Welcome to The Walktober Step Challenge 2023 Competition and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Winners of the Walktober Early Registration Prize Draws.
Early Registration Prize Draw Winners
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Donna Burtchaell | DePuy Synthes |
| Ronan Hayes | Janssen Sciences Ireland |
| Sorcha O’Donnell | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Jishnu Sasidharan | H&MV Engineering |
| Katharina Waschk | University of Limerick |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw Winners
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Emma Court | Fingal County Council |
| Nora D’Arcy & Rosemary Bradley | OPW |
| Ailsa Lyons & Mary Kerley | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
| Karol Landziak | Janssen Sciences Ireland |
| Jennifer Gyves, Ruth Dwan & Anna Vateva | Lilly GBS |
Week 1 Competitions
Weekly photo Competition
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Walktober. It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,600 Teams taking part and 114 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below, and your Walktober Goodie Packs will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Photo Competition
We had over 200 entries into the competition which made it really was tough to decide the winners. All the Teams who entered really showed their enthusiasm for Walktober with their Team photos.
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| IV Leg | De Puy Synthes | Winning Photo |
| Team 418 | SETU Waterford | Winning Photo |
| Western Walkers | Special Olympics Connaught | Winning Photo |
| TE Mahon Marchers | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
| TU Dublin Sustainability | TU Dublin | Winning Photo |
| Walk DMC | Version 1 | Winning Photo |
| Step Sisters | Wexford County Council | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target: Team Grinch – ATU-Galway Mayo
Top 25: Jack of All trades – BioMarin
Top 100: PSA Tipperary – Department of Justice
Top 200: Too tired to think! – Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Top 300: Step Guardiolas – Trinity College Dublin
Week 2 Competitions
Walktober Quiz
Well done to everyone who took part in the Walktober Quiz. The Winners of the VIP Walktober Goodie Packs are:
| Name | Organisation |
| Eileen Doyle | Cork City Council |
| Dhivyaa Velusamy Palraj | Trinity College Dublin |
| Ida Bird | EY |
| Hiba Khalid | Maynooth University |
We received over 1,200 entries, so we held an additional Prize Draw and rewarded more Walktober Goodie Packs. The winners of this draw are:
| Name | Organisation |
| Amy Farrell | SEAI |
| Ndamulelo Mararakanye | EirGrid |
| Gabriel Amariei | Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage |
| Patricia Cahill | Westmeath County Council |
| Bríd Ryan | South East Technological University (SETU) |
| Aine Herlihy | Cork University Hospital |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Team Target and Top Teams Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target: Suite 3 Strollers – Janssen Sciences Ireland
Top 25: The Stellar Soles – ATU Galway Mayo
Top 100: An excuse to get out walking – ESB Group
Top 200: I’M WAWKIN HEEYAH – DBFL Consulting Engineers
Top 300: Pharmacy Qweens – Tallaght University Hospital
Week 3 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 3 of Walktober. Week 3 winners are listed below. We will be preparing your Walktober Goodie Packs for delivery in the coming days.
Limerick Competition
We had so many great entries this week it was extremely hard to choose the winners.
| Participant’s Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Limerick |
| Cian Galvin | Dublin City Council | Winning Limerick |
| Louise O’Connor | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland | Winning Limerick |
| Lauren Vickers | Children’s Health Ireland | Winning Limerick |
| Hazel Cuddihy | EY | Winning Limerick |
| Ciarán Whitehead | Department of Justice | Winning Limerick |
| Robin Twist | EY | Winning Limerick |
| Zoe McConnell | Depuy Synthes | Winning Limerick |
| Anna Horan | Munster Technological University – Cork | Winning Limerick |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Mind over miles – University College Cork
Top 25: Walkie Talkies – Analog Devices
Top 100: Jeanie’s J Walkers – Dublin City Council
Top 200: The N5 Team – Roughan & O’Donovan
Top 300: The Jolly Walkers – Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Week 4 Competitions
Halloween Theme Team Photo Competition – Well done to everyone who got into the spirit of Halloween festivities for this Team Photo Competition.
The winners of the VIP Walktober Goodie Packs for their extra special effort are:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Western Walkers | Special Olympics Ireland | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Team Photo winners who have each won themselves a Walktober Goodie Pack:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| The Walking Dead | Dublin City University | Winning Photo |
| HRs Walk this Way | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
| Walking Warriors | Maynooth University | Winning Photo |
| ACE Belfast Newbies | EY | Winning Photo |
| TE Mahon Marchers | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
| Walkaholics | H&MV Engineering | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of the Week 4 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Ever hopefuls – Office of Public Works
Top 25: Road Runners – Westmeath County Council
Top 100: The BESS Bosses – Trinity College Dublin
Top 200: Lethal weapons – UPMC Aut Even Hospital
Top 300: Red Hot Chili Steppers – CIÉ
Final Competition Winners
Well done to all the Walktober Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past month. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Walktober Overall Prize Winners are:
Overall Organisation Winners
| Best Small Workplace | Best Large Workplace |
| Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates | Lilly GBS |
Non Desk Based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Kidney Beans | University Hospital Waterford |
| 2nd Place | NOAC x ETC | University of Limerick |
| 3rd Place | The Foot Soldiers | Children’s Health Ireland |
Desk-based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Muck Savages | Analog Devices |
| 2nd Place | Cobra Kai | University of Limerick |
| 3rd Place | Leg Day X | AECOM |
Overall Leaderboard – Top 10 runners up
| Prize Winners | Team Name | Organisation |
| Top 10 | The wonderers | SETU-Waterford |
| Top 10 | PS Super Steppers | Department of Justice |
| Top 10 | Sole Mates | Lilly GBS |
| Top 10 | A step back in time | Office of Public Works |
Overall Leaderboard Top 50 Prize Draw
| Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
| 11th – 20th | Skipping Stones | Lilly GBS |
| 21st – 30th | Walkin from Miesian | Department of Finance |
| 31st – 40th | Mara | Dublin City Council |
| 41st – 50th | ‘Stride’ for Quality | University College Cork |
Participant Evaluation Survey Prize Draw
| Winner Name | Organisation |
| Meiling Drumm | Children’s Health Ireland |
| Daragh Sheedy | Fingal County Council |
| Kay Keenan | Central Bank of Ireland |
| Marina Zaki | Trinity College Dublin |
| Dave Cullagh | Department of Public Expenditure & Reform |
Top 10 Best Coordinators
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Felim Kelly | AECOM |
| Caroline Butler | Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates |
| Vitalij Perednev | DePuy Synthes Ireland |
| Karl Mitchell | IBM – Ireland Software Lab |
| Jennifer Gyves, Anna Vateva & Ruth Dwan | Lilly GBS |
| Rebekkah Kaligorsky | Roughan & O’Donovan |
| Mati Lafranque | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland |
| Chris Hearn | TE Connectivity |
| Dara Dever | University of Limerick |
| Claire Goodwin | Wexford County Council |