Awards

Excellence Awards

Congratulations, 2013 Winners!

The 2013 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards will take place on Friday, November 8th in The Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin 4.East West Interconnector by Eirgrid plc. Pictured are Keelin Shanley; Fred Barry, Chief Executive Officer, NRA, John Fitzgerald, Director Grid Development, EirGrid, Fintan Slye, Chief Executive, EirGrid; John Power, Chartered Engineer, Director General, Engineers IrelandAirsynergy’s Enhanced Wind Turbine wins the Technology of the Year Award, sponsored by the NSAI. Pictured from left are RTE presenter and award host Keelin Shanley; Maurice Buckley, Chief Executive Officer, NSAI, Jim Smyth, Chief Executive Officer, Airsynergy; Adrian Kelly, General Counsel, Airsynergy; John O’Dea, PresidenTitanic Belfast – Designing an Icon’. Pictured are Keelin Shanley; Tara Cosgrove, Partner, Beale and Company; Graeme Tinney, Director, Griffiths & Armour, Michael Shaw, RPS Group Belfast; John O’Dea, President Engineers IrelandJohn Barry, Chartered Engineer, Programme Director for Irish Water is honoured with the Leadership Award, sponsored by Shell E&P Limited at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award.Dr. Peter Tiernan, chartered mechanical engineer and University of Limerick lecturer wins Volunteer of the Year Award at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Award.Mullingar Waste Water Improvement Scheme. Pictured here Keelin Shanley; John Power, Chartered Engineer, Director General, Engineers Ireland; Ken McIntyre, Director, J.B. Barry & Partners; David Hogan, Director of Services, Westmeath County Council, Ciaran Duignan, Technical Director, Byrne Looby, Kieran Thornton, Technical Director, Byrne Looby Partners and Dara Flynn, Programme Manager.Puctured Keelin Shanley; Michael O’Connor, Corporate Communications Manager, Siemens, Alastair Chambers, Institute of Technology Carlow, Innovative Student Engineer - Level 7, Patrick Byrnes, Cork Institute of Technology, Innovative Student Engineer - Level 8 and John O’Dea, President Dr. Jim Browne, President of National University of Ireland Galway is honoured with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Engineering, sponsored by ESBPictured are Keelin Shanley; John Power, Chartered Engineer, Director General, Engineers Ireland; Niall McDermott; Chartered Engineer, Director of the International Group at J.B. Barry and Partners Ltd; Pat Doherty, Chief Executive, ESBContinuing Professional Development Employer of the Year is presented to joint winners Dromone Engineering, Meath and Abbott Ireland Sligo and Cootehill, Cavan.

The 2013 Excellence Awards took place on Friday 8th November in The Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge. 

The event showcased the best in Irish Engineering and winners are listed below.

Categories and Criteria

Engineering Project of the Year

 

Congratulations EirGrid PLC on the East West Interconnector - 2013 Engineering Project of the Year.

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Chartered Engineer of the Year

 

Congratulations Kevin Harnett, Chartered Engineer, shortlisted for his contribution to the project Development of a Commercial Scale Tidal Stream Turbine with OpenHydro

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Technology of the Year Award

Congratulations AirSynergy on Enhanced Wind Turbine - Technology of the Year winner.

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Engineering Education Award – Best in Class 2013

 

Congratulations Institute of Technology Sligo on Online Engineering Education. Winners of the Engineering Education Award – Best in Class 2013. 

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Environmental Infrastructure Award

 

Congratulations J.B. Barry Partners Ltd on the Mullingar Water Treatment Scheme - Environmental Infrastructure Award winner. 

International Engineer Award

 

Congratulations Niall McDermott, Chartered Engineer, Director of the International Group at J.B. Barry and Partners Ltd. Winner of the International Engineer Award.  

Best Paper / Presentation of the Year

 

Best Paper/Presentation Award, sponsored byGriffiths & Armour and Beale & Company – Titanic Belfast – Designing an Icon, presented by Chartered Engineers Dr Michael Shaw, Barry McAllister and Paul McGettigan, RPS Group Belfast

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VOLUNTEER OR VOLUNTEER GROUP OF THE YEAR AWARD 

Congratulations Peter Tiernan, Chartered Engineer, Thomond Region -Volunteer of the Year. .

NEW: LEADERSHIP AWARD

Congratulations John Barry, Chartered Engineer, Programme Director of Irish Water. Winner of the Leadership Award, sponsored by Shell E&P Ltd.

 

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In association with ESB

Media Partners 2013

The Irish Times

Silicon Republic

 

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