More than 250 entries have been received for the Irish Pharmacy Excellence Awards 2026, highlighting the breadth of talent, dedication and innovation across Ireland’s pharmacy sector.
The finalists have now been announced for the awards, which recognise the contribution of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy assistants and teams working across community pharmacies, hospitals and other areas of the profession throughout the Republic of Ireland.
The awards celebrate the people and organisations helping to drive excellence in pharmacy, from delivering outstanding patient and customer care to advancing health initiatives, promoting inclusion and supporting their communities.
The winners will be revealed at a black-tie awards ceremony at Dublin Royal Convention Centre on Saturday, 21 November 2026. Hosted by Anton Savage, the awards will take on a festive, Christmas-inspired theme, bringing extra sparkle to the evening. Attendees can look forward to seasonal decorations, a cheerful atmosphere, and a celebration filled with the warmth and magic of the holiday season!
The Irish Pharmacy Excellence Awards are held in association with the Pharmacy Benevolent Fund.
Date: Saturday, 21st of November 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: Dublin Royal Convention Centre
MC: Anton Savage
Time: 6pm
Venue: Dublin Royal Convention Centre
MC: Anton Savage
For more information on the Pharmacy Excellence Awards please visit https://pharmacyexcellenceawards.ie/ or contact the Events Team on (01) 640-1777 or email events@ashvillemediagroup.com
Pharmacy Excellence Awards 2026 Finalists
| Benevolent Local Hero Sponsored by Irish Pharmacy Union Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Carl Hynes, Evelyn Bradley Ltd, Co. Dublin Catie Aspinall, Boots Killarney, Co. Dublin Conall Mulhern, Boots Swords Pavillions, Co. Dublin Deirdre Cashell, Boots Knocknacarra, Co. Galway Erick Rothwell, Boots Ilac Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Marie O'Regan, Life Mulcahy's Pharmacy Main Street Mallow, Co. Cork Sara AL-Zubaidy, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin |
| Commitment to Sustainability, Health & Wellbeing Sponsored by Ireland's BlueBook Áine Mac Grory and the Team at Rathfarnham Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Boots Malahide, Co. Dublin Boots Tullamore, Boots, Co. Dublin Boots Wellpark, Co. Dublin Catie Aspinall, Boots Killarney, Co. Dublin Deirdre Cashell, Boots Knocknacarra, Co. Galway Department of Pharmacy SETU, South East Technological University, Co. Waterford Karen Donovan Apothecare Consulting, Co. Kerry |
| Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Award Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Conefrey's CarePlus Pharmacy, Co. Cork Jaroslaw Ciurylo, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Lang's Pharmacy Team, Lang's Pharmacy, Co. Sligo Polonia Pharmacy Team, Polonia Pharmacy , Co. Kildare Rathfarnham Pharmacy , Co. Dublin School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Co. Cork Sibéal Coll, Park’s Late Night Pharmacy, Co. Dublin |
| Excellence in Community Pharmacy Chain / Group (Multiple outlets and single superintendent) Boots Ireland, Boots, Co. Dublin CarePlus Pharmacies, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick Cootehill CarePlus Pharmacy & StayWell McCrystal's Pharmacy, Co. Cavan HealthPoint Pharmacy, Co. Westmeath Hickey’s Monkstown, Uniphar, Co. Carlow McCabes Pharmacy , Co. Dublin McCauley Fairgreen, McCauley Fairgreen, Co. Carlow Paul Conroy, Ryan's Pharmacy, Co. Offaly Poplar Pharmacy, Burkes Pharmacy Group, Co. Kildare |
| Excellence in Community pharmacy Independent (Single outlet and single superintendent) Sponsored by United Drug Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Chapelizod Pharmacy Team, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Chris Monaghan, Mary Street Pharmacy, Monaghan Pharmacy Ltd, Co. Westmeath Halley's CarePlus Pharmacy , Co. Limerick Hynes Pharmacy, member of Vital Pharmacies, Co. Mayo Ian Ahern, Trants Pharmacy , Co. Kerry John O'Donnell's Pharmacy, Co. Mayo Leeanne Duignan, Newtown Pharmacy Maynooth, Co. Kildare Mary Street Pharmacy, Co. Tipperary O'Rourke's Allcare Pharmacy, , Co. Cork Peter Conry, Whelans Pharmacy Riverchapel, Co. Wexford Sheenas Pharmacy, Co. Meath Thom's Pharmacy, Co. Dublin |
| Excellence in Locum pharmacy Sponsored by Clarity Locums Amer Siddique, Pharmalocum Ltd, Co. Meath Asael Gonzalez, Co. Dublin Jamie Philips, Chemosis Medical Services Ltd , Co. Wicklow Loveth Nwankwor, Mary Street Pharmacy, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Sarah Adedeji, Clarity Locums, Co. Dublin |
| Excellence in Pharmacy In Non Patient Facing Roles Adam Esa, Taskgo, Co. Wexford Alan Franklin, United Drug , Co. Dublin Boots Pharmacy Leadership Team, Boots , Co. Dublin Frances Moore, HSE, Co. Kilkenny Karen Donovan Apothecare Consulting, Co. Kerry Karen Gibney, Martin O Loughlin, Adrian Pietrzak - United Drug Marketing Team, Co. Dublin Lisa Redmond, Navi Group, Co. Dublin Mater Private Network Pharmacy Team, Co. Dublin MedFind Solutions Hospital Sales Team, Co. Offaly National Association of Hospital Pharmacy Technicians, Co. Dublin School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Co. Cork Sheila O'Driscoll, IPU Pharmacy Technician Course Assessors, Co. Dublin Susie Morrissey, Uniphar, Co. Tipperary |
| Health Initiative of the Year Adam Esa, Taskgo, Co. Wexford Asael Gonzalez, Clarity Locums, Co. Dublin Bonnybrook Pharmacy Team, Co. Dublin Leeanne Duignan, Newtown Pharmacy Maynooth, Co. Kildare Malgorzata Dyszlewska-Rozmarynowska, Bergins Pharmacy Newbridge, Co. Kildare McCabes Pharmacy Marketing Team, Co. Dublin McCauley Fairgreen, Co. Carlow My Healthy Weight, Navi Group, Co. Dublin Niamh Daly, MCC Douglas, Co. Cork Sheenas Pharmacy, Co. Meath Sibéal Coll, Park’s Late Night Pharmacy, Co. Dublin |
| Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year Charter Medical Private Hospital, Co. Westmeath Mater Private Network Pharmacy Team, Co. Dublin Pharmacy Department Connolly Hospital, Co. Dublin Pharmacy Department, Portiuncula University Hospital, Co. Galway SLGH Hospital Pharmacy Team, HSE, Co. Kilkenny Wexford General Hospital, HSE, Co. Wexford |
| Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsored by Benevolent Fund (Announced on the night) |
| Customer Service Award Sponsored by Navi Adam Esa, Taskgo, Co. Wexford Claire Hayes Powell, Rosscarbery Pharmacy , Co. Cork David McNally, McNallys Pharmacy365, Co. Cavan Deborah Quinn, McCauley Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Eilis O'Connor, Chemist Warehouse , Co. Cork Eugene Daly, CarePlus Pharmacies, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick Life Mulcahy's Pharmacy Main Street Team, Co. Cork Niamh Buckley, O’Rourke’s Allcare Pharmacy, Broadale, Co. Cork Olena Piura, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Pharmacy O'Regan, Moorefield Pharmacy , Co. Kildare Polonia Pharmacy Team, Polonia Pharmacy , Co. Kildare Poplar Pharmacy, Burkes Pharmacy Group, Co. Kildare Prunella Moloney, Hyland's CarePlus Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Sumera Aslam, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin |
| Manager of the Year Sponsored by Reckitt Aisling Long Keating, McCabes Pharmacy Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow Alicia Pigott, Remedi CarePlus Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Carl Hynes, Evelyn Bradley Ltd, Co. Dublin Claire Hayes Powell, Rosscarbery Pharmacy , Co. Cork Danielle Harkin, Pettit’s Allcare Pharmacy, Co. Offaly Deirdre Fortune, McCabes Pharmacy, Co. Wexford Jacqui Caraher, McCabes Pharmacy Claremorris, Co. Mayo Jessica Aherne, Sheenas Pharmacy, Co. Meath Lyndsey Clynes, Boots Mullingar , Co. Westmeath Niamh Lucas, Home Pharmacy, Co. Galway Roisin Daly, CarePlus Pharmacies, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick |
| Pharmacist of the Year Sponsored by Benevolent Fund Catie Aspinall, Boots Killarney, Co. Dublin Conall Mulhern, Boots Swords Pavillions, Co. Dublin Deirdre Cashell, Boots Knocknacarra, Co. Galway Des O'Rourke, O'Rourke's Allcare Pharmacy , Co. Cork Emmet Rohan, Boots Waterford, Co. Waterford Erick Rothwell, Boots Ilac Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Mike Walsh, Navi Group, Co. Dublin Niamh Daly, MCC Douglas , Co. Cork Nicola Cantwell, Caredoc, HSE, SETU, Co. Carlow Peter Conry, Whelans Pharmacy Riverchapel, Co. Wexford Sara AL-Zubaidy, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Sheena McEntaggart, Sheenas Pharmacy , Co. Meath Thomas Acey, McCabes Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Victoria Jones, Bonnybrook pharmacy, Co. Dublin |
| Pharmacist contribution to the community Sponsored by Althone Pharmaceuticles Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Andrea Doyle, Careplus Pharmacy Wicklow, Co. Wicklow Anne Cooley, Allcare TW rathfarnham, Co. Dublin Carl Hynes, Evelyn Bradley Ltd, Co. Dublin David McNally, McNallys Pharmacy365, Co. Cavan Deirdre Cummins, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Leeanne Duignan, Newtown Pharmacy Maynooth, Co. Kildare Loveth Nwankwor, Mary Street Pharmacy, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Noel Stenson, Stenson Consultancy Limited, Co. Mayo Polonia Pharmacy Team, Polonia Pharmacy , Co. Kildare Poplar Pharmacy, Burkes Pharmacy Group, Co. Kildare Sara AL-Zubaidy, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin |
| Pharmacist led team award Aisling McGann, Allcare Perrystown, Co. Dublin Bonnybrook Pharmacy Team, Co. Dublin Boots Carrickmines, Co. Dublin Boots Grafton Street, Co. Dublin Boots Macroom, Co. Cork Boots Malahide, Co. Dublin Boots Tullamore, Co. Dublin Boots Wellpark, Co. Dublin Chapelizod Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Lang's Pharmacy Team, Lang's Pharmacy, Co. Sligo McCormack's Pharmacy Tullamore , Co. Offaly Reign's CarePlus Pharmacy Team , Co. Dublin Sara AL-Zubaidy, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin |
| Practice Based Research awards Dr Suzanne McCarthy, School of Pharmacy, University College Cork, Co. Cork Karen Donovan Apothecare Consulting, Co. Kerry Malgorzata Dyszlewska-Rozmarynowska, Bergins Pharmacy Newbridge, Co. Kildare Pharmacy Department Connolly Hospital, Co. Dublin Tara Hayden, SETU & RCSI, SETU & RCSI, Co. Cork |
| Primary Care Clinical Perscribing Award Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Eimear Maguire, Boots Henry Street, Co. Dublin Emma Vaughan, Allcare Perrystown , Co. Dublin Pharmacy Department Connolly Hospital, Co. Dublin |
| Professional excellence award Sponsored by Business post Adam Esa, Taskgo, Co. Wexford Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Amy Lawlor, MCC Fairgreen, Co. Carlow Chapelizod Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Denis O'Driscoll, McCabes Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Frances Moore and Roisin Byrne, HSE, Co. Kilkenny Jamie Philips, Chemosis Medical Services Ltd , Co. Wicklow Jorge Ferreira, Locumming, Co. Cavan Judith Strawbridge, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Co. Dublin Karen Donovan Apothecare Consulting, Co. Kerry Kashmeera Nair, Charter Medical Private Hospital, Co. Westmeath Lisa Jackson, Brogans Vital Pharmacies Loughrea, Co. Galway Loveth Nwankwor, Mary Street Pharmacy, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath National Association of Hospital Pharmacy Technicians, Co. Dublin |
| Social Media / eHealth Champion Bonnybrook Pharmacy Team, Co. Dublin Boots Malahide, Co. Dublin Danielle Harkin, Pettit’s Allcare Pharmacy, Co. Offaly Jess Egerton, Pharmacy Standard , Co. Westmeath John O'Donnell's Pharmacy, Co. Mayo Mark Jordan,PSI Council member, Co. Mayo McCabes Pharmacy Marketing Team, Co. Dublin Sheenas Pharmacy, Co. Meath Tom McKenna, Balally Pharmacy , Co. Dublin |
| Special Recognition Award Áine Mac Grory, Rathfarnham Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Jamie Philips, Chemosis Medical Services Ltd , Co. Wicklow Jennifer Curtin, Chemist Warehouse Mallow, Co. Cork Jess Egerton, Pharmacy Standard , Co. Westmeath Mark Jordon, Tobin's Pharmacy, Co. Mayo Peter Conry, Whelans Pharmacy Riverchapel, Co. Wexford Sara Al-Zubaidy, McCabes Pharmacy Swords Pavillons , Co. Dublin Sheila O'Driscoll, Irish Pharmacy Union Assessor Team, Co. Cork Wexford General Hospital, HSE, Co. Wexford |
| Team Member of the Year Sponsored by DPD Anna May Bracken, Pettit’s Allcare Pharmacy, Co. Offaly Ciara Brophy, Rose Finlay Pharmacy , Co. Offaly Deirdre Cummins, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Jennifer Curtin, Chemist Warehouse Mallow, Co. Cork Leeanne Duignan, Newtown Pharmacy Maynooth, Co. Kildare Mila Biskupska, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Mila Biskupska, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Niamh Lucas, Home Pharmacy, Co. Galway Rand Aldorki, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Shannon Keating & Shannen Thompson, Chapelizod Pharmacy , Co. Dublin Terri Duffy, Allcare KCR, Co. Dublin Zoe Whelan, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin |
| Technician: Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year Sponsored by Excel Healthcare Abdul Rafay, Locum Technician, Co. Kildare Aisling McGann, Allcare Perrystown, Co. Dublin Alannah Prendergast, Rosscarbery Pharmacy Ltd, Co. Cork Amy Lawlor, MCC Fairgreen, Co. Carlow Annmarie Farrell , Pharmhealth Integrative Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Chloe Mahon, Liberties CarePlus Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Halley's CarePlus Pharmacy , Co. Limerick Jennifer Curtin, Chemist Warehouse Mallow , Co. Cork Jessica Murphy, McCabes Pharmacy, Pavillions Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Lisa Staines, Pharmhealth Integrative Pharmacy, Co. Dublin Lora Hunt, McCabes Pharmacy Naas, Co. Kildare Malgorzata Dyszlewska-Rozmarynowska, Bergins Pharmacy Newbridge, Co. Kildare Niamh Lucas, Home Pharmacy, Co. Galway Sarah Behan, Brett's Allcare Pharmacy, Co. Westmeath |
| Technician: Non-Community Pharmacy Technician of the Year Alan Franklin, PHX Ireland, Co. Dublin Dello Gill, Pharmacy Department, Portiuncula University Hospital, Co. Galway Denise Kealy, HSE, Co. Kilkenny Jess Egerton, Pharmacy Standard, Co. Westmeath Pharmacy Department Connolly Hospital, Co. Dublin Susie Morrissey, Uniphar Wholesale Team, Uniphar Limited, Co. Tipperary Tara Hayden, SETU & RCSI, SETU & RCSI, Co. Cork |
| Young Pharmacists of the Year Erick Rothwell, Boots Ilac Shopping Centre, Co. Dublin Faye Kelly, Murphy's Vital Pharmacy, Co. Wexford Horácio Castro, Kilcock CarePlus Pharmacy, Co. Kildare Niamh Moloney, Rose Finlay Pharnacy, Co. Offaly Peter Swan, Sheenas Pharmacy, Co. Meath Sade Sonekan, McCabes Pharmacy Baltinglass, Co. Dublin |
Pharmacy Excellence Awards 2026
Ashville Media Group
Unit 55 Park West Road
Park West Industrial Park
Dublin 12
t. +353 (0) 16401777
e.events@ashvillemediagroup.com
This email was sent to you though Prowly.com PR Software on behalf of
Ashville Media Group
© Copyright 2026 - ASHVILLE MEDIA GROUP Ltd. | PRIVACY STATEMENT | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
Ashville Media Group
Unit 55 Park West Road
Park West Industrial Park
Dublin 12
t. +353 (0) 16401777
e.events@ashvillemediagroup.com
This email was sent to you though Prowly.com PR Software on behalf of
Ashville Media Group
© Copyright 2026 - ASHVILLE MEDIA GROUP Ltd. | PRIVACY STATEMENT | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
