  • KORE Insulation - Caroline Ashe Brady
  • Mercury Engineering - Lynda Cahalan

Sponsored by:

Excellence in Bids & Tenders

WINNER:

Cogent Associates - Gayle Foulds

FINALISTS:

  • Boyle Construction - Tanya Russell
  • Cogent Associates - Gayle Foulds
  • FKM Fit Out - Shannen Friel

Excellence in Consulting

WINNER:

AECOM - Malepeli Malataliana

FINALISTS:

  • AECOM - Malepeli Malataliana
  • Elasan Solutions - Elaine Doherty
  • Mitchell McDermott - Saba Pathan

Excellence in Engineering

WINNER:

McElroy Associates - Ramya Janardhan

FINALISTS:

  • McElroy Associates - Ramya Janardhan
  • SIRO - Ailin Suarez
  • Walls Construction - Ivana Sosic

Excellence in Project Management

WINNER:

Rogerson Reddan - Patricia Barrett

FINALISTS:

  • Cogent Associates - Amalita Miranda
  • FKM Fit Out - Hala Menassa
  • FKM Fit Out - Lais Oliveira Cordeiro
  • Mitchell McDermott - Imane Hachadi
  • Rogerson Reddan - Patricia Barrett
  • TA Downey - Patricia Downey

Best Health & Safety Leadership

WINNER:

Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry

FINALISTS:

  • Ardmac - Lauren O' Shea
  • Ardmac - Thays Brito
  • BAM - Jessica Rigley
  • Boyle Construction - Gail Carson
  • Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry
  • McKeon Group and Hereworks - Veronica Lavelle
  • OCC Construction - Elaine Carmody
  • Onnec Ireland - Lorraine Watt
  • Select Access Premier Solution - Katie Kinsella
  • Walls Construction - Naomi Wilson

Best HR Leadership

WINNER:

ORS - Rachel Murray

FINALISTS:

  • EDC - Engineering Design Consultants - Bernie Burchill
  • Henry J Lyons - Laura Whelan
  • Instrotec - Danielle Dalton
  • Kiernan Steel - Martina Brady
  • OCC Construction - Amanda Percy
  • ORS - Rachel Murray

Best Marketing & Communications Leadership

WINNER:

Elliott Group - Claire Galligan

FINALISTS:

  • Elliott Group - Claire Galligan
  • FKM Fit Out - Shannen Friel
  • Future Cast - Mary Whitney
  • ORS - Rachel Murray
  • Reddy Architecture + Urbanism - Sinead Flynn

Best Operations Leadership

WINNER:

FKM Fit Out - Breda Gleeson

FINALISTS:

  • Capital Sky - Tracey Heneghan
  • FKM Fit Out - Breda Gleeson

Best Sustainability Leadership

WINNER:

Ecocem Global - Susan McGarry

FINALISTS:

  • Ardmac - Vanessa Rafael
  • Ecocem Global - Susan McGarry
  • Greenlink Interconnector - Caroline Henry
  • KSN Horizon - Edel Donnelly
  • Walls Construction - Louise Martin

Rising Star of the Year

WINNER:

McElroy Associates - Ramya Janardhan

FINALISTS:

  • Henry J Lyons - Andrea McCarthy
  • Henry J Lyons - Eva Williams
  • McElroy Associates - Ramya Janardhan
  • SIRO - Emily O'Reilly
  • Strata - Aoife O’Riordan
  • TODD Architects - Emma Cooney

Sponsored by:

Rising Star of the Year - Contractor

WINNER:

Walls Construction - Hafsa Alghazi

FINALISTS:

  • Ardmac - Caoimhe Kiely
  • FKM Fit Out - Kristel Varona
  • FKM Fit Out - Lais Oliveira Cordeiro
  • OCC Construction - Rhía McAdorey
  • Walls Construction - Hafsa Alghazi

Workplace of the Year

WINNER:

Heron Bros

FINALISTS:

  • EDC - Engineering Design Consultants
  • FKM Fit Out
  • Henry J Lyons
  • Heron Bros
  • Mitchell McDermott

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy of the Year

WINNER:

FKM Fit Out

FINALISTS:

  • FKM Fit Out
  • Onnec
  • SIRO
  • Women in Construction Ireland