West Cork Business & Tourism Awards

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 on December 3rd at the Ludgate Hub, sponsored by Local Enterprise Office Cork North and West. 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 at the Maritime Hotel, Bantry, January 22nd 2027, where the winners of each category will be announced.