21 Mar 2026
All-Ireland Housing Awards 2026 winners announced
The winners of CIH’s All-Ireland Housing Awards have been announced at a special ceremony, sponsored by Aico, at the Titanic Belfast 1 on Friday 20 March 2026.
The All-Ireland Housing Awards recognise the creativity, passion and innovation of housing organisations and individuals across the sector. This year’s awards received a total of 107 nominations across 12 categories, including best housing development, excellence in housing innovation, and housing professional of the year.
The 2026 All-Ireland award categories and winners are:
- Richmond Place - Housing With Supports, Circle Voluntary Housing Association
- Turning lives around: Alpha and Outwork, Alpha Housing
- Sydney Arthurs, Circle Voluntary Housing Association
- Domestic Abuse Awareness Week Communications Campaign, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- From hospital to home: the Article 15 Pathway, Apex Housing Association
- Nikki McConville, Homeless Connect
- John O'Sullivan, Respond
- Ballymena Schools PB, Radius Housing
- Whitehaven, Santry, Dublin 9, Tuath Housing
- Woven as One Empowering tenants and Building Capacity, Woven Housing Association
- Stephanie Bennis, workforce development manager, Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- Clanmil North Belfast Neighbourhoods Team, Clanmil Housing
All shortlisted entries for the All-Ireland Housing Awards have also been included in our 2026 Good Practice Compendium, sponsored by Choice. A core learning document it brings together inspiration, ideas, and innovation to help professionals and tenants across the sector work together to create a future where everyone has a place to call home.
Commenting on the 2026 award winners CIH Northern Ireland national director, Justin Cartwright and CIH Ireland director, Caroline Moloney said:
“We have been inspired and motivated by the incredible projects, the collaborative endeavour and the dedicated professionalism seen across all of the nominees in this year's awards.
“Our congratulations to all of this year's winners and to all our nominees. The work that you do - which we are extremely proud to acknowledge and promote in our Good Practice Compendium - shows in the most profound way how housing professionals make a difference - a difference to the tenants and communities that we serve across Ireland and Northern Ireland.”
