Pat Phelan of MaxRoam was named overall Net Visionary at the Irish Internet Association's (IIA) 2008 awards event held in Dublin last night.
Maeve Kneafsey, chairperson of the IIA, said Mr Phelan was a “relatively clear choice”. She said Mr Phelan was one of those entrepreneurs who had taken risks and succeeded on a world-wide basis.
Cork-based Maxroam offers a mobile phone service that allows frequent travellers share local numbers with their contacts in over 50 countries.
Other category winners included: Alex Gibson of Dublin City Fm; Martin O’Leary of RaboDirect; Brian Fallon of Daft.ie; Cathy Clarke of Itsyourmoney.ie; Paul Whelan of Lichens.ie; Derek Quinn; Marie Boran Johnny Beirne; Karen Hanratty and Jennifer O’Brien.
A full list of winners is available on www.iia.ie/