Welcome to The Walktober Step Challenge 2021 Competition and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draw
Congratulations to the Winners of the Walktober Early Registration Prize Draw. Your Walktober Welcome Goodie Bag will be with you shortly.
| Name | Organisation |
| Chris Hearn | TE Connectivity |
| Claire OConnell | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| Clodagh Leahy | Dublin City University |
| Jennie Rothwell | Maynooth University |
| Michelle Cottam | Limerick City and County Council |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Anthony Buckley | Cork County Council |
| Brian Gray | ESB Group |
| Joanna Brophy | NUI Galway |
| Cara Kelly & Pearse O Flynn | Toast |
| Jamie Harnett | Sigmar Recruitment |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Walktober. It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,100 Teams taking part and 90 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below and your Walktober Goodie Bags will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Photo Competition
With over 100, the competition was extremely tough and all the Teams who entered really showed their cheese with both individual and Team photos.
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Road Runner | St. Michael’s Hospital | Winning Photo |
| New Stride Earthlings | Deloitte | Winning Photo |
| Walking Druggies | University of Limerick | Winning Photo |
| Quality Regulators | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
| Slainte Sole Sisters | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 35,000 steps): No Time To Rest – Deloitte
Top 50: The Trotters – Cork University Hospital
Top 100: dlr Bay Walkers – Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Top 200: Roaming Rebels 2.0 – Verizon Ireland
Top 300: Free Range Chickens – Galway-Mayo IT
Week 2 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 2 of Walktober. Week 2 Winners are listed below and your Walktober Goodie Bags will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Photo Competition
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| The EAAMZ Team | IT Sligo | Winning Photo |
| Team Karabagh | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
| TEam Energy | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
| The Nutri Bullets | The National Maternity Hospital | Winning Photo |
| Step away from the cookie jar! | ESB Group | Winning Photo |
| Stomping Signers | Dublin City University |
| Name | Organisations | Link to Winning Limerick |
| Conor LaMere | Jacobs | Winning Limerick |
| Lorcan Glennon | Deloitte Ireland | Winning Limerick |
| Billy Crowley | ESB Group | Winning Limerick |
| Joanne Lane | Cork University Hospital | Winning Limerick |
| Isabel Rossiter | Munster Technological University – Cork | Winning Limerick |
| Victoria Doyle | Tallaght University Hospital | Winning Limerick |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 40,000 steps): Lo Stretto Necessario – Roughan & O’Donovan
Top 50: Kevin’s Army – An Bord Pleanála
Top 100: Pitter Patter Steppers – Cork University Hospital
Top 200: Human Dynamos – Limerick City and County Council
Top 300: HRSteppers – Mary Immaculate College
Week 3 Competitions
Walktober Quiz
Well done to everyone who took part in the Walktober Quiz. The Winners of the VIP Walktober Goodie Bags are:
| Name | Organisation |
| Linda Fagan | ESB |
| Aoife Yeow | Trinity College Dublin |
| Sai Gujulla | NUI Galway |
| Name | Organisation |
| Gemma Jethwa | IADT |
| Sylwia Olszewska | Analog Devices |
| Lorraine Butler | South Dublin County Council |
| Femy Joy | BD |
| Stephen Doyle | Sligo University Hospital |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 49,000 steps): MIE IT Dept – Marino Institute of Education
Top 50: Motor Mouths – Cork County Council
Top 100: Ground Control – Johnson & Johnson Vision Care
Top 200: The Pace Makers – Transdev Dublin Light Rail
Top 300: Facilities Walking Group – Arup
Week 4 Competitions
Halloween Photo Competition – Well done to everyone who got into the spirit for the final week of Walktober and submitted their Halloween-themed photo. The winners of the VIP Walktober Goodie Bags for their extra special effort are:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Step into Quality Street | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Teams who have won themselves a Walktober Goodie Bag each:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
| Amigos | University of Limerick | Winning Photo |
| AutumnSteppers | BAE Systems Ireland | Winning Photo |
| EDI Office | Maynooth University | Winning Photo |
| BloomIn Trinity | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winnings of the Week 4 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 56,000 Steps): Contract Pacers – Verizon Ireland
Top 50: Red Devils – Transdev Dublin Light Rail
Top 100: Backstreet Girls – AECOM
Top 200: These Books are made for Walkin’ – Meath County Council
Top 300: Scrambled Legs – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
‘My Walktober’ Story: Well done to all participants who submitted their My Walktober Story into the Competition. It was great to see so many fantastic stories and how you were able to change your behaviour over the past four weeks. The winners are:
| Winner Name | Organisation |
| Marie O’Driscoll | Cork County Council |
| Ross Brennan | University College Cork |
| Leslie Kearns | ESB Group |
Overall Prize Winners
Well done to all the Walktober Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past four weeks. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Walktober Overall Prize Winners are:
Overall Organisation Winners
| Best Small Workplace | Best Large Workplace |
| Verizon Services Ireland | BD |
Non Desk-Based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | The Rockers Reunion | BD |
| 2nd Place | Rockin’ Renals | University Hospital Waterford |
| 3rd Place | The Foxtrotters | Sligo University Hospital |
Desk-based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Team Karabagh | Trinity College Dublin |
| 2nd Place | Strictly Come Walking | Dublin City Council |
| 3rd Place | Síos An Bother Arís | Children’s Health Ireland |
Overall Leaderboard Top 50 Prize Draw
| Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
| 4th – 10th | What the Hill | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
| 11th – 20th | DCU-C.I.A-S.W.A.T.T | Dublin City University |
| 21st – 30th | Kevin’s Army | An Bord Pleanala |
| 31st – 40th | Not Fit but Fabulous! | Cork University Hospital |
| 41st – 50th | Quaternions | Maynooth University |
Evaluation Survey Prize Draw
| Winner Name | Organisation |
| Alan Finnegan | LCETB – Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh |
| Anne OConnor | ESB Group |
| Orla O Regan | University College Cork |
| Zachary Wilson | Arup Ireland |
| Alan Mooney | Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
| Anzar Abdulsalam Kunju | University hospital waterford |
Top 5 Coordinators
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Karen Mc Donnell | Limerick City & County Council |
| Alan Kiernan | Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd |
| Shannon Gormley | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
| Ailish Reynolds | University of Limerick |
| Ailsa Lyons | St Vincent’s University Hospital |