
Valerie O’Neill GM of Clayton Hotel Sligo won the General Manager of the Year Award at the Irish Hospitality Institute Awards 2023. The other award winners:
- Deputy Manager the Year Agnieszka Lalor, Crowne Plaza & Holiday Inn Express Dublin Airport
- Executive Head Chef the Year Aaron Duffy, Castle Leslie
- HR & Training Manager of the Year: Catriona Sheehan, The Kingsley
- Sales & Marketing Manager of the Year Nicky Blake Knox, Conrad Dublin
- Fellowship of the Institute Niamh Jordan, Conrad Dublin
- Revenue Manager of the Year Emma Cronin, Maldron Hotel Newlands Cross
- Finance Manager of the Year: Danielle Jennings, Maldron Hotel Sandy Road Galway
- Environmental Manager of the Year: James Gleeson, Press Up Hospitality
- Food and Beverage Manager of the Year: Pierce Lowney, Trigon Hotels
- Conference & Events Manager of the Year: Ali Mooney Fota Island Resort,
- Catering General Manager of the Year: Michael Fox, The Convention Centre Dublin
- Young Manager of the Year: Micheala Mcilkenny, The CCD (Levy Ireland)
- Employee of the Year: Peter (PJ) Browne, Cahernane House Hotel
- Graduate of the Year: Evan O’Donoghue TU Shannon

