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Recognition for top Irish Language companies
The great and the good from the Irish business world, including local entrepreneurs and representatives from top multi-national companies were in attendance at the Mansion House last Friday, for the Barr 50 le Gaeilge Business Awards.
Awards were presented to 50 companies for successfully promoting the Irish language in their respective sectors and seven special achievement awards were presented to companies operating in a wide spectrum of business from technology to the arts, communications, sales and the public sector.
Maithú, a information technology company won the prestigious Gnó Gaeilge na Bliana Award for best Irish language business. The company produces software for mobile devices and computers and is also involved in website development.
The company, which is going from strength to strength, has contracts with some of the major telecoms companies, including Samsung and recently developed the Gaelfón software which is available on Samsung mobile phones in Ireland.
Another telecoms company, METEOR won an award for Irish language customer services after the company developed a new Irish language voicemail system for its Irish language customers.
Raidió na Life 106.4 FM were recognised for achievements in broadcasting this year in part due to the development and the expansion of the community radio station’s schedule this year.
Another company which won special credit at the award was the ESB, for the creative use of the Irish language in marketing campaigns.
Fionnbarra Ó Brolcháin was named as business visionary of the year.
Full listing of the Top 50 Irish language Businesses in 2010 available on www.belfastmedia.com/barr50gno .
Mícheál agus Cearbhall Ó Droighneáin, directors of Maithú,
at the Gradaim Bharr 50 Gnó le Gaeilge Awards Ceremony in Dublin.
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©text-Gaelport.com 14 Bealtaine 2010