THE AWARDS PROCESS
The judges will review all submissions and a shortlist of three finalists per category will be agreed.
Finalists are then invited to a pitch night in December at Ludgate, sponsored by OfficeMaster. This is your opportunity to showcase your business via a three minute pitch. From this, the judges will decide the ultimate winners for each category. There will also be an award for the best presentation made at the pitch night.
Following the pitch night. The Southern Star will publish a special supplement within the newspaper and on www.southernstar.ie that profiles each of the category finalists.
Each finalist will receive 2 complimentary tickets to the West Cork Business & Tourism Gala Awards luncheon which will be held in February 2025 (hotel venue tbc), where the winners of each category will be announced.
Jonathan Healy, broadcaster and media personality (Newstalk, Sky, RTÉ) confirmed as MC for our 2024 awards lunch event.