Greystones Business Wins at National Enterprise Awards
Sisú Juice Company Ltd., based in Greystones, who are supported by Local Enterprise Office Wicklow, were winners at this year’s National Enterprise Awards. They won the Mid-East Regional Award. The awards, which took place at the Round Room in the Mansion House in Dublin last night, are in their 26th year and organised annually by the Local Enterprise Offices.
Announcing the Award winners at the Mansion House, Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment said, “The National Enterprise Awards are the highlight of the small business and enterprise calendar, with a growing diversity of businesses and an increasingly high standard among the companies progressing through the process year on year. We have some exceptional winners, but the finalists overall have been outstanding, reflecting the remarkable quality of small businesses right across the country."
Awards were presented by Minister Peter Burke, while MCs Bryan Dobson and Sonya Lennon presided over events. Attendees included the Cathaoirligh and Chief Executives of the Local Authorities, Heads of Enterprise and staff of LEOs nationwide and the founders and staff of the 31 competing businesses.
SiSú is a nutritional drinks company with a range of healthy, functional food and beverages. All products originated in the McGann family kitchen, developed by Fiona McGann with the support of her husband, Brian. In 2023 their daughter Aisling, an accountant and former Head of Finance at Hello Fresh, joined the company.
Their products, which include cold-pressed juices, plant milks, kombucha and overnight oats are now produced at scale and are widely available across retail and foodservice outlets across Ireland. The name SiSú comes from a Finnish word, meaning resilience and bravery, and this family business embodies both of those things. In February 2026 the SiSú team announced world champion boxer, Katie Taylor, as their first Brand Ambassador, and launched Fizzique, a new nutritional carbonated drink. This is a business that is growing and creating jobs, having availed of a wide range of supports from LEO Wicklow.
Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council, Cllr. Dr. Caroline Winstanley said, “It is wonderful to see local businesses from Co. Wicklow thrive and grow. The benefits of sustainable growth and job creation from exciting new companies like SiSú are widespread and offer inspiration to others hoping to do the same.”
Chief Executive of Wicklow County Council, Emer O’Gorman, commented, “I would like to thank Brian, Fiona, Aisling and all the team at SiSú Juice Company Ltd for representing Co. Wicklow so well at the NEAs in 2026. They put in a huge amount of work during the application and judging process. This work ethic is evident in the commercial success they have had to date. We wish them good luck into the future.”
Head of Enterprise at LEO Wicklow, Vibeke Delahunt congratulated SiSú, saying, “All of the team at LEO Wicklow send massive congratulations to the staff of SiSú on their win at the National Enterprise Awards. Their hard work and innovation has seen them grow in recent years and they embody the entrepreneurial spirit of Co. Wicklow so well. I am so proud of their achievements. They are delivering on consumer demand for minimally processed wholefoods, a trend which is growing rapidly”.
The overall winner at the National Enterprise Awards was Sugar Plum Sweetery who are supported by Local Enterprise Office Westmeath.
The 31 finalists were chosen by their Local Enterprise Office to represent them and their area at the awards. The finalists featured a diverse mix of sectors and founders all competing for a share of the €80,000 prize fund and the chance to be named National Enterprise of the Year. There were also regional awards, and categories for Best Start-Up, Best Export Business, the Innovation Award, Digital Award, Green Award and the Female Entrepreneur award. Previous winners of the Overall National Award include Irish Yoghurts (1998), Digiweb (2004) and more recently Pestle & Mortar (2019), Bevcraft (2021) and Advanced Cosmetics (2023). County Wicklow businesses have seen great success at these Awards in the past also, with Overall Winner, Kate Dempsey of Aqualicense in 2022; Tony O’Kane of WHC Lab Group for the Innovation Award in 2023 and Craig and Catherine Brady of Brady’s Coffee roastery in 2024 for the South-East Region Award.
The National Enterprise Awards are one of a number of initiatives that the Local Enterprise Offices run, to foster entrepreneurship across the country. Others include Local Enterprise Week, the Student Enterprise Programme, National Women’s Enterprise Day and Local Enterprise Showcase. The Local Enterprise Offices in local authorities are funded by the Government of Ireland through Enterprise Ireland.
Since their inception, the Local Enterprise Offices have helped create over 80,000 jobs across the country. The LEOs work with thousands of client companies across Ireland in a diverse range of sectors offering mentoring, training, expert advice and financial supports to small businesses. For more information see www.LocalEnterprise.ie