Past Judges

All submissions to The Fit Out Awards are judged by an independent panel of recognised and distinguished judges, drawn from academia, business and broader related sectors. View a sample list of our past judges below and judge us by who judges you.

Ann-Marie Aguilar

SVP, IWBI

Roisin Ní Mhuruchú Ailtire

Architect artist and Lecturer, Griffith College

Britt Berentzen

Programme Director, Interior Architecture & Design, Griffith College Dublin

Christopher Boylan

Director, Plantech

Andrew Bradley

Managing Director, Bradley Brand & Design

Vanessa Brady

CEO & Founder, The Society of British and International Interior Design

David Bucknall

Chair, RICS Quantity Surveyors & Construction Professional Group

Judith Byrne

Head of Marketing, Dulux Ireland

Yvonne Callan

Director, Creighan Contracts Ltd

Darragh Canning

MEP Commercial Director, Arup

Paul Carney

Managing Director, Forbo Ireland

Jane Clay

Principal, Gensler

Alan Coakley

Managing Director, Ardmac

Angela Connolly

Creative Director, Conbu Interior Design, Past President, Interiors Association (2014-2020)

Sue Corcoran

Programme Leader, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

Alan Crawford

Managing Director, Crawford Partnership Architects & Interior Designers

Liam Crowe

Senior Interior Designer, GDC Interiors

John Cunningham

CEO, Mivan

Tracey Dalton

Design Lecturer, TU Dublin

Mark O Donovan

Managing Director, Tony O Donovan Office Interiors Ltd

Garbhan Doran

Director, Broadstone Architects

Jean Feeney

Head of Interiors, MCA Architects

Paul Fitzgibbon

Manging Director, Ard-Ri Group

Alison Grace-Gahan

Creative Director GGI & Senior Tutor NDA, Grace Gahan Interiors & National Design Academy

John Gibson

Treasurer, Interiors Association & Director, Martin-Hudson & Gibson

Bobby Gray

Managing Director, GDC Interiors

Robbie Hamilton

Managing Director, CRM Interior Fit-Outs Ltd

Greg Hayden

CEO, Ethos Engineering

John Henry

VP, Head of Global Realty Services, Ireland & the Channel Islands

Maree Hensey

Artist

Ronan Higham

MD, Pure Fit Out

Patrick Hilley

Director, Hillmac Fitouts

Eoin Joy

Chief Property Officer, Iconic Offices

Shiori Kanazawa

Analyst, International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Katherine Keane

Head of Department of Architecture, Munster Technological University

Órla Keane

Lecturer in Interior Design, DIT

John Kelly

Director, Furnishing Distributors

JP Kennedy

Managing Director, TileStyle

Justin Kinsella

Director, Harcourt Architects

Neville Knott

Programme Coordinator, Honours BA & MA in Interior Design, Technological University Dublin

Julie Kortens

Former Chair, BIFM

Harsha Kotak

Founder, Women in Office Design & Workplace Consultant

Róisín Lafferty

Founder & Creative Director, Róisín Lafferty

Davitt Lamon

Head of BIM, NSAI

Jason Lawless

Interior Architect, Darkley Lodge

Denise Lawlor

Head of Building Consultancy, Knight Frank

Darrán Lennon

Founding CEO & Creative Director, HYDE

Penny Linton

Principal (Dublin), TODD Architects

Claire Lorusso

Programme Chair, Atlantic Technological University

Peter MacCann

Designer and Lecturer in Interior and Furniture Design, Dublin School of Creative Arts, TU Dublin

Peter Mance

Director, MAAPS Design & Architecture

Fionnuala May

County Architect, Fingal County Council

Barry McCabe

Principal, McCabe Design Group

Lawrence McFarlane

Studio Principal, SLMD LTD

Aidan McGovern

Chartered Engineer, OPW

Patrick McGrath

Managing Director, Miele Ireland

Steve McIntyre

Partner, FalknerBrowns

Linda McNally

Owner, Clontarf Interiors

John Mitchell

Owner, DMOD Architects

Richard Mulvenna

Technical Director, Portview Fitout

Edel Nicholson

Head of Marketing, Colourtrend

Mark O'Connor

Managing Director, Marcon Fit-out

Denise O'Connor

Founder & MD, Optimise Design

Cathal O'Hare

Director, OHMG Construction

Ann-Marie O'Neill

Creative Director, O'Donnell O'Neill Design

John O’Regan

Director, AECOM

Joanne Reilly

Design Director, Total Fitout

Mark Ryan

Sculptor

Russell Sage

MD, Russell Sage Design

Katrina Kostic Samen

Director, Head of Workplace Strategy & Design, KKS Savills

Kay Sargent

Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors, HOK

Derry Scully

Chairman, Bruce Shaw

Karl Simity

CEO, Canopy Fitouts

Keith Somers

Head of Design & Product, Lioncor

Dominic Southgate

Founder, Boxclever & President, Institute of Designers in Ireland

Emer Tubridy

Head of Design Department, Blackrock Further Education Institute

Hugh Wallace

Director, Douglas Wallace Consultants

Rowan Watson

Lecturer, Architectural Design & Interior Architecture and Design, IT Sligo

Andrew Weadick

Director, Andrew Weadick Carpets Ltd

Gavin Wheatley

Director, Plus Architecture

Patrick Wilding

Senior Interior Architect, CBRE