The Aura Holohan Group , Ireland’s largest leisure provider operating 17 centres nationwide is delighted to announce that we have picked up awards as the NISO/NISG held their annual All Ireland Safety Awards ceremony in The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney on Friday 10th October 2025.
At this year’s awards ceremony Aura Leisure won two Category 1 awards. These Awards included the Exceptional High Achiever Award which was awarded to only 29 organisations across the island of Ireland and the coveted National Winner of the Sport & Leisure Award.
The Group which operates in sport & leisure facility management, training, consultancy and event management includes 11 Aura Leisure Centres nationwide, 5 Anytime Fitness Clubs in Dublin, Kildare and Cork, 1 DKIT Sport in Dundalk and the Support Office and Holohan Leisure Consultants in Dublin. The group has won numerous national awards for Disability Inclusion, Health and Safety, Environmental Management and Quality Systems.
Dylan Dunleavy accepting the
award at the All-Ireland Safety Awards
Gerard Morgan, Group Health and Safety Manager has been the driving force who has led Aura to achieving this accolade. Gerard coordinates the safety culture across the organisation, supported by Dylan Dunleavy (H&S Officer), a team of Operations Managers and Safety Committees across all of the Aura facilities.
Gerard stated, “Safety culture lies at the core of our operations. The health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees and customers are central to everything we do. We are committed to fostering an open, positive, and proactive safety culture built on mutual trust, engagement, and continuous learning across the organisation. These awards reflect our team’s dedication and collective efforts to continually strengthen and enhance our safety culture.”
“Chairman of the group, Gar Holohan said, “We are delighted that our ongoing commitment to safety has, once again, been recognised as the best in the industry. Our Health and safety team, led by Ger Morgan, truly delivers on our company value of ‘Being the best we can be’.
The NISO Awards add to an incredible month for the company as it was once again confirmed as a Great Place to Work, as well as picking up accolades at the Ireland Active National Quality Standard (NQS) Awards 2025.