County Carlow Chamber recognised Nationally for Shop & Support Local campaign with Marketing Award

County Carlow Chamber were delighted to be presented with the Marketing Award at the Chambers Awards 2022 ceremony hosted in Dublin on Thursday 2nd June.

The awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland and sponsored by Zurich, recognise the outstanding work of Chambers of Commerce throughout the country in supporting local, regional, and national business.

County Carlow Chamber were presented with the Marketing Awards for “Carlow Elves – Shop & Support Local Online & Offline”, a campaign that ran through November and December 2021 across the county. The campaign included several aspects including the 5 Carlow Elves who went exploring the county visiting different business premises in the county, & sharing their stories and experience online, and through local media.

Colin Duggan, President of County Carlow Chamber who received the award on behalf of the Chamber and its members commented “We are delighted that County Carlow Chamber has been selected to receive this national award. Shop & Support Local has always been a top priority for the Chamber and while this latest campaign had very positive local results, we are delighted to see the campaign receive this national recognition.”

Awards were presented in a wide range of categories, highlighting, and recognising the work of Chambers of Commerce right across the country, with Galway Chamber being selected as the Chamber of the Year for 2021.
Speaking of the award, Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber advised that while the project was developed by the Chamber, it would not have been so successful without the support of our members in developing and delivering the campaign, but more importantly the Carlow people who supported the campaign and our local businesses on a regular basis. Brian expressed his thanks to O’Toole’s Centra Circle K in Tullow, Walsh’s Homevalue in Bagenalstown, Detail Menswear, Swan Electrical and The Woodford Dolmen who hosted the Carlow Elves and also to Wise Eyes, KCLR, The Nationalist, Touchpoint Media and Carlow Local Enterprise Office.

For further information contact the Chamber on www.carlowchamber.com

Pictured: Ian Talbot, CEO of Chambers Ireland; Colin Duggan, President of County Carlow Chamber; Joe Creegan, Head of Corporate Life and Pensions at Zurich Ireland