Waterford celebrates best of business at awards gala on Friday

Finalists represent 'the very best of Waterford enterprise'

Waterford Chamber president Marian Walsh. The Waterford Business Awards take place at the Tower Hotel on on Friday November 13.

There's no recipe for guaranteed success in business. But from a blossoming cookie-making venture to creating technology to power 70% of global financial transactions, innovation is booming in the South-East.

Some of the brightest and best business organisations in the region will come together at the Tower Hotel on Friday November 13 for the 2026 Waterford Business Awards. The awards recognise achievement in 13 categories, including innovation, marketing, sustainability, customer service, tourism, hospitality, and business growth.