Irish construction industry comes together once again at Irish Construction Industry Awards 2021

The 2021 Irish Construction Industry Awards celebrated the impressive achievements of all the individuals and teams that kept their focus and stayed the course throughout the pandemic. Having faced a challenging year, construction companies, suppliers and clients from across the country gathered to celebrate their resilience and achievements across the 26 prestigious awards handed out on March 29th.

With more than 65 companies represented at the Awards, the winners were announced during a hybrid event with a live audience in attendance at the Mansion House, Dublin and others attending an interactive virtual ceremony, which was hosted by broadcaster and comedian Colm O’Regan.

Now in its eighth year, the Awards were supported by leading players from the industry. “It was brilliant to attend an in-person event again, especially one that celebrates the most impressive projects and stand-out organisations within the Irish construction industry,” said Noel McKernan, general manager at HALT Natural Fire Retardant Treatment. “Congratulations to all entrants, especially given that the projects nominated for awards were carried out during challenging Covid-19 circumstances.”

Speaking at the awards, Kevin O'Driscoll, director Partnership Programmes, Business River said: "Events like this are made possible through the support of sponsors. We are thankful to our 2021 sponsors, which included HALT Natural Fire Retardant Treatment and Etag. Their investment in the awards underlines their commitment and support of this key business area."

One of this year’s winners was RKD. Sustainability lead Sean Hogan said: “RKD’s Better Buildings for the Future initiative fundamentally embeds sustainability at the core of all projects, ensuring that our work creates places for people to thrive, now and in the future, through sustainable design and delivery. Winning the Green Project award for 35 Shelbourne Road is testament to measured progress we, and our clients, are making together.”

The addition of a full online broadcast of the live event adds a new dimension to the awards ceremony. Because of this, entrants to the awards can now receive comprehensive video collateral of their engagement on the night, which is of huge value in their own social media communications activity. Judges feedback reports are now available, and they give finalists information on how their entries faired against their competitors. These reports provide insights on where improvements are needed to win more consistently at the awards.

The 2021 judging panel

Gerry Wynne (judging co-ordinator), construction consultant
Gerard Bourke, senior architect, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Collette Burns, architectural project leader, Grangegorman Campus, TU Dublin
Anthony Greene, construction director, JJ Rhatigan & Company
Andrew Howley, senior associate, MCA Architects
John Hunt, senior advisor & global lead – Construction & Digital, Enterprise Ireland
Derry Kearney, partner, Cundall
Mark Kelly, lecturer in Building and Civil Engineering, GMIT
Robin Mandal, architect
Dr. Barry McCauley, assistant head of School of Multidisciplinary Technologies, Technological University Dublin
Aidan McGovern, chartered engineer, Office of Public Works
Jim McNamara, lecturer, Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering, TUS
Brian O'Neill, company director, McCrossan O'Rourke Manning Architects
Sujana Sudhir, lecturer, Architectural Technology, Institute of Technology, Carlow