All-Ireland Housing Awards 2024

Finalists:

• Setting New Standards In Housing For Older People, Alpha Housing 
• Ogle Street, Ark Housing 
• Lanestown View, Donabate, Circle Voluntary Housing Association
• Belfast's Brookfield Mill Has A New Lease Of Life, Clanmil Housing Association 
• 208 A-rated Social Rented Homes At Kilruddery Glen, Bray, Co-operative Housing Ireland In Partnership With Lioncor Developments And Wicklow County Council
• New Dolphin Park, Fold Housing 
• Modern City Living At Old City Crescent, Londonderry, Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster)
• Creevagh Heights & Sean Dolan's GAA Club House, Radius Housing  

Award detail:

This award recognises developments that provide desirable and sustainable places to live, improving the lives of people within the community. The well-designed development will demonstrate creative approaches and excellence from concept to delivery.

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Finalists:

• Inspiring Women In Leadership - Celebrating International Women's Day, Co-operative Housing Ireland
• Comms Forum, NIFHA In Partnership With Communications staff from NIFHA and all 20 of the Northern Ireland Housing Associations

Award detail:

In challenging times, being there for your community is exceptionally important. This award recognises landlords whose communication with their tenants and residents has been outstanding over the past year, keeping them fully informed and supported. Nominations for this award could be for a single project or refer to your general organisational approach to communication.

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Finalists:

• A Holistic Approach To Financial Wellbeing, Apex Housing Association
• Partnership Project, Circle Voluntary Housing Association In Partnership With Irish League Of Credit Unions, Ballyfermot Inchicore Credit Union And The Social Finance Foundation 
• Killarney- 'Mind The Pennies And The Pounds Will Look After Themselves', Clann Housing In Partnership With Bill Genie, ALONE And Sage Advocacy 
• Cost Saving Tips And Tricks, Co-operative Housing Ireland 
• Improving Lives With Financial Support - Welfare Advice Service, Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster)
• Community Investment Network - Cost-of-living Guide For Tenants, Housing Association Charitable Trust In Partnership With Multiple Organisations
• Financial Inclusion Project Team, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 

Award detail:

The award seeks to recognise housing teams and organisations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment and innovation in providing support to tenants facing the challenges of the rising cost of living and promoting their financial resilience.

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Finalists:

• Omagh Magic Basketball Team, Apex Housing Association 
• Working Together To Promote Healthy Lifestyles, Clanmil Housing Association In Partnership With Cancer Focus 
• Ageless Clann - Nurturing Well-being And Tackling Health Inequalities For Older Residents And Their Communities, Clann Housing In Partnership With Multiple Organisations
• It Takes A Village To Raise A Child, Irish Wheelchair Association 
• MIND (Mentoring, Interventions; Nurturing, Development), Northern Ireland Alternatives In Partnership With Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• "Your Health Is Your Wealth" Initiative, Oaklee Housing In Partnership With Multiple Organisations 
• Brain Health Village, Respond In Partnership With Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)

Award detail:

This award will focus on excellence in the areas of fit for purpose housing, adaptations and services.
We are looking for organisations that have developed activities, services, policies, or strategies that contribute to the positive health and well-being of tenants, residents, or the wider community.

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Finalists:

• Floating Support Service, Ark Housing 
• Foundation, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd In Partnership With Rio Ferdinand Foundation
• Quality In Our Diversity Coordinating Group, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Over 55s, Co-Ownership 
• Main St, Randalstown, Rural Housing Association In Partnership With Daily Renewables And GM Design
• Creating Homes, Simon Community NI 
• Springville House, 'Rightsize' Development, Tuath Housing Association In Partnership With Cork City Council
• St. Josephs, Manor Hill, Waterford, Waterford City And County Council 

Award detail:

This award is aimed at programmes or projects which can clearly demonstrate how they have developed an innovative approach that has made a real difference to the lives of tenants and customers. This could be any new product, service or technology – being able to demonstrate innovation is the key.

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Finalists:

• Stock Transfer, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd
• Tenant To Board Pathway, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Killarney, Clann Housing 
• Empowering Tenant Engagement In Dungannon With The Tenant's Regional Panel, Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster)
• Bringing Spring To Springbank - Springbank Drive Community Greenspace, Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) 
• Creative Community Art Project, Radius Housing Association In Partnership With Belfast City Council SEUPB Peace IV Team
• "Embracing Community:The Enduring Legacy Of Iveagh Trust's Kevin Street Estate", The Iveagh Trust  

Award detail:

This award recognises organisations or projects that have demonstrated commitment to tenant involvement, to help improve services or neighbourhoods.

We are looking for organisations who are involved in empowering tenants or capacity building as catalysts for delivering real change within a community. Typically, these organisations will be at the forefront of delivering innovative and effective ideas for tenant involvement and strive to empower their tenants to be involved in both the management of their housing and the wider community.

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Finalists:

• Northern Lights - A Celebration Of NI Culture, Apex Housing Association In Partnership With Department For Communities, NI Housing Executive, Radius Housing, Community Relations Council And 10 Other Housing Associations (For Belfast Concert)
• Community FUNd Newtownards, Ark Housing 
• Listen Up, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd In Partnership With Ark Housing And All Lives Are Precious
• Clanmil And Partisan Productions Bring Housing To The Stage With Shared, Clanmil Housing Association In Partnership With Partisan Productions 
• Celebrating Neighbours And Diversity, Co-operative Housing Ireland 
• Bringing People Together Through Culture Calendar 2023, Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster)
• Scribblestown - Promoting Shared & Inclusive Communities, Oaklee Housing In Partnership With Oaklee Scribblestown Tenants And City Of Dublin's Education And Training Board 
• Stella Maris Star Of The Sea Artwork Regeneration Project, Radius Housing In Partnership With Stella Maris 

Award detail:

This award recognises housing and related initiatives that encourage the integration of people and communities from different backgrounds.

Housing can make important contributions to social integration and has a key role to play in achieving community cohesion. We are looking for organisations that can demonstrate thoughtful development and innovative local engagement schemes to promote diversity in terms of race, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, economic status, housing tenure or other category.

We will be looking for entries that promote shared spaces, increase positive interactions within communities, and help tenants/residents to integrate and make meaningful contributions to community life.

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Finalists:

• More Than Mowers! Alpha Housing In Partnership With The Turnaround Project 
• Public Private Partnership, Comhar Housing In Partnership With Choice Housing And Oaklee Housing
• A Partnership Approach To Nurturing The Next Generation Of Housing Professionals, NI Housing Associations And Northern Ireland Housing Executive In Partnership With North West Regional College And Chartered Institute Of Housing 
• Housing Disability Steering Group (HDSG):Mental Health Subgroup, Galway County Council Housing In Partnership With HSE Community Healthcare West Mental Health Services  
• House to Home, Habitat for Humanity Ireland In Partnership With Greenview Group And MACS
• Safe Houses Offaly, Oaklee Housing In Partnership With Offaly Domestic Violence Support Services and Offaly County Council 
• Housing First For Youth, Simon Community NI In Partnership With Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust and Northern Ireland Housing Executive
• Beneficiaries Of Temporary Protection (BOTP) Rapid Build Program, Department Of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth In Partnership With Office Of Public Works, Tuath Housing Association, United Nations Migration Agency (IOM) - Ireland And Depaul Ireland  

Award detail:

This award commends collaboration between organisations or groups that achieves the best possible outcomes.

We are looking for organisations that have worked collaboratively to improve service delivery across geographical boundaries, sectors or client groups in order to benefit the people who use their services. The winning organisations will have evidenced good practice in setting up and managing the partnership, including establishing new ways of working.

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Winner to be announced on the night. 

Award detail:

The housing sector, like many others, is faced with the challenge of cutting carbon emissions to achieve the Government’s net zero targets.         

This award celebrates organisations that can demonstrate they have overcome some of the significant challenges in cutting carbon emissions.

Applicants may consider new developments, retrofit projects or any other initiatives that have helped reduce carbon emissions.                                                                                                  

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Finalists:

• Ark Housing, Ark Housing 
• Services Department, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Development Team, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Housing Services and Asset Management and Property Services Teams, Co-operative Housing Ireland 
• CLAN team (Community Links, Advice & Network), Crosscare/CLAN 
• Emma Geddis, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• Housing Solutions Team - Aisling Devine Service Manager, Simon Community NI 

Award detail:

This award is for teams that have made an outstanding contribution to their organisation and the delivery of its objectives.

We are looking for the achievement of something special as part of developing new services, improving existing ones or overcoming obstacles to achieve great results.

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Finalists:

• Jim McShane, Ark Housing 
• Paul Leonard, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd
• Chris Ellison, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Erskine Holmes OBE, Grove Community Housing Association 
• Ciara Scollay, MACS Supporting Children and Young People
• Elaine MacNeill, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• Jim Dennison, Simon Community NI 

Award detail:

This award is for an individual who has consistently gone the extra mile during their career in housing.

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Finalists:

• Kerryann McGouran, Ark Housing 
• Adam Gannon, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Alisha Curtis, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Eoghan Cregan, Co-Operative Housing Ireland 
• Conor McManus, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• Kirsty McCauley, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• Matthew Hamilton, Radius Housing Association
• Tiarnan Spain, Tuath Housing Association

Award detail:

This award will recognise and celebrate the successes of housing professionals who have been working in the housing industry for less than three years.

The winner of this award will demonstrate that professional and personal success is not dependent on length of career. They will have demonstrated professional commitment to their organisation and/or the communities in which they work, as well as a commitment to their profession.

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Finalists:

• Greater Shantallow Area Partnership & The Skeoge Community, Apex Housing Association 
• Sheena McAuley, Ark Housing 
• Gordon Robinson, Choice Housing Ireland Ltd
• Lorraine Gorman, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Michelle McGoldrick, Belmayne Community Group
• Tony Reilly, MACS Supporting Children and Young People 
• Blair Anderson, Northern Ireland Youth Forum 
• Davy Faulkner and Alex Pelan, Simon Community NI 

Award detail:

This award celebrates contributions that have made a positive difference to the lives of tenants, residents or communities.

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Finalists:

• Andrea Donnan, East Belfast Mission 
• Mary Osakwe, Taylor Hill Ballbriggan Residents Association
• Teresa McCloskey, Apex Housing Association 
• Martin Murphy, Ark Housing 
• David Kortukohun, Circle Voluntary Housing Association 
• Paul Stuart, Grove Community Housing Association 
• Bronagh Magorrian, Northern Ireland Housing Executive 
• Kelan McClelland, Simon Community NI 
• James O'Neill, Tuath Housing Association / An Garran Resident's Association 

Award detail:

This award celebrates the outstanding achievements of housing professionals, committee members and tenants, who have used new approaches to help solve housing problems they see around them.

We are looking for committed individuals who have used creative approaches to solve real life housing issues they encounter, either in their workplace or within their community.