2025 Winners’ Summaries
2025 Ireland OSPAs Winners Summaries
Outstanding Contract Security Manager/Director
Gary Green – Bidvest Noonan
Gary Green has led The Square Town Centre’s security team to a 20% crime reduction, recovering €49,140 in stolen goods and achieving a 100% prosecution rate for officer assaults. His leadership, training initiatives, and crisis management have strengthened safety, operational efficiency, and community relations, enhancing Bidvest Noonan’s reputation.
Outstanding Security Team
Workday Security Team – Manguard Plus
The Manguard Plus – Workday Team has achieved a 60% alarm reduction and zero staff turnover, enhancing workplace safety through innovation and professionalism. Their diverse, highly trained team, including 100% CPO-certified female officers, has transformed security operations and fostered a culture of trust, stability, and excellence.
Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding)
Manguard Plus
Founded in 1996, Manguard Plus Limited (MGP) is a fully Irish-owned company with offices across Ireland, employing over 1,200 people and generating a turnover of €46M annually. Offering a range of services, including Manned Guarding, Concierge, Commercial Security, and Alarm Monitoring, MGP has achieved a 12% organic growth this year.
Outstanding Security Consultant
Finbarr McCarthy – FinCor Consulting
Finbarr McCarthy, Director of Global Workplace Safety & Security at Workday EMEA, has transformed security operations, reducing vendor turnover from 48% to 4% and eliminating dropped contracted hours. His leadership has fostered team growth, with 58% of staff achieving international certification, and he contributes industry-leading insights as IFPO European Chairman and ISRM Irish Chapter Secretary.
Outstanding Security Training Initiative
Enhancing Mental Health Support: Student Counselling and Security Initiative – Trinity College Dublin
Zachary Chambers led an initiative at Trinity College Dublin to integrate mental health awareness into campus security, partnering with Student Counselling Services to train staff on responding to mental health incidents. The program has improved interdepartmental collaboration, enhanced support for students in crisis, and fostered a more inclusive and supportive campus environment.
Outstanding Security Installer/Integrator
Bidvest Noonan
Bidvest Noonan’s Electronics Department offers end-to-end security services, including consultancy, installation, maintenance, and monitoring of advanced systems, providing cost-effective, tailored solutions. By utilising cutting-edge technology like AI-driven detection and automated patrols, the department enhances safety, reduces costs, and improves operational efficiency for clients.
Outstanding Security Partnership
Cork Independent Retailers and Lodge Service (Dublin)
Lodge Service (Dublin) Ltd. partnered with independent retailers in the Cork region to address anti-social behaviour, deploying a shared mobile foot patrol resource to enhance community safety and reduce ASB. This initiative led to a successful collaboration aimed at improving the local environment.
Outstanding Security Officer
Attila Der – University of Galway
With 14 years of leadership at the University of Galway’s Student Accommodation, he has effectively managed 25 staff, ensured student safety and reduced incidents to negligible levels, outperforming the rest of the university. His focus on training, development, and customer service has earned him high regard from university directors and accommodation managers, with a deep sense of pride in his work.
Outstanding Female Security Professional
Rayssa Rodrigues Vitorio – Manguard Plus
Rayssa Rodrigues Vitorio, Quality and Compliance Officer at Manguard Plus, has transformed the security industry by enhancing operational standards, mentoring security professionals, and championing diversity. Her leadership led to a 60% reduction in false alarms, 100% certification for female officers, and earned her the 2024 OSPA and ISRM Young Professional awards.
Outstanding Young Security Professional
Abdul Rahman Syed – Bidvest Noonan
Abdul is an exceptional security professional, known for his leadership, knowledge, and dedication to safety and security. His hands-on approach in overseeing operations, mentoring his team, and active involvement in charitable initiatives showcases his commitment to both his team’s development and community values.
Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
CIS Security
Over several years, CIS has integrated Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion into its operations through seven board-led initiatives, creating a high-performing culture with EDI at its core. This commitment led to CIS becoming the first security company globally to achieve the ISO 30415 HR Management Diversity and Inclusion accreditation, recognised as a “high-performing, people-centric organisation.”
Outstanding Security Sustainability Award
SecuriGroup
SecuriGroup Limited has made significant sustainability strides, achieving carbon neutrality with PAS 2060, ISO 14001 certification, and committing to a net-zero strategy by 2030. Their initiatives, including the SecuriGo app, electric patrol vehicles, energy-efficient systems, and carbon literacy training, have enhanced operational efficiency, reduced emissions, and provided clients with substantial sustainability benefits.
Lifetime Achievement
Donal O’Driscoll
Donal O’Driscoll, with over 40 years of experience, has shaped the global security landscape through his leadership in A Garda Síochána and his work in counterterrorism, crisis management, and security sector reform across Europe and the Middle East. A thought leader and mentor, his legacy of excellence, innovation, and commitment to raising global security standards makes him a deserving recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.