Charleville Business Awards 2016 a gala occasion

Pat McDonagh, owner of Supermac's and Hotelier, present the 'Services Award to Mary and Jerry Morrissey, owner of the Vale/Mallow Star/Weekly Observer Newspaper at the Charleville Business Awards, presented by Charleville Chamber held t the Charleville Park Hotel. Photo by Wm. Casey

Pat McDonagh, owner of Supermac’s and Hotelier, present the ‘Services Award to Mary and Jerry Morrissey, owner of the Vale/Mallow Star/Weekly Observer Newspaper at the Charleville Business Awards, presented by Charleville Chamber held t the Charleville Park Hotel.
Photo by Wm. Casey

Charleville Business Awards 2016 were held last Saturday, 12th November, in the Charleville Park Hotel, and guests and nominees began arriving at the venue from 7pm where they were met by a specially commissioned cocktail ‘Charlenes Cowsmo,’ along with some lovely canapes and prosecco to get the night off to the peefect start. Guests were also entertained by a magician in both the foyer and beautifully decorated dining room.
MC Martin Hennessy introduced Charleville Chamber President PJ McCarthy, who spoke for a few minutes and highlighted the fact that Charleville is a fine business town and the envy of similar-sized towns thoughout Munster.  Following this, an excellent and tasty dinner was then served which consisted of a choice of two starters and two mains and a delicious dessert plate.
Following dinner, guests were captivated by Pat McDonagh of Supermac’s fame, who spoke about how he started off as a school teacher and went on to become the owner of a large fast food franchise along with a growing hotel chain.
Following this speech the awards ceremony began in earnest, and all awards were presented by Mr Pat McDonagh. Winners were as follows:
New Business: Musica Fusion
Small Business: Miller Carroll
Services Award: Vale Star
Customer Services: Bank Of Ireland.
Fastfood Outlet: Supermacs.
Social Media: Love Cherish.
Large Business: Kerry Foods.
Shop Window: Dillon’s Flower Shop.
Hair and Beauty: The Nail Sanctuary.
Fashion: Moran’s Menswear.
Large Supermarket: Dick’s SuperValu.
Small Supermarket: Lee’s Centra.
Daytime Dining: The Four Winds.
Evening Dining: Greenfinch.
Business Man of the Year: Martin Condon of Cavanaghs.
Business Women of the Year: Maria and Geraldine O’Donoghue of Office Assist.
The final award of the night was for Outstanding Contribution, and this was awarded to a man who dedicates his life to his home town and goes above and beyond the call of duty, Cllr Ian Doyle.  There was not one person sitting down when his name was announced and all agreed that this award was much deserved and well overdue; all perhaps except for Ian himself who was humbled and shocked by the accolade.  This drew the formal proceedings to a close.  Music was then provided by The Pete Rivers Band who catered for both the young and not so young. The night was closed by DJ Tom, A very enjoyable evening was had by all, and the organisers thanked everyone for coming together and making it such a successful event.