The Gorey Business & Endeavour awards are brought by
Gorey Business Network to recognise the achievements of People, Clubs, Organisations and Businesses in the Gorey Area.

The Gorey Business Network are like minded business people working in the Gorey area, who come together twice a month a meet to discuss our businesses, our goals, our needs and where it suits to pass on referrals to each other.  https://www.goreybusinessnetwork.com/

The Gorey Awards were created in 2019.

The Gorey Awards came about as an effort from 2 local people to promote businesses / companies / charities / groups / associations and people in the North Wexford area that should be recognised for their roles in making Gorey & North Wexford a great place to work and live.

Our awards are divided into 2 sections, Business Awards & Endeavour Awards. See our full list of Gorey Awards Categories here

Dave Jordan is the owner of Cada Media Ltd, a web design and online marketing agency based in Gorey since 1999. A Dublin native, but a Yellowbelly at heart!

Philip Cullen of Southeast Mortgages & Financial Services is the other half of this dynamic duo and brings to the team a vast amount of experience in networking, business & finance and is a native of Gorey.

The public cast their nominations for each category that they wish to see put forward for shortlisting via GoreyAwards.com

The shortlist the are picked from the top 5 nominations by the judging panel. The judges review each nomination and the reason for being put forward.

To get nominated just ask friends, family, customers, colleagues to put your name forward once the “Nominations” are opened to the public. All Nominations are taken via GoreyAwards.com

The nominations are a public vote. We do not pick the people, businesses, companies for nomination. We tally the nominations, the judges review and then put forward the top 5.

Nominate yourself here.

Get in touch via our contact page

A Category Sponsor is a person / business that wished to back & support a category they feel is a good association with their own enterprise. They get to hand over the Award on the night to the over all winner of their chosen category on stage. We also promote them via GoreyAwards.com, Social Media, Radio, Print & Press too.

Category Sponsors can be seen here.

A Prime Sponsorship is usually a company that wishes to support the entire Gorey Awards Event. Their financial commitment to the Awards assure its running on an annual basis.

We promote them via GoreyAwards.com, Social Media, Radio, Print & Press too. 

Prime Sponsors can be seen here.

The judges are made up from members of the Gorey Business Network. They are listed on the homepage 

The winners are chosen by the judges after they have been nominated, then Shortlisted and finally voted for by the public. The judges are there to do a final review of the votes cast and look over the merits of each winner looking at various aspects of the nominee so if you have been nominated then please help us, help you by telling us more about you and fill in the BIO Sheet ! The judges decision is final. 

The Gorey Awards night is usually the last Saturday in January each year. Keep an eye out on social media for updates or changes.

The doors open at 6pm for networking / mingling in the events lobby. Seats should be taken at 6.45 and the opening address starts at 7pm with awards to follow at 7.10

See the Timeline here for the ceremony

Tickets are purchased online on www.GoreyAwards.com/tickets/  but please note that before tickets are released to the general public, we must offer them to the nominees and their supporters first so that they can attend the ceremony. Usually thats about 200 tickets are reserved for this purpose. This leaves only 180 tickets or so available to the general public and they are snapped up fast each year due to the success of our awards.   We can be contacted here about ticket sales

Where possible, we will do our best to accommodate your seating preferences with your desired party or group. As our tables seat 10 and 12 guests, we strongly recommend that you inform us of your seating requests well in advance of the event.

Please note that the final table plan must be confirmed 5 working days prior to the show.

To purchase tickets, please visit the following link: https://www.goreyawards.com/tickets/

If you have any specific seating requests, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@goreyawards.com with the details. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

The Gorey Awards are held in the Amber Springs Hotel in Gorey to accommodate the 420+ seats needed to run this annual event. 

We donate to the top 5 nominated charities / groups that the public have voted for.

This depends on the amount we raise in selling tickets / sponsorship minus the amount it costs us to run the event. The directors Dave Jordan & Philip Cullen take no salary and we donate any/all profits from the Gorey Awards to the top 5 shortlisted groups / charities. 

So far we have donated over €25,000 locally in North Wexford.
(As of January 2025)