After an incredible outpouring of support and enthusiasm from all of you, we are thrilled to unveil the official list of nominees for the 2024 Little Island Business Association Awards! These nominations come directly from you—the public—who recognise the outstanding businesses, individuals, and organisations that are making a meaningful difference in our community.
This year’s nominees embody the very best of Little Island, from small businesses that have become local favourites to innovative entrepreneurs driving growth and change. Your voices have highlighted the dedication, creativity, and community spirit that make Little Island a special place to live and work.
Now, without further ado, we are proud to present the nominees for this year’s Little Island Business Association Awards
It will be a night of celebration and honouring the very best of our area.
If you have any amendments or wish to add your team to the list you can email maryjane.oregan@liba.ie
Tickets are available by calling Jasmin Cairns on 087 484 1413
NOMINEES
The Little Island Business Person of the Year of 2024
Aiden Lee – Eolas International
Angela O’Leary – AG Associates
Angela Walsh – Frosch Ireland
Brian Acheson – Dornan Engineering
Brian Colgan – PepsiCo
Brian Hurley – Cork Golf Club
Catherine Mahon Buckley – CADA
Catherine Mee – Catherine Mee Marketing
Chris and Angela Keating – CKHOD
Chris Mee – EHS International
Danielle Campion – Campion Insurances
David Deady and Eamonn Gahan – Deady Gahan
Denise O’Callaghan – Denise’s Delicious Bakery
Derek Walshe – Elm Tree
Donal Clancy – Laya Healthcare
Donal Twomey – Elite Ambulances
Douglas & Hugh Hall – ePower
Dr. Laura Cuddy & Dr. Turlough McNally – Veterinary Specialists Ireland
Frank Keogh – DPS Global
Gary O’Donovan – O’Donovans Off Licence
Ger Dineen – Interactive Interiors
Jack Daly – IPP Group
Jackie Dornan – CompuCal Calibration Services
James White – EZ Living Interiors
John Foley – Crimestoppers
Kenneth Kearney and Colm O’Reilly – O’Reilly’s Fish & Chips
Kerry O’Neill – Fitzpatricks Foodstore
Kevin Flynn – Centra Little Island
Kieran Barry – Living Dreamz
Luke McCarthy – Biocel
Michael Walsh – Elis
Nick Charalambous – Alpha Wealth
Noelle Kiely – NRG Gym
Paddy Byrne – Celtic Sales
Pat O’Flynn – Solvotrin Therapeutics
Paul Martin – Cantec /SmartOffice
Paul O’Halloran – Kearys Motor Group
Peter Brzostek – Slide Systems
Sandra Murphy – ISS Facility Services Ireland
Seamus Geaney – Geaney Group
Shane Cantillon – Cantillon Group – Spar
Sinead and Ian Kelly – Kelly Creations
The Little Island Small Business of the Year 2024
Absolute Homes
Airtastic
All Fresh Ltd
Ann Kelly and Associates
Barry Design
Bubble Brothers
Celtic Sales
Charlie Mahon Ceramics
Classic Fireplaces
Cola Print & Design
Collins Landscaping
Cork Drain Cleaning
Denise Delicious Gluten Free Bakery
DSD Interiors Ltd
E Casey Electrical
Fermoy Meat Smokehouse
FloorTech
Gate Childcare
Hanley Calibration Southern Mobility
High Quality Print
Independent Express Cargo
Industrial Production Processes (IPP) Ltd
Interactive Interiors
Island Auto Solutions
Kearneys of Cork
Kelly’s Car & Commercial Repairs
Kelly Creations
Keyfast
Lighthouse Drinks
Little Island Post Office
Living Dreamz
Marine Motors ltd
Media Life
MJ Flood
Mr Windscreen
O’Reilly’s Fish and Chips
OS Fork Truck
Partnership International
Premier Paper
Quickfit
Realt Paper Ltd
RockGrove Paving Centre LTD
Rockgrove Recovery
Roots Kitchen
Sleek Hair & Beauty
Time of Wonder Montessori School
TSG Ltd
Varmimg Consulting Engineers
Walsh Graphics
Waste Water Solutions
The Little Island SME Company of the Year 2024
4 Implants
9 Yard Logistics
A.F.T.A
Abbey Seals
Access Data Installations
Accord Healthcare
ADI
Advanced Energy
Advanced Laser Systems
Agilent Technologies
Airtastic
All Fresh
All Tech
Alpha Wealth
ALS Life Science
Altum Recruitment
AMD
Anderco Safety
Apex Fire
Ardmac
Avonlea Soaps
Blue Point Laboratories
BMC Eirco
Bossard
C&C Pneumatics
Camfil
Cantec Group
Careerwise Recruitment
CBS Office
Celtic Sales
CG Controls
Choice
Coltex Design
Compliance & Risk
Conquer
Containment Services Providers
Cool Running Events
Cork Connect
Cork Distribution Co Ltd
CPI Technology
Crime Stoppers Security
DAMCO
DexGreen
DKO Trading
Eastern Electrical
Edina Ltd
Egis Lagan Services
Elevare
Elite Healthcare
Embroidery Cork
Enable Ireland Cork Adult Services
EOLAS
Eonvia IT
ePower
Eurofins
Exigents Networks
Expo Pharma
Factory Carpets
Fingleton White
Floortech
Frosch Ireland
Frylite
GEMU
Healthy Buildings Integrated
Hedgehog Fibres
Helio Gas Detection
Henley Forklifts
Hillbillys Distribution
IC Realtime
Innovate Hygiene
Interactive Interiors
In Touch Controls
Irish Air Compressors
ISS Facility Services
Jenkinson Logistics
Kane
Kaon Automation
KCC Group
Kellihers Electrical
Kinsale Bay Food Company
Little Island CarePlus Pharmacy
Lynch & McCarthy
Lynch McCarthy
McGinley & Co. Ltd.
McGinleys
Micro Hydraulics Ltd
Minelab International ltd
MMS Medical Limited
Multi Filter Ireland
Neodyne
O’Donovans Off Licence
OBEL
OSL Butler
Otto Motor Factors
O’ Shea Leader
Paradyn
PHL Hydraulics
Plannet 21
PLAS Consulting Engineers
Polar Ice Tech
Power Aggregates
Precise Control
Pressure Hydraulics & Controls
Process Automation Solutions
Protech Performance Plastics
Sensori Facilities Management
SGS Ireland
Sitetech
SmartOffice
SOTA Prosthetics
Spillane Brothers International
Spillane Trailers
Standard Safety & Engineering
Stanley Security Solutions
STS Group
Stylite Design
Teroco Windows & Doors
Time Wise Systems
Top Oil
Transass
Transcat
Tubes Surfing
U Store It
Wexport
White Rose
Winroy
Woodland Print & Signage
Zipit
ZU Car
The Little Island Large Company of the Year 2024
Alliance Automotive Group
All Plast Engineering
Ambipar
AMS
An Post
Arachas
Architectural & Metal Services
BAM Ireland
BASF
Bidvest Noonan
Biocel
BMD & Co
BOC Gases
Bord Gais
Bulmers Ireland
Cambrex Profarmaco Cork Ltd
Capita
Cara Partners
Celtic Watercare
CEVA Logistics
Chubb
Cognis Ireland
CompuCal Calibration Services
Crest Solutions
Danzas
DB Schenker
DD Williamson Ireland
Deady Gahan Architects Ltd
DFDS
Doorfix
Dornan Engineering
DPS Group
Elis
ESB International
FMC International
Foltech
G4S Secure Solutions Limited
GE Healthcare
Gilead Sciences
HACH
H M & V Engineering
Holden
IETC
IFF
IPL Plastics
ISS Facility Services Ireland
J&S Automotive
Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Jones Engineering Group
JYSK
Kearys Motor Group
Kuehne + Nagel
Landbridge Logistics
LEO Pharmaceuticals
Lucey Transport Ltd
MACOM
Master Engineering
McKechnie Cleaning Services
Mitsui Denman
MJ Scannell
MMS Medical
NB Shipping
O’Neill & Brennan Ltd
O’Shea Electrical Ltd
Occupli
ONNEC
O’ Connell Transport
O’ Flynn Group
Pakform
PE Global
PepsiCo
Perma-Fix Environmental
PFH Technology Group
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacia & Upjohn Ltd
Pipelife
Pipeline Ireland Solutions
Prophotonix
ProSys Group
Rockwell ProsCon
Ruden Homes
Securitas
Solvotrin Therapeutics
Spillane Brothers Transport
Summerhill Construction Company Limited
Sysco
Texas Instruments
The Geaney Group
Thermo
Tibotec Pharmaceutical Ltd
UPS
Value Centre
Verde LED
Vitaris
Walsh VMI
WWS Ireland
Xilinx
The Little Island Professional Services Business of the Year 2024
AG Associates
AIB Bank
All Plast Engineering Ltd
Alpha Wealth
Bank of Ireland
CADA Performing Arts
Cambrex Profarmaco Cork Ltd
Celtic Watercare
Construction Industry Federation – CIF
Cork Distribution Co Ltd
Cuddy O’ Leary & Rigney
DB Schenker
Deady Gahan Architects
EBS
EHS International
Eolas International
Eurojet Power Washers
Exigents Networks
Fiona Twomey Solicitors
Food Safety Promotion Board
Hegarty’s Fire & Safety
IC Realtime
IETC
JB Barry & Partners
Lee Motorcycles
MMS Medical Limited
Mott MacDonald Ireland
National Parks & Wildlife
O’Shea Electrical Ltd
Office of Government Procurement
Otto Motor Factor
Our Lady Crowned Credit Union/Little Island Credit Union
Partnership International
Perma-Fix Environmental
PTSB
Realt Paper Ltd
Rockgrove Motor Group
Smart Office
Smart Office / Cantec
Stove & Stone Depot
TDC Financial
Tommy Smith & Associates
Varming Consulting Engineers
The Little Island Sustainability Champion of the Year 2024
DB Schenker
Dornan Engineering
Lilly
Nutri Advanced
PepsiCo
Swyft Energy
The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa
Waste Water Solutions
The Little Island Rising Star Award 2024
Ardsallagh Goats Cheese
AVEC
BeYOUtiful
Catherine Mee – Catherine Mee Marketing
Colin Murphy – EHS International
Denise’s Delicious
Divine Beauty Glounthaune
Gates Childcare
Graham Davies – EBS
Kelly Creations
Keta
Media Life
Nutri Advanced
Sleek Hair Design
Slide Systems
Slide Systems
Swyft Energy
The Spa – The Radisson
Toddle In Childcare
Varmimg Consulting Engineers
The Little Island Team of the Year 2024 (various sectors)
AG Associates
All Fresh Whole Ltd
Alpha Wealth
Ambipar
Autotech Services
Ballymaloe Foods
Bidvest Noonan Services
Biocel
BWG Foods/Value Centre
CADA Performing Arts
Cambrex Profarmaco Cork Ltd
CareerWise Recruitment
Cashman Construction
CBS Office Supplies
Celtic Watercare Ltd
Choice
Classic Fireplaces & Cork Stove Centre
Cola Print & Design
Complete Signs & Graphics
Cork Connect
Cork Gearbox Centre
Crest Solutions
Crime Stoppers Security
DB Schenker
Demesne Electrical
Dessies Tyres
DKO Trading Ltd
Doorfix
Enable Ireland Cork Adult Services
Eurojet Power Washers
Fastway Couriers
FPS Ltd
G4S Secure Solutions Limited
Gate Childcare
Home Help Tech
Irish Air Compressor
ISS Facility Services Ireland
Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials
Kearys Motor Group
Keta
Keto Gym
KFC
Landbridge Logistics Ltd
Laya Healthcare
Lilly
Little Island Engineering
Minelab International
MMS Medical Ltd
Multi Filter Irl Ltd
NeoDyne
NRG Gym
O’Donovans Off Licence
O’Neill & Brennan Ltd
O’Shea Electrical Ltd
Occupli
Petrochem
Precise Control
Realt Paper Ltd
Rockgrove Motor Group
Shuz Group
Slide Systems
Solvotrin Therapeutics
Spar
Stephens Displays
Tayto Ltd
The Range
Top Oil
Total Cleaning Supplies
Tubs n Tiles
Verde LED
Walsh Graphics
White Rose
Wisetek
The Little Island Family Business of the Year 2024
Ann Kelly & Associates
Ballymaloe Foods
Barrys Coaches
CADA
Cantillon Group
Cashman Construction
Charlie Mahon Ceramics
Collins Landscaping
David Lane Kitchen
Forklift Services
Hackett Bookmakers Ltd
Horgan & Sons
JGJ Mouldings
Kearys Motor Group
Kelly Designs
Lynch McCarthy
Marine Motors Ltd
NB Shipping
O’Flynn Plastics Ltd.
O’Flynns Centra
O’Donovans Off Licence
O’ Hares Mace
O’ Neill Family of Fitzpatricks Foodstore
Pat Morley and Sons
Roches Garage
Saturday Pizzas
Scannell Safety Services Ltd
Spillane Brothers International
Spillane Engineering
The Little Island Investment of the Year 2024
Abbeyville Vets
Apex Fire
BYD Cork
EHS International
EZ Living Interiors
Fastway
Harland Medical Services
Kuehne + Nagle
PepsiCo
ProSys Group
Screwfix
Survey Instrument Services
Sysco
Veterinary Specialist Ireland
The Little Island New Business of the Year 2024
(nominations open)
The Little Island Community Organisation of the Year 2024
(to be announced on the night)
The Little Island Civic Award 2024
(to be announced on the night)
The LIBA Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
(to be announced on the night)
The Judges Special Merit Award 2024
(to be announced on the night)
The President’s Award 2024
(to be announced on the night)
The Anniversary Award 2024
(to be announced on the night)
