2026 Shortlist

Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Women in Construction Awards We're delighted to reveal this year's shortlist. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on 11th June 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

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Overall Leader Award

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

Legacy Award

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

Rising Star of the Year

FINALISTS

Alex McGuinness

Henry J Lyons

Evelyn Phelan

Henry J Lyons

Laura Vilone

McElroy Associates

Bianca Nadurata

Mitchell McDermott

Megan O'Brien

Mitchell McDermott

Olivia Bestic

Mulcahy McDonagh & Partners Ltd

Laoise McGrath

TODD Architects

Barbara Fernanda Klaumann Lucas

Waterman Moylan

Nikolayenia

WiiGroup

Rising Star of the Year - Contractor

FINALISTS

Siobhán Coyle

BAM

Allysha Lynch

Eccles Electrical Ltd

Hala Menassa

FKM Fit Out

Kristel Varona

FKM Fit Out

Lais Oliveira Cordeiro

FKM Fit Out

Aoife Corcoran

John Paul Construction

Nara Oliveira

KM Lynskey

Srivani Yellishetty

McCallion Group

Clair O'Dowd

Portview Fit-Out

Leah Shannon

Walls Construction

Best Female Led Team

FINALISTS

Purchasing Team

Dornan Engineering Ltd

Leadership Team

FKM Fit Out

Future Cast

Future Cast

Kirby Group Engineering

Kirby Group Engineering

Loftlines Team

TODD Architects

Project Controls Team

Turner & Townsend

Wyse Property Management

Wyse Property Management

Business Owner of the Year

FINALISTS

Diane Kelly

LL Solutions

Minka McInerney

McElroy Associates

Maria McKeown

TODD Architects

Mentor of the Year

FINALISTS

Breda Gleeson

FKM Fit Out

Victoria Mannion

O'Connell Mahon Architects Ltd

Penny Linton

TODD Architects

Carolina Concialdi

Walls Construction

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Architecture & Design

FINALISTS

Lisa Donnegan

Ardmac

Linda Williams

FKM Fit Out

Amy Murphy

Henry J Lyons

Maeva Contreras

McElroy Associates

Lauren Quinn McDonogh

MCORM Architecture and Urban Design

Rozalind Murphy

O'Connell Mahon Architects Ltd

Rachel Colbert

TODD Architects

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Consulting

FINALISTS

Deirdre Kelliher

Cogent Associates

Audrey Phelan

Jennings O'Donovan

Dr. Roseanne Reilly

Turner & Townsend

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Contractor

FINALISTS

Breda Gleeson

FKM Fit Out

Sinead Savage

McKeon Group

Rebecca Connolly

Rhino Roofing & Cladding

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Engineering

FINALISTS

Andricke Smith

Ethos Engineering Limited

Dearbhaile Hurley

Vision Contracting Limited

Excellence in Bids & Tenders

FINALISTS

Leonie Lawler

DBFL Consulting Engineers

Una Elliott

Elliott Group

Magda Mulhall

Ethos Engineering Limited

Shannen Friel

FKM Fit Out

Lynsey Mockler

Hereworks

Rebeca Ferreira

Hollyfort

Shauna McGann

Vincent Hannon | Architecture + Urbanism

Excellence in Construction Management

FINALISTS

Chere Daniels

Coffey

Jamela Ndzhukula

Walls Construction

Xin Rou Lin

Walls Construction

Excellence in Engineering

FINALISTS

Chere Daniels

Coffey

Andrea van Eeden

Ethos Engineering Limited

Excellence in Project Management

FINALISTS

Rafaella Morozini

Ardmac

Amalita Miranda

Cogent Associates

Rachael Ryan

CPAC Modular Limited

Elizabeth Wheeler

Ethos Engineering Limited

Mary Rose O'Donnell

Foundation

Alejandra Martínez

McElroy Associates

Best Health & Safety Leadership

FINALISTS

Caroline Fenton

Rockwell

Shauna McDermott

Sensori

Niamh Bonner

Vision Contracting Limited

Lauren Gregg

Walls Construction

Meadhbh Byrne

Walls Construction

Emma Murphy

Ward and Burke Ltd

Best HR Leadership

FINALISTS

Annette Michaela

DBFL Consulting Engineers

Lauren Eite

Elliott Group

Klaudia Nowakowska

Hollyfort

Best Marketing & Communications Leadership

FINALISTS

Leonie Lawler

DBFL Consulting Engineers

Shannen Friel

FKM Fit Out

Oksana Koshman

Future Cast

Gemma Kerley

McKeon Group

Áine Hargadon

PJ Hegarty

Best Operations Leadership

FINALISTS

Bridgin Grant-Osgood

Ardmac

Breda Gleeson

FKM Fit Out

Chelsea Hanley

McKeon Group

Karolina Bradshaw

Wyse Property Management

Best Sales and Commercial Leadership

FINALISTS

Clare Harte

Boxcore

Breda Gleeson

FKM Fit Out

Leighanne Fay Crowe

KORE Retrofit

Sinead Savage

McKeon Group

Best Sustainability Leadership

FINALISTS

Julia Cavanaugh

Capcon Engineering

Laura McCooey

Elliott Group

Müge Karasahin

Ethos Engineering Limited

Banbha McCann

Henry J Lyons

Bianca Wong

Kingspan

Shauna McConnell

KORE Insulation

Dr. Sadaf Alam

PM Group

Stephanie Grace

Weltec Engineering Ltd

The Workplace of the Year

FINALISTS

CAIRN

Coffey

Elliott Group

FKM Fit Out

Henry J Lyons

Mitchell McDermott

Strata

Wyse Property Management

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy of the Year

FINALISTS

Coffey Group

DBFL Consulting Engineers

Dornan Engineering Ltd

FKM Fit Out

Kilsaran

Mitchell McDermott