Terms and Conditions

Entries

  • All entries must be submitted online via https://inbusinessireland.com/recognition-awards/. Written/posted entries will not be accepted.
  • All entries must be products, services or people operating and /or offering services available in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
  • The submission will consist of a written application of 500 – 100 words and any supporting material. All supporting material should be presented online, via the entry portal.
  • If you are entering several categories with the same entry, you should submit supporting material for each category – different judges will be judging different categories.
  • In the unlikely case that a category is not deemed to be viable, the organisers reserve the right to cancel the category without notice.
  • By entering into the awards, you are agreeing to attend or send a representative to the award ceremony should you be shortlisted as a finalist in April.
  • In the event of cancellation of an entry, any refund is entirely at the Organisers’ discretion.

Judging

  • Judging will take place in January 2025 for all categories. All entrants have been reviewed by a team of editors, who will review each application. All top entrants in each category will then be reviewed by a team of judges, who contain industry specialists and our Editorial Team . A minimum of two judges will judge each application and the final score will be the average of the marks.
  • The decision of the judges is final, and neither the judges nor the event organisers will enter into correspondence regarding the results. We are not in a position to offer feedback regarding entries once they have been judged.

Attendance 

  • Awards will take place in the Clontarf Castle on Friday 18th April in Clontarf Castle
  • All finalists will be given priority in terms of attending the event. Tickets to other parties will only be offered when all finalists have been contacted regarding attendance.

Cancellation

  • In the event of cancellation, any refund is entirely at the Organisers’ discretion.
  • Refunds on tickets to the award ceremony will only be entertained where advanced notice of a minimum of 7 days is given prior to the event

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