The annual Gleneagle Group Employee Awards took place last Thursday (February 8).

Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue and General Manager John Dolan with staff members who were winners and nominees at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year and John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year and Eilis Loughrey HR Dept The Gleneagle Group. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Pictured at the The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards in Killarney this week are from left Nora Carroll Manager of the Year Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue Bernard Murphy Employee of the Year John Dolan General Manager The Gleneagle Group and Orla Steinbeck Shared Services KCC /INEC Employee of The Year. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Following the success of last year’s awards, this year’s ceremony returned to the neighbouring Muckross Park Hotel with the team enjoying a gala banquet followed by live entertainment with Riff Shop.

The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards is an annual event that celebrates the hard work and dedication of the whole team with nominees chosen from across 2023.

Speaking about the ceremony Gleneagle Group CEO Patrick O’Donoghue said: “We are very proud of all that our team achieved throughout 2023. It was another incredibly busy year packed with events, concerts and conferences. We welcomed visitors from all over the world and their feedback consistently mentioned the professionalism and friendliness of our team. Thank you to everyone for your part in making 2023 a success.”

The top accolades of Employee of the Year were awarded to Bernard Murphy from The Gleneagle Hotel, Anna Puskzo from The Maritime Hotel and Orla Steinbeck from The Gleneagle Group.

In The Gleneagle Hotel categories, Nora Carroll received the Manager of the Year award, Mikeala Woods the Best New Starter, Eimear Flynn the Leadership Award, Shubert Standford Furtada the World’s Best Colleague and Maria Jesus Del Viso Esquinas received the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Terence McCarthy, Bridget Herlihy and Krystian Krampilc all received special recognition awards.

In The Maritime Hotel categories, Adrian Biffen received the Manager of the Year Award, Megan Horgan the Best New Starter, Ben Horgan the Leadership Award, Anna Gajownicek the World’s Best Colleague and Pauline Murray the Excellence in Customer Service Award.

In The Gleneagle Group shared services categories, Brian Miley received the Excellence in Action Award and John Carroll received the Excellence in Customer Services Award, while Kieran Murphy and Denis Lovett both received special recognition awards.