Entries have opened to the 2026 Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP Telecom. This year’s gala event returns to the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire on 14 May.
A highlight in the tech sector’s calendar, the Awards recognises and honours the companies, innovators, and leaders who have made significant contributions to advancing the industry. The categories to enter include company, person and CIO of the year awards along with a lifetime achievement award for an industry stalwart.
The Awards shines a spotlight on excellence, showcasing groundbreaking projects, cutting-edge products, and trailblazing individuals. This prestigious event offers a unique opportunity for industry professionals to come together, celebrate progress, and inspire future innovation.
While this year we are collaborating with Techies Go Green on our Sustainability Award, presented to the organisation that clearly demonstrates a commitment to sustainability, focusing on planning, execution, and the long-term benefits of sustainability initiatives. Comit PR will support this award by providing €3,000 worth of PR services to the overall winner.
Shena Brien, CEO of IP Telecom, said: “Now, in our fourth year of partnering with the Tech Excellence Awards, we at IP Telecom are delighted to continue our association with the premier showcase of Ireland’s Tech Industry. Each year, our tech community rises to the challenges to create innovative solutions, forge innovative partnerships, and embrace change.
“We are proud to be part of celebrating this success and helping cement Ireland as a shining light in the global tech space.”
TechCentral.ie editor Niall Kitson said: “For more than 20 years The Tech Excellence Awards has provided a forum for the IT sector celebrate its achievements. It’s also a valuable opportunity to connect with industry peers and make new contacts. Our slate of past winners is a who’s who of technology in Ireland, from start-up founders, researchers on the cutting edge, channel players, and multinationals.”
Chairman of the judging panel Billy Huggard said: “We are delighted to continue our association with IP Telecom for this year’s Tech Excellence Awards. This year we have added more entry criteria guidelines on our website from them to help entrants make their case to our panel of independent judges.”
Full list of categories:
- Person of the year
- Company of the year
- CIO of the year
- IT professional (individual or team) of the year
- IT architect of the year
- Rising star
- Multinational of the year
- Lifetime achievement award
- Public sector project of the year
- Private sector project of the year
- SME project of the year
- Digital consultancy of the year
- Marketing excellence award
- Start-up award
- Managed service company of the year
- Managed security service provider of the year
- Vertical market specialist of the year
- Diversity award
- Techies Go Green sustainability award
- Best place to work
- Distributor of the year
For more information visit techawards.ie The closing date for entries is 3 April.
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