The finalists for Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards 2014 have today been announced.

Forty leading retailers from across Ireland, north and south, are in the running for 14 industry awards and will battle it out at the 8th annual Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards 2014.

Set in the fabulous Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin, on Friday September 12, and hosted by the RTE’s Miriam O’Callaghan, the IFCR Awards will play host to the finest convenience retailers from across Ireland.

With more than 400 individual award entries received from throughout Ireland, reaching the final of these awards signifies a major achievement for independent retailers, symbol groups and oil companies.

We wish all finalists the best of luck and look forward to seeing you for a memorable evening.

To book your table at Ireland’s Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards 2014, visit forecourtretailerawards.com or call Pamela Beers on Dublin +353 1 639 2960 or Belfast +44 2890 457 457. Alternatively, email pamela.beers@pentonpublications.co.uk

 

IFCR Awards Finalists 2014:

Store Manager of the Year

Ger Coughlan Maxol/Mace, Ballincolig, Skehard Road and Ballinrea, Co Cork

Keith Ennis, Applegreen MSA Wicklow, Co Wicklow

Keith Mathews, Topaz Cashel, Co Tipperary

Raylene McCaughey, McCaughey’s Top/Daybreak, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan

David McClean, Applegreen Baldoyle, Co Dublin

Gavin Moran Junction 14 Spar Express/Texaco, Mayfield, Co Kildare

 

Forecourt & Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 1) with c-store up to 1,100 sq ft

Applegreen Portlaoise Service Station, Co Laois

Browne’s Esso/Londis, Klicock, Co Kildare

Junction 14 Spar Express/Texaco, Mayfield, Co Kildare

Kilkelly Topaz/Centra Service Station, Co Mayo

McCaughey’s Top/Daybreak, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan

 

Forecourt & Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 2) with c-store 1,101 sq ft – 1,750 sq ft

Flanagan’s Esso/Mace, Dundalk, Co Louth

KCR Texaco/Londis, Terenure, Co Dublin

Maxol/Mace Ballincollig, Co Cork

Texaco/Londis, Athy, Co Kildare

Topaz Dublin Airport, Co Dublin

 

Forecourt & Convenience Store of the Year (Cat 3) with c-store 1,750 sq ft plus

Applegreen MSA, M4 Enfield (westbound), Co Meath

Eurospar Brackenvale, Carryduff, Co Antrim

Lilley’s Topaz/Centra, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

Milestone Service Station, Rathfriland, Co Down

O’Sullivan’s Topaz/Centra, Innishannon, Co Cork

Wilson’s Texaco/Mace, Coleraine, Co Derry

 

Newcomer of the Year

Amber/Costcutter Service Station, Co Tipperary

Campus/Spar Express, East Wall Road, Co Dublin

Barack Obama Plaza Spar/Topaz, Co Offaly

Millen’s Topaz/Centra, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim

O’Reilly’s Maxol/Mace, Blackpool, Co Cork

Texaco/Londis, Athy, Co Kildare

 

Best Forecourt Facilities

Barack Obama Plaza Spar/Topaz, Co Offaly

Junction 14 Spar Express/Texaco, Mayfield, Co Kildare

McCaughey’s Top/Daybreak, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan

Topaz Cashel, Co Tipperary

Top Oil/Spar, Newhall, Co Kildare

 

Best Customer Service

Barack Obama Plaza Spar/Topaz, Co Offaly

Campus/Spar Express, East Wall Road, Co Dublin

Kelly’s Topaz/Centra, Mountain Top, Co Donegal

Lilley’s Topaz/Centra, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

O’Sullivan’s Topaz/Centra, Innishannon, Co Cork

Texaco/Londis Shankhill, Co Dublin

 

Best Food To Go

KCR Texaco/Londis, Terenure, Co Dublin

McCaughey’s Top/Daybreak, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan

O’Sullivan’s Topaz/Centra, Innishannon, Co Cork

Tobin’s Topaz/Spar, Letterkenny, Co Donegal

Topaz Dublin Airport, Co Dublin

 

Best Site with a Licence to sell Alcohol

Conway’s Maxol/Spar, Ratoath, Co Meath

Lilley’s Topaz/Centra, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh

Milestone Service Station, Rathfriland, Co Down

Sandyford Road Maxol/Mace, Co Dublin

Tobin’s Topaz/Spar, Letterkenny, Co Donegal

 

Training Initiative of the Year

Kenny’s  BP/Spar, Magherafelt, Co Derry

Milestone Service Station, Rathfriland, Co Down

Moran’s Star/Supervalu, Ballykelly, Co Derry

Solo/Spar A29 Service Station, Co Tyrone

Swifts Star/Supervalu, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh

 

Best use of Category Management                                                                        

Gilnahirk Service Station Topaz/Russell’s Shop 4 You, Co Down

Millen’s Topaz/Centra, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim

O’Sullivan’s Topaz/Centra, Innishannon, Co Cork

Patterson’s Texaco/Centra, Portadown, Co Armagh

Spar Shandon BP/Spar, Belfast, Co Antrim