Digital Business Ireland, the country’s largest representative body for digital and online businesses, recognised The Coombe Hospital with the National Website of the Year Award at an awards ceremony in Dublin last night.
The 2026 National Digital Awards were held at Pitch Dublin where The Coombe Hospital was crowned alongside other winners and runners-up in front of over 250 attendees from the digital sector.
The sold-out event recognised the best digital achievements in businesses throughout the country. It consisted of 16 categories featuring the best websites, people, and digital innovations of the year across all sectors. The Coombe, a leading hospital for maternity and women’s healthcare was the winner of the Most Trusted Website of the Year as well as taking home the top prize of National Website of the Year winner, selected from all of the finalists in the website categories.
The event marked the sixth year of the awards, with high quality submissions from more than 300 businesses, people, and organisations from across Ireland.
Digital Business Ireland also presented the Taoiseach with the Digital Changemaker of the Year award, awarded to worthy individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and impact in advancing Ireland’s digital transformation. The organisation’s selection panel selected the Taoiseach in recognition of his personal leadership in advancing Ireland’s AI and digitalisation agenda, the appointment of Ireland’s first Minister of State for AI and the establishment of the National AI Office, and his continued advocacy for innovation to promote economic growth.
2026 saw the highest-ever number of entries for the Best New AI & ML Project Award, which was won by AI solutions provider Galvia AI. Other notable winners included the female education and empowerment charity, The Shona Project, which took home the Progressing Diversity Award, as well as placing as runner up in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category.
This year’s awards were supported by key sponsors including Byrne Wallace Shields, All Human, Core Optimisation, Hibernia Venture Labs, .IE, Truffle Hog, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, Pitch, Rockwood Public Affairs and Strike Digital.
Speaking of the awards, Victor Timon, Chairperson of Digital Business Ireland said: “Over the past six years, the National Digital Awards have witnessed tremendous growth in entry numbers and quality, demonstrating the growing importance of the sector and the ways in which businesses are embracing digital tools to increase efficiency and change. Throughout the judging process, we have been inspired by the dynamism, ingenuity, innovation, and talent of the organisations, businesses, and the people involved.
I would like to congratulate the winners and runners-up in each of the 16 categories this year, and in particular our Digital Changemaker of the Year Winner, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who’s sustained commitment to positioning the country at the forefront of technological change has been an enormous boon to Ireland’s digital ecosystem. However, I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to all who entered this year’s awards, and I encourage those who have not been successful this year to take the key learnings on board from this year’s process and get involved once again for the 2027 iteration.”
The sold-out event was held in Pitch Dublin, with MC Anna Daly, the Irish television presenter and former host of TV3’s breakfast show, Ireland AM, as the Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
Digital Business Ireland (DBI) is the voice of the Irish digital commerce sector. Set up in 2019, DBI is comprised of a community of over 8,000 businesses and counts a number of national trade representative bodies, large technology companies and SMEs among its members.
The organisation consists of a wide range of online and digital businesses including retail, hospitality, professional services, travel, technology, transport, education, leisure, agri-business and property.
Digital Business Ireland is a member of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment’ Digital Advisory Forum and the Retail Forum.
SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS HERE
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Awards
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Winner
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Runner Up
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National Website of the Year
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The Coombe Hospital
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GPO Museum
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Marketing Campaign of the Year
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Musgrave Group Daybreak
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The Shona Project
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Sustainable Business of the Year
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Revolution
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Esri Ireland
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Best New AI and ML Project
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Galvia
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Irish Life and Kreoh
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Mobile App Excellence Award
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Express Merchants
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AddJust
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Ecommerce Business of the Year
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EZ Living Furniture
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Hotel&SpaResorts.com
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Digital Impact of the Year Award
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ALONE
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TURN2ME
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Next Generation Award (Under-30)
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Chris Barrett, RDI Hub
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Eve Lawler, Circular Style
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Women in Digital Award
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Melissa Proxenos, Brightbeam
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Kate Colleary, Pembroke Privacy
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Progressing Diversity Award
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Ellen Conway, The Shona Project
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Jennifer Keane, PayGap.ie
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Digital Trailblazer of the Year
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Brian Hanly, Brightbeam
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Kathrin Chambers, Fáilte Ireland
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Digital Changemaker OTY
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin
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Large Business Website of the Year
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EZ Living Furniture
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Fintua
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Most Trusted Website of the Year
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The Coombe Hospital
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RIP.ie
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New Website of the Year
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GPO Museum
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Activity Time
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Medium Business Website of the Year
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Expert Ireland
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Carraig Donn
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Small Business Website
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Babogue
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Dingle Sea Safari
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