Shortlist announced for Grocery Management Awards 2025

The awards ceremony, along with gala dinner, will take place in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dublin

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The shortlist for Ireland’s premier event for recognising and honouring management excellence – the ShelfLife Grocery Management Awards (GMAs) has been announced.

The awards, supported by main sponsor Bank of Ireland and carried out in association with Excel Recruitment, , is independently judged and seeks out best management practice among those who carry responsibility without ownership in the grocery retail sector.

The event

This year’s gala ceremony, along with gala dinner, will take place on Wednesday 14 May at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dublin.

Awards night will be the place to celebrate the best and brightest grocery retail managers nationwide, as well as the success and contribution of our sector overall.

The awards night led by RTÉ presenter, MC Shay Byrne will be the place to celebrate the best and brightest grocery retail managers nationwide, as well as the success and contribution of our sector overall.

Here are the nominees in each category:

Checkout Manager/Customer Service Manager of the Year
Sponsored by Excel Recruitment
Fiona Lynam, Herlihy’s Centra, Grand Parade, Cork
Rajesh Rajendran Pillai, Herlihy’s Centra Bishopstown, Co. Cork
Elizbeth Quinlin, SuperValu Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Leanne Maguire, SuperValu Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Karen Murphy, SuperValu Finglas, Dublin 11

In-Store Café Manager
Sponsored by Oatly
Eileen Hughes, SuperValu Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Karen Macklin, MACE Mulladuff, Smithborough, Co. Monaghan
Maria Petroaie, M3 Services/Maxol, Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Susan Lennon, SuperValu Kilbarry, Tramore Road, Co. Waterford
Clodagh Barry, Collins SuperValu, Carrigaline, Co. Cork

Butcher Manager of The Year
Sponsored by Excel Recruitment
Keith Roberts, SuperValu Lucan, Dublin
Tomasz Smolinski, SuperValu Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Marc Ryan, Pettitt’s SuperValu, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Tomas Baranauskas, Donnybrook Fair, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4

Delicatessen/Food to Go Manager – C-Store Large
Sponsored by Bunzl Ireland
Vincent Whitmore, Sheahans Centra, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Eugenio Assenzi, McCormack’s MACE, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Michelle Seery, Top Oil/Daybreak, Garrycastle, Co. Westmeath
Violeta Anisova, Corrib Oil/SPAR, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
Sonya Carolan MACE Blackbull, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Kasia Koszalka, Herlihys Centra, Patrick’s Street, Cork
Zsuzsanna Balazs, SPAR, Mulhuddart/Lynham Group, Dublin 15
Mendy Nkala, Cosgrove’s Centra Mountain Top, Co. Donegal

Delicatessen/Food to Go Manager – Forecourt Store Large
Sponsored by Bunzl Ireland
Deirdre Conroy, Barack Obama Plaza, Co. Tipperary
Reece Grehan, Plaza Group, Co. Galway
Paulina Mazurkiewicz, SPAR/Corrib Oil, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick
Simona Dambrauskiene, Maxol Ballinrea, Cork Road, Cork
Carol Sexton, Maxol, Skehard Road, Cork
Andrew Fitzgerald, SPAR/Texaco, Monread Road, Co. Kildare
Aleksandra Zdonczyk, SPAR, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

Delicatessen/Food to Go Manager – Supermarket
Sponsored by Bunzl Ireland
Catalina Molnar, Donnybrook Fair, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4
Michelle Browne, Pettitts SuperValu, Southern Cross, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Colm Costello, Junction 14, SPAR Monasterevin, Co. Kildare

Off-Licence Manager
Sponsored by Santa Rita
Kieran O’Neill, SuperValu Heuston, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
Paul Coleman, Higgins Off Licence, Griffin Retail Group, Dublin 14
Dylan O’Callaghan, Curtin’s Costcutter, Dunmanway, Co. Cork
Deividas Vasiliauskas, Herlihy’s Centra, North Main Street, Cork
Shane Gallagher, Pettitts SuperValu, Southern Cross, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Bernard Moore, EUROSPAR, Hartstown Shopping Centre, Dublin 15
Neil Blanchflower, SuperValu Lucan, Co. Dublin

HR Manager
Sponsored by Excel Recruitment
Ezolda Chambers, SuperValu Loughboy Shopping Centre, Co. Kilkenny
Derek O’Brien, SuperValu Blackrock, Blackrock Village Centre, Co. Dublin
Sharif Hossain, Akbers MACE, Blackbull, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Adriana Pacuriru, Londis Sandyford, Sandyford Ind Estate, Dublin 18
Kim Cahill, SuperValu Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Chloe Lynam, SuperValu Sutton, Sutton Cross, Co. Dublin
Andrea Shattock, SuperValu Lucan, Newcastle Road, Co. Dublin

Overall Manager – C-Store Small
Sponsored by Muller
Mark Ryan, Roches MACE, Co. Limerick
Sharon Leavy, Leavys’ Nearby, Delvin, Co. Westmeath
Meighread Till, Londis Hueston Station, Dublin 8
Marta Dzwonnik, Londis Gorey, Co. Wexford
Michael Kelleher, Herlihys Centra, 11 Patrick Street, Cork
Luke Bergin, Centra, Boghall Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Greg Kuderski, Herlihy Centra, Grand Parade, Co. Cork
John Reilly, Sheahan Centra, College Square, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Raul Floricel, Herlihy’s Centra, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork

Overall Manager – C-Store Medium
Sponsored by Celsuis
Raj Kodali, Herlihy’s Centra, Coleman Court, Cork City
Nick Ye, Londis DCU, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Amit Kumar, MACE Garristown, Naul, Co. Dublin
John Hickey, SPAR Corrib Oil, Montonagay, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Faizan Khalid, SPAR, Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Kevin Caulfield, Mace Beaumont, Co. Dublin
Dorota Zwierzynska, Corrib Oil/SPAR, Listowel, Co. Kerry
Vijay Kumar, MACE Bettystown, Co. Meath

Overall Manager – C-Store Large
Sponsored by Hale Vaping
Declan Burns, SPAR/The Cantillon Group, Eastgate, Little Island, Cork
Eoin Conlon, McCormacks MACE, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Magda Fudyma, Sheahans Centra, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Michael Mackessy, Brodericks SPAR, Croom, Co. Limerick
Damien White, EUROSPAR Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Gina Buzea, SPAR Parkwest, Dublin 22
Brian Leahy, Walsh’s Centra Dooradoyle, Limerick
Ali Shah, M3 Services/Maxol, Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
Emily Gleeson, Londis Fethard-on-Sea, New Ross, Co. Wexford

Overall Manager – Forecourt Store Small
Sponsored by Salescare/Toshiba
Fenton Cashman, Aspels SPAR/Top Oil, Kanturk, Co. Cork
Joseph Conway, XL/EMO, Enfield, Co. Meath
Charlette Crowley, O’Briens Costcutter/Applegreen, Togher, Cork
Ross Denton, Londis/Circle K, Gorey, Co. Wexford
Ben Kelly, DM Borris S.S, MACE/Top Oil, Co. Carlow
Jayd David, McGuires Gala/Sweeney Oil, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Inesa Bajoruniene, Maxol/The Cantillon Group, Little Island, Cork
Richie Camon, Costcutter/Top Oil, Plaza Group, Ballyhea, Co. Cork
Hugh Casserly, Cleary’s Circle K/Daybreak, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Antoinette Guiry, Mace/Applegreen, Holycross Service Station, Butlerstown, Co. Waterford
Ajay Velayudhan, Maxol, Skehard Road, Mahon, Co. Cork

Overall Manager – Forecourt Store Medium
Sponsored by Salescare/Toshiba
Agnes Sienkowska, Loughrea Service Station/Top Oil, Galway
Anya Furlong, Centra/EMO, Junction 13, Grey Abbey Road, Co. Kildare
Manny Lourenco, Inver, Crossagalla, Limerick,
Iwona Pietruszka, O’Connors Centra/Texaco, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow
Asta Ramone, Nearby/EMO, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Kevin McGrath, Daybreak/Circle K, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Ciaran Connolly, MACE/Top Oil, Omeath, Co. Louth
Niamh Sheehan, Inver, Lot, Tipperary
Jeeva Gunasekaran, Texaco/SPAR Monread Fare, Naas, Kildare
Graham Kelly, Inver, Castlecomer Road, Baun, Kilkenny
Colin Manning, Inver/Costcutter, O’ Briens Service Station, Bishopstown, Cork

Overall Manager – Forecourt Store Large
Sponsored by Salescare/Toshiba
Brian Joyce, The Galway Plaza/SPAR, Athenry, Co. Galway
Mark Byrne, Daybreak, South Link Road, Cork
Sylvia McKenzie, SPAR, Model Farm Road, Cork
Mantas Franckaitis, Costcutter N20 Mallow Plaza, Plaza Group, Cork
Edita Nikitiniene, N4 Services/MACE, Ballinalack, Co. Westmeath
Mikey Gallagher, Corrib Oil/SPAR, Westport, Co. Mayo
Pat Harkin, Mighty Mols/MACE, Mountrath, Laois, Co. Laois
John Meade, Junction 14 SPAR/Texaco, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
Adrian Gavin, Corrib Oil/SPAR, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Dillon Feehan, Portlaoise Plaza/Plaza Group, Co. Laois
Alan Bradburn, N17 Plaza, Plaza Group, Co. Galway

Overall Manager – Supermarket Small
Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
Damien White, EUROSPAR Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
Shane Gibney, Donnybrook Fair, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Des Hope, ALDI Roscommon, Retail Park, Co. Roscommon
Jolita Mazulyte, ALDI Rahoon, Knocknacarra, Co. Galway
Declan Coyne, ALDI Ennistymon, Co. Clare
Amir Pirbazari, Sans Stores Ltd, Nearby, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Nedko Yordanov, Aldi Sandyford, Dublin 18

Overall Manager – Supermarket Medium
Sponsored by Glenhaven
Lewis Mitchell, SuperValu Newcastle, Graydon Road, Co. Dublin
Pat Sinnott, SuperValu Hypercentre, Waterford City
Mairead Dooley, Brian Boru Service Station/Plaza Group, Co. Clare
Tony Rochford, SuperValu Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Overall Manager – Supermarket Large
Sponsored by Glenhaven
Aidan Doyle, Pettitts SuperValu, Southern Cross, Bray, Co.Wicklow
Glenn Leacy, Barry Collins SuperValu, Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Colin Yeates, Dunnes Stores Point Square, East Wall Road, Dublin 1
Ronan Dempsey, O’Keeffe’s SuperValu, Bantry, Cork
Douglas Thompson, SuperValu Knocklyon, Dublin 16
Kevin Morgan, Ryan’s SuperValu Togher, The Lough Shopping Centre, Cork
Barry Linehan, Dunnes Stores, Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

Retail Team of the Year
Sponsored by Shelton Distributors
Griffin Retail Group, Londis Beacon Court, Sandyford Ind. Estate, Dublin 18
Herlihys Centra, 11 Patrick Street, Cork City
O’Briens Costcutter Service Station, Bishopstown, Cork
Brodericks SPAR, Croom, Co. Limerick
Top Oil Garrycastle/Daybreak, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
SuperValu Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
O’Keeffe’s SuperValu Bantry, Cork
Herlihys Centra, 83 Grand Parade, Cork
Pettitt’s SuperValu, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Sheahans Centra, Muckross Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Brand Marketing Team of The Year
Sponsored by S&W Wholesale
Tayto Snacks
Pladis Ireland
Heineken
Coca-Cola Hellenic
Feastables by Mr. Beast
Nordic Spirit
DMC Foods
Cheez-It
Lucozade
Hale Vaping

Trading Team of the Year
Sponsored by Shopper Intelligence
Dunnes Stores
Tesco Ireland
Aldi Ireland
Applegreen
Gala Retail
S&W Wholesale
Musgrave Group
Lidl Ireland
BWG Foods
Barry Group
Circle K
Maxol

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