Ahead of the official awards ceremony on June 5th, Chambers Ireland today (6th May) announces the official shortlist for the 2025 Chamber Awards.
The Awards seek to recognise the outstanding work of affiliated Chambers around the country while providing a platform for Chambers to share and promote how active and engaged they are across several different areas.
The shortlist features 48 projects from 20 affiliated Chambers, exemplifying the wide-ranging work being done around the country.
Congratulating the Chambers shortlisted, Joe Creegan, Head of Corporate Life & Pensions at Zurich Ireland, the sponsor of the awards, commented, “At Zurich, we have proudly supported Chambers over the years and are delighted to once again be the title sponsor of their annual awards for 2025.
These Awards are an opportunity to reward the excellence of the Chamber network and their members; particularly for the work they do to promote the long-term development of businesses in their communities so that they have better places in which to live, work and do business.
We are thrilled to reinforce our commitment to helping the Chambers celebrate these achievements in Ireland.”
Commenting on the reveal of the shortlist, Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive said, “Chambers across the country are active participants in the development of our regions, our towns, our communities – the places we call our own. The Chamber Awards is a celebration of how Chambers place business at the heart of their communities.
Through their work in supporting local economic development, Chambers take the lead in launching innovative campaigns, projects and policy proposals. Our goal in hosting this national awards ceremony is to promote this creativity and hard work.
Local Chambers collectively promote Ireland’s business competitiveness through a variety of creative projects and activities, particularly through the brilliant events they run which highlight what their local areas have to offer and attract local people and international visitors alike.
We look forward to the awards ceremony in June and I would like to wish all of the shortlisted Chamber applicants the very best of luck.”
The Chamber Awards winners will be announced at the official awards ceremony on the 5th of June at the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare. Awards will be presented for excellence in eight different categories and one Chamber will be awarded the overall award of Chamber of the Year.
Best International Project
- Cork Chamber – Enterprise Europe Network – Cork Chamber Food and Drink Mission to Birmingham
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Drogheda, Ireland, Europe
- Dublin Chamber – Green Chambers – A new model for upskilling Chambers in ESG
- Dundalk Chamber – Cross Border Economic Conference
- Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry – NI Chamber’s MOU in North Carolina
- Waterford Chamber – Building trade links with Märkischer Kreis, Germany
- Athlone Chamber – Public Forum Sessions
- Cork Chamber – Cork Financial Services Forum Annual Summit 2024
- County Wexford Chamber – Political Leaders Summit
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Chamber – DLR Chamber International Women’s Day Event 2025
- Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber – The Communications Series
- Galway Chamber – Galway Chamber Business Awards 2024
- Limerick Chamber – Directly Elected Mayor Debate
- Waterford Chamber – Off-Shore Wind Strategic Event
- Cork Chamber – Local actions, European impact: Cork Chamber’s engagement with Cork City Council and members towards the green transition
- County Tipperary Chamber – Clonmel Community Conversations on Substance Use
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Collaboration is the ’secret to success’
- Ennis Chamber – Artisan Christmas Markets
- Fingal Chamber – Engagement with Fingal County Council stop a potential increase in commercial rates.
- Galway Chamber – One Galway, One Voice
- Cobh & Harbour Chamber – Cobh & Harbour Chamber’s Weekly Newsletter: Connecting and Empowering Business
- Cork Chamber – DigiEventGuide
- County Wexford Chamber – County Wexford Chamber – Supporting Local Businesses
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Wrapping a ribbon around our members
- Athlone Chamber – Pre Budget Breakfast
- Cork Chamber – 2024: Year of Elections
- County Carlow Chamber – Vote Carlow
- County Tipperary Chamber – Snow and Ice January 2025
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Drogheda’s 5 for 25
- Fingal Chamber – Withdrawal of bus routes under BusConnects restructuring significantly impacting businesses and employees
- Cobh & Harbour Chamber – Celebrating Cobh Christmas Lights: A Business & Community Campaign
- Cork Chamber – WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment with Cork Chamber & SECAD
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Celebrating Drogheda’s Community Champions
- Dundalk Chamber – Dundalk Chamber School Mentorship Programme
- Tralee Chamber – Castle Street – Looking to the Past for the Future
- Waterford Chamber – Driving diversity & inclusion in Waterford
- County Tipperary Chamber – Connecting Women in Work
- County Wexford Chamber – Bigger and Better Together
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Drogheda meets with Coffee & Chats
- Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber – Ireland’s First Menopause in the Workplace Employer Support Pack
- Kilkenny Chamber – Kilkenny Gift Card
- Letterkenny Chamber – 20 Years of ShopLK – Has to be Letterkenny
- Cobh & Harbour Chamber – Cobh & Harbour Chamber and Mallow Chamber Launch Joint Sustainability Council
- Cork Chamber – Embedding Biodiversity in Business: Cork Chamber’s Commitment in Action
- County Wexford Chamber – Sustainability Clusters – A Collaborative Initiative by GreenTech HQ & County Wexford Chamber
- Drogheda & District Chamber – Making Drogheda dementia inclusive
- Dundalk Chamber – ESG & Sustainability in Business Event
- Letterkenny Chamber – Sponsor a Tree – Let’s Grow Something Amazing Together
