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Klaudia Nowakowska of Hollyfort named HR Rising Star of the Year at HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026

Klaudia Nowakowska of Hollyfort was named HR Rising Star of the Year at the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, recognised for delivering measurable gains across engagement, cost efficiency, employee relations, and learning and development. The award, presented at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, reflects how commercially focused HR practice can strengthen both people and performance in a growing construction business.

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Intersport Elverys claims two honours at HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026

Intersport Elverys was named winner of Overall Excellence in HR and Best Workplace DEI Impact Award at the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, recognised for placing engagement, development, and inclusion at the heart of its people strategy. The double win, presented at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, reflects a retailer where HR initiatives deliver measurable benefits across the business.

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Winners announced at the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026

Ireland’s HR community gathered at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, on 15 October 2026 to celebrate the winners of the HR Leadership & Management Awards. Recognition spanned more than twenty categories, from talent acquisition to culture transformation. These results set a clear benchmark for the 2027 awards cycle, where organisations will be expected to show people strategies that deliver measurable business, inclusion, and wellbeing outcomes. Organisations preparing their 2027 entries can use this year’s winners as a reference point for the standard judges are looking for.

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Kathleen Linehan joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Kathleen Linehan, Strategic Director of Human Resources at Trigon Hotels, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing extensive hospitality and manufacturing sector experience in behavioural analysis, employee relations, and organisational development. With strong commercial and operational perspective, she brings expertise in aligning people strategy with business objectives while building inclusive, high-performing cultures that promote equity and long-term workforce success.

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