The Chief Executive of CPL Resources, Anne Heraty, has taken the top prize at the Women Mean Business Awards in Dublin this afternoon.
Heraty was one of five winners on a day which saw over 250 of the country’s top businesswomen gather to hear about the latest advances in their respective areas, social responsibility and empowerment of women.
Debbie Deegan of the To Russia With Love charity was the winner of the Newstalk WMB Social Entrepreneur 2014 award; with Ramona Nicholas of Cara Pharmacy taking the Entrepreneur of the Year prize.
Now in their eighth year, the awards have gone from strength to strength and are now recognised as being among the most prestigious in Irish business.
”¨This year’s keynote address was delivered by Communicorp CEO Lucy Gaffney, who recounted tales from her own career and emphasised the importance of resilience and rising above criticism to the audience.
Anne Heraty spoke about winning the overall Businesswoman of the year award:
Ramona Nicholas spoke about winning in her category and what she thinks of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg's advice to women telling them to 'lean in':
Debbie Deegan spoke to Newstalk about what her award means to her:
Lucy Gaffney shares her thoughts on the importance of honouring women in business across all sectors and recognising the struggles that they face in order to succeed:
