Athlone Chamber is shortlisted for two awards

Athlone Chamber of Commerce has been shortlisted for two awards at the 2025 Chamber Awards.

The organisation has been nominated under the 'Event of the Year' category for its Public Forum Sessions and also under the 'Lobbying & Policy Campaign' for its Pre-Budget Breakfast event.

The Chamber Awards winners will be announced at the official awards ceremony on June 5 next. Awards will be presented for excellence in eight different categories and one Chamber will be awarded the overall award of Chamber of the Year.

The Awards seek to recognise the outstanding work of affiliated Chambers around the country while providing a platform for Chambers to share and promote how active and engaged they are across several different areas.

The shortlist features 48 projects from 20 affiliated Chambers, exemplifying the wide-ranging work being done around the country.

Congratulating the Chambers shortlisted, Joe Creegan, Head of Corporate Life & Pensions at Zurich Ireland, who are the sponsors, said the awards are "an opportunity to reward the excellence of the Chamber network and their members; particularly for the work they do to promote the long-term development of businesses in their communities so that they have better places in which to live, work and do business."

Ian Talbot, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive described Chambers around the country as "active participants in the development of our regions, our towns, our communities – the places we call our own" and said the awards are "a celebration of how Chambers place business at the heart of their communities."

He added that, through their work in supporting local economic development, Chambers take the lead in "launching innovative campaigns, projects and policy proposals" and said the goal in hosting the national awards ceremony is "to promote this creativity and hard work."