Employment & Recruitment Awards 2025

 

We had a super night at the 2025 ERF Awards which took place Friday 28th November at the Shelbourne Hotel.

Huge congratulations to all the winners and to those shortlisted. The judges said that the standard of entries this year was very high, with literally one point between entries in some categories. It was a very tough competition this year and a huge 'Thank You' to all our judges. 

Thank you also to our fabulous MC for the evening Kathyrn Thomas, Quiet Jazz and Spring Break who all contributed to make it such a great event.
We're already looking forward to next year's Awards!

 

 

Geraldine & the ERF Team

 

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Awards Winners 2025

• Agency of the Year (50 staff or more) - FRS Recruitment

• Agency of the Year (19-49 staff) - Sanderson

• Agency of the Year (1-18 staff) - Armont Recruitment

• Recruitment Consultant of the Year / Permanent - Rob Cullen, Engage People

• Recruitment Consultant of the Year / Temporary - Eanna Greally, Sigmar Recruitment 

• Recruitment Consultant of the Year / Contractors - Zoe O'Connor, Morgan McKinley

• Back Office Team Award - Fruition Group

• Best New Agency - Flexistaff

• Unsung Hero Award - Lydia O'Donnell, Abrivia

• Best Agency Online - Realtime Recruitment

• Best Community/Social Value Engagement Initiative - Celtic Careers

• Best in Practice - Industrial, Warehousing & Logistics - Staffline

• Best in Practice - Healthcare - Excel Healthcare

• Best in Practice - Accountancy & Finance - Engage People

• Best in Practice - IT, Telecoms & Technical- FRS Recruitment

• Best in Practice - Pharma, Engineering & Science - Dillon Engineering Services

• Best in Practice - Office & Secretarial - Osborne Recruitment

• Best in Practice - A Specialism - Morgan McKinley

• Best in Practice - Hospitality, Catering & Events - Excel Recruitment

• CertRP Graduates of the Year - Sophie Kennedy ¦ Roberta Mari ¦ Mariana Rotari ¦ Clodagh Walsh ¦ Eimear Allen ¦ Syfna Nazeer ¦ Julieann Fitzpatrick ¦ Anna O'Driscoll

• Special Recognition Award - Bettina Schaller - World Employment Confederation

• James Kilbane Award - Peter Cosgrove - Futurewise

 

Judges

Mary Connaughton

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CIPD

Director

Dr. Deirdre Giblin

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National College of Ireland

Director of Development & External Engagement

Paul Muldoon

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Independent News & Media

Sales Manager ¦ Print & Digital Advertising

Samantha Beggs

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Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Campaigns & Government Relations Manager

James Osborne

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The Recruitment Network (International)

Co-Founder

Pat McGinty

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Stratis Consulting

HR Consultant

David Head

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TALiNT Partners

Director - TALiNT International

Tom Hadley

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Consultant, Speaker

Gavin Duffy

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Panel's Adjudicator