Local hotel staff enjoyed a glitzy night last night (Tuesday) where they were celebrated for their hard work and dedication.

Pictured at The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards were: Ann McCann (Manager of the Year) John Dolan (General Manager) Daniel Renehan (Employee of the Year) Patrick O'Donoghue (CEO Gleneagle Group) and Ann O'Leary (Employee of the Year). Photo: Don MacMonagle

Members of The Gleneagle Group celebrating their awards at the recent Gleneagle Group Employee Awards. Photo: Don MacMonagle

The annual Gleneagle Group Employee Awards took place in the Muckross Park Hotel with the team enjoying a gala banquet followed by live entertainment with Gleneagle favourites Riff Shop.

“We are very proud of all that our team achieved throughout 2022," Gleneagle Group CEO, Patrick O’Donoghue, said. 

"It was one of our busiest years yet for events, concerts and conferences and the feedback from our customers throughout the year has been nothing short of excellent.”

The Gleneagle Group Employee Awards aim to appreciate and celebrate the hard work and dedication of the whole team with nominees chosen from across 2022.

The top accolades of Employee of the Year were awarded to Daniel Renehan from The Gleneagle Hotel, Francis Crowley from The Maritime Hotel and Ann O’Leary from The Gleneagle Group.

In The Gleneagle Hotel categories, Ann McCann won Manager of the Year, Conor Landers won Best New Starter, Bernardo Busquets won the Leadership Award, Naoise Purcell won World’s Best Colleague and Kerri Marsh won the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Caroline Papin and Jamie Palmer both received special recognition awards.

In The Maritime Hotel categories, Danielle O’Rourke won Manager of the Year, Ciara Brady won Best New Starter, Julia Striele won the Leadership Award, Richard Garcia won World’s Best Colleague and Jacqueline O’Shea won the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Ewa Kawik received a special recognition award.

In The Gleneagle Group categories, Ann McCarthy won the Leadership Award and Carol O’Leary won the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Sylwia Godzik, Ciara Austin and Cathal Flaherty all received special recognition awards.