Two local women have been honoured at the Network Ireland Businesswoman of the Year Awards.
The judges’ special recognition award for Emerging Businesswoman of the Year, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, went to Bernie Woods, The Meaningful Muinteoir, while Órlaith Halpin of Sásta Skin Health won the Judges’ Special Recognition Award in the Employee Shining Star category sponsored by Kerry Local Enterprise Office.
The judges commented that Órlaith, Marketing & Social Media Manager at Irish skin health company Sásta, stood out as a ‘confident communicator seamlessly blending marketing and science’.
Bernie Woods, also known as The Meaningful Muinteoir, is a creative mindful practitioner for school-going children. She published her first series of children’s mindful poetry books last year - Meaningful Mindful Poetry. The judges remarked that her business is ‘already making a significant positive impact on society as well as benefiting future generations’.
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