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Daniel Clarke Hagan named as judge for Engineering Excellence Awards 2026

Daniel Clarke Hagan, Programme Director for Construction and Project Management at Atlantic Technological University Sligo and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, joins the judging panel for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, bringing academic leadership, active construction industry research, and extensive cross-institutional engagement across Ireland and the UK. A specialist in construction project management with a PhD research and publishing record, Clarke Hagan contributes both academic rigour and a practitioner's perspective on engineering project delivery to the evaluation process.

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Engineering Excellence Awards 2026 entries now closed as shortlist announcement approaches

Entries for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2026 closed on 29 July, with Ireland's engineering community having submitted across 26 categories spanning civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering through to renewable energy, sustainable engineering, and people development. The shortlist is set to be announced on 21 August 2026, ahead of the awards gala on 21 October at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, where Ireland's top engineering companies, teams, and individuals will be recognised before hundreds of senior industry executives.

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Engineering Excellence Awards 2026 entries closing soon as July deadline approaches

The Engineering Excellence Awards 2026 is accepting entries until 24 July, inviting Ireland's engineering community to submit across 26 categories spanning civil, mechanical, electrical, and biomedical engineering through to sustainability, smart infrastructure, and people development. With finalists set to be announced on 21 August and the awards gala scheduled for 21 October 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, the deadline represents the final opportunity for organisations and individuals to have their work recognised at national level.

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James McNamara announced as judge for Engineering Excellence Awards 2026

James McNamara, Lecturer at TUS Athlone and a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 40 years of construction industry experience, joins the judging panel for the Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, bringing a career spanning international infrastructure projects, academic leadership, and professional standards development across civil engineering and construction management. A member of RICS, SCSI, and CIArb, McNamara contributes a practitioner's command of engineering project delivery and quantity surveying to the evaluation of entries across the awards programme.

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