Lots of local success at 2026 Irish Family Business Awards

TUAM, Athenry and Carnmore businesses were among the winners at the 2026 Irish Family Business Awards.

Burkes Bus came home with the top honour in the Transport Logistics Family Business of the Year category, fighting off the challenge of four other companies to take home the gold medal. Fellow Tuam business Glynns Transport secured the silver medal in the same category.

Glynns Home & Hardware secured the Connacht Regional crown in the Family Business Longevity Award, a category in which Burkes Bus was also a finalist. The bus company was also a national finalist in the Best in Customer Service category.

Foods of Athenry made the shortlist in the Best Small Family Business of the Year Award, beating off five other businesses from the West of Ireland to secure the Connacht Regional Award.

The Divilly Brothers, which supplies cooked meats to stores across the country from their manufacturing plant in Carnmore, fought off the challenge of 14 other contenders to take home the gold medal in the Family Business CSR category.

The award recognised their commitment to supporting the local community, their people and the environment. The company was a finalist in six of the 24 categories at the 2026 awards.

Other local companies among the finalists were Tuam’s Cormac Tagging in the Agri Family Business of the Year category and Corofin’s Heptagon Houses Ltd in both the Engineering Business of the Year and Best Small Family Business categories.

Now celebrating its 8th year, the Irish Family Business Awards had over 480 entries this year.

The awards celebrate the vital role these businesses play in the economy and local communities across the island. The winners were named during a Gala celebration held in The Johnstown Estate, Enfield, Meath last Thursday November 5.