Blanaid O'Regan joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Blanaid O'Regan, Director of People and Culture at SIRO DAC, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing extensive experience in people development, organisational change, and scaling complex organisations. With a Masters in Occupational Psychology from University College Cork and a background spanning start-up and scaling environments including mergers and amalgamations, she brings practical expertise in delivering people solutions to organisations navigating rapid growth and structural transformation.

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Professor Claire Gubbins joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Professor Claire Gubbins, Professor of Organisational Behaviour & HRM at Dublin City University Business School, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing over 20 years of academic research and industry consulting expertise in learning and development, workplace social relationships, and evidence-based HR practice. As co-founder of DCU's Masters in Strategic Learning & Development and recipient of multiple teaching excellence awards, she brings research rigour and practical insight to evaluating L&D initiatives that drive continuous learning and organisational capability.

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Vivienne Fay joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Vivienne Fay, Founder and Managing Director of Irwin HR, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing over 25 years of senior management experience in HR consultation, executive coaching, and organisational culture development. As creator of The CARE Model® and author of All You Have to Do Is CARE, she brings a practical, model-based approach to evaluating how HR initiatives empower managers, strengthen leadership confidence, and unlock organisational growth through people-centred practice.

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