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Every year, the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce (FICC) and NetworkIrlande host the Ireland France
Business Awards, either in Paris or Dublin. This year the Awards will be held in Paris on Thursday 14th November 2024.
Best Irish Company in France
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Best French Company in Ireland
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Franco-Irish Business - Newcomer of the Year
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Closing date for receipt of entries: Friday 13th September at 12 noon.
Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony Yachts de Paris The River Seine, Paris 14th November 2024.
The Awards serve to acknowledge Irish and French companies who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of trade and investment between Ireland and France.
This year, the Awards will be held in Paris in the presence of H.E. Niall Burgess, Ambassador of Ireland to France and Honorary President of NetworkIrlande and H.E. Vincent Guérend, Ambassador of France to Ireland and Honorary President of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce.
We look forward to welcoming the winning companies and members of NetworkIrlande and the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce at the Awards ceremony and Gala dinner on board the Yachts de Paris on the river Seine, Paris on Thursday 14th November 2024.
Winners will be chosen by a Jury consisting of senior members of both the public and private sectors in Ireland and France and will be chaired by Eoin Scott, Company Secretary, FICC.
Members of the Jury include Brendan McDonald (VP Engineering & Green Economy, IDA), Gaultier Brand-Gazeau (Chef du Service Economique, Ambassade de France en Irlande), Monica MacLaverty (Manager Southern Europe, Tourism Ireland), Mathieu Gorge (President CCEF Irlande), Orla Noonan (President of the Board of Adevinta), Elodie Morin-Rager (Director, Business France Ireland), Mary Ryan (CEO CACI Ireland) and Patrick Torrekens (Manager, Enterprise Ireland France).
Best French Company in Ireland:
Apply here: Best French Company in Ireland
Best Irish Company in France:
Apply here: Best Irish Company in France
Entry Criteria for Franco-Irish Business Newcomer of the Year Award
In recognition of the importance for companies to further the development of trade between Ireland and France, the Jury will inaugurate an award for newcomer companies who are successfully entering the French or Irish market.
The award will consider the following elements relevant to a successful newcomer company active in the Franco-Irish business world.
The company should:
Entry Requirements:
All SME or start-up businesses with a maximum of 250 employees are eligible to enter. The company is:
Apply here: Newcomer of the Year