Kevin O'Loughlin, Nostra, and David MacNeaney, IP Telecom

Shortlist of Tech Excellence Awards finalists revealed

Awards to take place at gala event on 14 May at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire

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Kevin O'Loughlin, Nostra, receives his Tech Excellence Awards person of the year award in 2025 from David MacNeaney, IP Telecom

20 April 2026

The shortlist for this year’s Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP Telecom has been released. The event will return to the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire on 14 May.

The finalists for the multinational of the year award, and recipient of the lifetime achievement award will be announced on the night.

“Information technology and its correct deployment advances research, business and personal growth,” said Dr Sean Baker, member of the awards judging panel. “It is clear from the entrants to these prestigious awards that high level skills and business acumen are reaching new heights.”

Full list of nominees

Private sector project of the year (sponsored by eir business)

Auxilion & Collen Construction
Jamie Harrison Media
Scaffold Digital
Smarttech247
Storm Technology & NetZero

Public sector project of the year (sponsored by Ingram Micro)

The Adapt Centre
Annertech and Provident CRM
Digital Government Authority
Esri Ireland & Dublin Fire Brigade
Esri Ireland & TLI Group
evcoms
HSE – MN-CMS EHR – Phase 2
Imvizar
National Shared Services Office (NSSO) in partnership with Storm Technology

SME project of the year (sponsored by Noledge Cloud Solutions)

Acuru
BidReview
EduSafe
Intuity Technologies
Landmark Technologies
Quantmatix
Quarry Consulting
Savenet Solutions
Verodat

Digital consultancy of the year (sponsored by Digital Trust .ie)

Maven TM
Presidio
WrxFlo

Rising star

Ali Hill, Acuru
Clara Mulligan, HomeBot Ireland
Filipe Azevedo, Lumina 360
Marcos Rodrigues, Savenet Solutions

Start-up of the year (sponsored by Advania)

CPGspace
HomeBot Ireland
Cyberminds
Re-Therm Sustainability
Spryt
SustainabilityExamples.com
Techstuff
Treaty Software
Lumina 360

IT professional of the year, individual or team (sponsored by FIT – Fastrack into Information Technology)

Joshua Mugisha, Cyberminds
Paul Browne, Hybrid Technology Partners
Presidio
Stephen Conway, Carne Group

IT architect of the year, individual or team (supported by ICS & IASA)

Joe Carlyle, eir business
Louise McKeown Doogan and Mick Begly, Weare.ie
Ken Sheehan, WrxFlo

Techies Go Green sustainability award

Esri Ireland
Fastrack into Information Technology
Fifty Shades Greener
Green Belt
IKC3 – Munster Technological University
KINTO Join
Lumina 360
Re-Therm Sustainability
Techstuff
Total ReThink

Marketing excellence award (sponsored by The Sunday Times)

.IE
evcoms
Island Networks
Presidio
ROCTEL
SD Worx Ireland
Sysco Software
Unitec IT Services

Managed services company of the year

Advania Ireland
Auxilion
DNA IT Solutions
eir business
IT.ie
Leaf IT
ROCTEL
Savenet Solutions
Triangle Technology Services
Unitec IT Services

Managed security services provider

DNA IT Solutions
Ekco
eSentire
Integrity360
Landmark Technologies
Lantech – Managed IT Support Security & Cloud
Roctel
Smarttech247
Stryve

Emerging technology innovation of the year

.IE
BidReview
Chirp
Imvizar
Quantmatix
ROCTEL
Symphysis Medical
Taoglas
WrxFlo

Vertical market specialist of the year

Advise
Aerlytix
evcoms
Hybrid Technology Partners
PSI
BidReview
Stryve
SustainabilityExamples.com

Diversity award (sponsored by Logitech)

Advania Ireland
evcoms
Smarttech247

Best place to work (sponsored by Auxilion)

.IE
evcoms
Hybrid Technology Partners
Origina
SD Worx Ireland
Unitec IT Solutions

Distributor of the year (sponsored by Softcat)

Climb Channel Solutions
CMS Distribution
DSM Distribution
Exertis
Ingram Micro
Microwarehouse
Renaissance

CIO of the year (sponsored by Island Networks)

Justin Ralph, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland
Killian O’Rawe, Reward
Mick Begly, Weare.ie

Multinational of the year

To be announced on the night.

Lifetime achievement award (sponsored by CMS Distribution)