2025 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 HR Leadership & Management Awards We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 16 October 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

Overall Excellence in HR

WINNER:

BaxterStorey Ireland

Sponsored by:

HR Leader 2025

RECIPIENT:

Alastair McMenamin, Leadership Advisory Services, Spencer Stuart

Sponsored by:

HR Team of the Year - Large

WINNER:

Applegreen - ROI HR Team

FINALISTS:

Applegreen - ROI HR Team
BaxterStorey Ireland - People Team
BWG Foods - Hire 2 Retire
Flogas Ireland
PHX Ireland
RCSI

Sponsored by:

HR Team of the Year

WINNER:

spunout

FINALISTS:

Dublin Zoo
spunout

HR Manager of the Year

WINNER:

BaxterStorey Ireland - Louise O' Riordan

FINALISTS:

BaxterStorey Ireland - Louise O' Riordan
Cully - Susan Ryan
Exergyn - Pamela Kavanagh
SD Worx Ireland - Amanda Sadlier

HR Rising Star of the Year

WINNER:

PHX Ireland - Liz Mahon

FINALISTS:

Dublin Zoo - Michele Orr
PHX Ireland - Liz Mahon
SOS Group - Priya Ghosh
Tusla Child and Family Agency - Katie Power

Sponsored by:

Best Public Sector HR Initiative

WINNER:

Tusla, Child and Family Agency - Transition Year & Post Primary Programme

FINALISTS:

Department of Health Culture Project – From Principals to Practice
Tusla, Child and Family Agency - Transition Year & Post Primary Programme

Best Learning & Development Strategy

WINNER:

Citco - The Citco Way of Learning

FINALISTS:

Apleona Ireland - Realise your potential with the Academy for Growth
Applegreen - Future You Strategy
Aura Holohan Group
Brown Thomas Arnotts - The Key to Your Career at Brown Thomas Arnotts
Citco - The Citco Way of Learning

Best Leadership Development

WINNER:

BaxterStorey Ireland - The Management Development Programme

FINALISTS:

BaxterStorey Ireland - The Management Development Programme
FLOGAS - THE BUILD PROGRAMME
ODEON Cinema Ireland's Incredible Leadership Journey
SD Worx Ireland - SPARK JOYners Programme
SRI Executive - Leadership Development

Best Change Management Programme

WINNER:

Department of Health Culture Project – From Principals to Practice

FINALISTS:

Argon & Co., Ireland - Putting people first in an ERP enabled transformation
BWG Foods - Hire 2 Retire
Department of Health Culture Project – From Principals to Practice
PHX Ireland - One Brand, One Vision – The McCabes Pharmacy Integration Journey

Best Health & Wellbeing Strategy

WINNER:

Iarnrod Eireann Irish Rail - Embedding a culture of Health & Wellbeing

FINALISTS:

BaxterStorey Ireland - Ways of Wellbeing
Boston Scientific Clonmel – Living Well Together
Core Optimisation - VibeTribe!
FLOGAS- BRINGING MEANING TO YOUR HEALTH SCREENING
Iarnrod Eireann Irish Rail - Embedding a culture of Health & Wellbeing
Matheson - Enhancing Employee Health and Wellbeing at Matheson LLP
MiFinity - Holistic Approach to Wellbeing
The KORE Group's Wellness Week 2025

Sponsored by:

Best Use of CSR in HR

WINNER:

WeCan - A CluneTech Initiative

FINALISTS:

Arlo Technologies International
STS Group-Excellence in CSR in the Workplace
WeCan - A CluneTech Initiative

Best Workplace Diversity Strategy

WINNER:

DPD Ireland - Belonging at DPD: Inclusion in Action

FINALISTS:

Cully
DPD Ireland - Belonging at DPD: Inclusion in Action
Intersport Elverys – Inclusion in Action
PTC Therapeutics - The Power of CommUNITY!
STS Group -Excellence in Diversity & Equity in the Workplace

Most Effective Use of Internal Communications

WINNER:

Uisce Éireann - Zone: Innovating Communication to Empower Uisce Éireann's Workforce

FINALISTS:

Castle Leslie Estate - HR Communications Strategy
FLOGAS - GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT TO ALL IRELAND
Uisce Éireann - Zone: Innovating Communication to Empower Uisce Éireann's Workforce