DeCare Dental, Ireland's only specialist benefits provider offering dental, vision, and wellness benefits, has joined as Gold Sponsor of the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing expertise in integrated employee health solutions to support Ireland's premier recognition programme.

The partnership aligns DeCare's commitment to holistic employee wellbeing with the awards' mission to celebrate organisations driving culture transformation, employee engagement, and sustainable organisational performance ahead of the October 15th ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

DeCare empowers employees to enhance their health at every life stage through innovative dental, vision, and wellness programmes that link oral and optical health to overall wellbeing. With globally trusted expertise spanning over 40 years, DeCare provides cost-effective benefits solutions to organisations across Ireland, recognising that regular dental visits, vision checks, and comprehensive wellbeing initiatives create healthier, more engaged workforces capable of performing at their best.

The sponsorship reflects DeCare's alignment with the HR Leadership & Management Awards' commitment to recognising excellence in people strategy. By partnering with the programme, DeCare reinforces its role within the ecosystem of organisations supporting Irish employers in building workplaces where employee health and wellbeing represent strategic priorities rather than peripheral benefits considerations.

Since its launch in 2015, the HR Leadership & Management Awards have provided Ireland's definitive platform for celebrating HR achievement, drawing hundreds of senior executives annually to recognise excellence across categories spanning engagement, culture transformation, leadership development, and strategic HR innovation. Winners including Bus Éireann, BaxterStorey Ireland, and Iarnród Éireann have demonstrated how integrated people strategies, including comprehensive employee benefits, drive measurable improvements in engagement, retention, and organisational performance.

For organisations considering entry, DeCare's involvement underscores the strategic importance the awards community places on comprehensive people strategy, where benefits solutions and employee health represent integral components of effective HR leadership and workplace culture.

DeCare's Gold Sponsorship supports the 2026 programme as entries remain open until July 23rd, 2026, with finalists announced August 17th ahead of the October 15th awards gala. The partnership ensures the programme continues to highlight organisations recognising that holistic employee wellbeing encompassing physical, mental, and preventive health creates sustainable competitive advantage in talent attraction and retention.

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