Tech Excellence Awards 2025 finalists revealed

Winners to be announced at black tie ceremony on 22 May

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24 April 2025

The list of finalists for this year’s Tech Excellence Awards in association with IP Telecom has been released. DNA IT Solutions has received the most nomination with four nominations – including SME project of the year and marketing excellence – followed by Lantech and the HSE with three apiece. The start-up shortlist and lifetime achievement award winner will be announced on the night of the Awards, which take place on 22 May at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.

Full list of nominees

Private sector project of the year (sponsored by Huawei)

Each&Other and Whyze Health
Logicalis and John Paul Construction
RSA and Wipro
Storm Technology and Windsor Motor Group
Store Computer Technology and Applegreen
Triangle Technology Services
Vertiv and Oxigen
Vodafone Business and Sisk Contractors

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

An Garda Síochána
Dublin City Council and Adapt
Esri Ireland and Galway County Council
Health Service Executive and Doccla
Health Service Executive for HSE Health App
Health Service Executive for MN-CMS EHR Programme
Monsoon Consulting for dlr Libraries
Smarttech247

SME project of the year

Ardanis Technologies and PremFina
Commsec Cyber Security and Enfer Group
DNA IT Solutions
evcoms and Homewise
MCS and Bon Secours Health System
Savenet Solutions
Typetec and The Irish League of Credit Unions
Verodat

Digital consultancy of the year (sponsored by iPlicit)

All human
Clarke Analytics
Comtec Solutions
Each&Other
Hybrid Technology Partners

Rising star

Jade Launders, Typetec
Melika Azhdari Shirazian, Vertiv
Sean Rooney, Softcat

Start-up of the year

Pumpinheart
Spryt International Ltd
Ubotica

IT professional of the year, individual or team

Hybrid Technology Partners
Klearcom
RCSI
Savenet Solutions
SD Worx
Typetec

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

evcoms
Logicalis
Savenet Solutions
SevTech
Topsec Cloud Solutions
Typetec

Vertical market specialist

Each&Other
evcoms
MCS Tech
RentalMatics
Submit Software Solutions
Stryve

Sustainability award (sponsored by Wipro)

ESB
Green IT
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Logitech
Refurbed
Softcat
Vyta

Marketing excellence award

Auxilion
DNA IT Solutions
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Expleo and Comit PR
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SHR Group – An Access Company

Managed services company of the year (sponsored by CMS Distribution)

Auxilion
DNA IT Solutions
Lantech
NIS
Nostra
Roctel
Savenet Solutions
Typetec

Managed security services provider (sponsored by Dotnet IT Solutions)

Commsec Cyber Security
DNA IT Solutions
Integrity360
Nostra
Smarttech247
Topsec Cloud Solutions
Viatel Technology Group

Emerging technology innovation of the year (sponsored by eir evo)

An Garda Síochána
Ardanis Technologies
Expleo
McKesson
RentalMatics
Verodat
Vertiv

Diversity award (sponsored by Logitech)

Datapac
FIT (Fastrack into Information Technology)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Softcat

Best place to work

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Lantech
Nostra
Park Place Technologies
Roctel
SD Worx Ireland

Distributor of the year (sponsored by Softcat)

Arrow ECS
Climb Solutions
CMS Distribution
DSM
E92plus
Exertis
Microwarehouse
Westcoast

CIO of the year (sponsored by HP Inc)

Cormac Kavanagh, evcoms
Michelle Kearns, Boots
Paul Delahunty, Stryve
Peter Strahan, Lantech

Multinational of the year

Integrity360
Klearcom
Park Place Technologies
RentalMatics
Softcat
Taoglas

Lifetime achievement award (sponsored by Exclusive Networks & Fortinet)

To be revealed on the night.

Company of the year (sponsored by FIT – Fastrack into Information Technology)

Auxilion
evcoms
Hybrid Technology Partners
Integrity360
Nostra
RentalMatics
Stryve
Taoglas

Person of the year (sponsored by IP Telecom)

Kevin O’Loughlin, Nostra
Matej Zacher, Kontent.ai
Ronan Murphy, Smarttech247

The event will be hosted by RTE Radio’s Shay Byrne.

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