2024 Winners

Sponsorship of the Year

WINNERS:

Aer Lingus & Irish Rugby

Outstanding Contribution

RECIPIENT:

Rob Hartnett

Best Sponsorship Brand

WINNER:

Lidl Ireland

FINALISTS:

• 123.ie
• Dr. Oetker Ireland
• Lidl Ireland
• Sports Direct

Best Sponsorship Team

WINNER:

Three Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Aer Lingus
• Conference Partners International
• Sports Direct
• Three Ireland

Best Arts & Cultural Sponsorship

WINNER:

Brighter Future Arts Fund Submitted by ESB

FINALISTS:

• Brighter Future Arts Fund Submitted by ESB
• Ebow the Digital Agency & Museum of Literature Ireland
• Junk Kouture Submitted by EUROSPAR
• What Powers Us and the Trash Wave Submitted by St. Patrick's Festival & Kia Ireland

Best Entertainment & Event Sponsorship

WINNER:

PHD Media, Tanqueray 0.0, & DIFF

FINALISTS:

• PHD Media, Audi, & Stella Cinema
• PHD Media, Tanqueray 0.0, & DIFF
• PwC Camogie All-Stars Submitted by PwC Ireland
• Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland

Best Sporting Event Sponsorship

WINNER:

Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2023

FINALISTS:

• 123.ie
• Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2023
• Men's & Women's FAI Cups Submitted by Sports Direct
• Teeling Whiskey
• Women's Irish Open Submitted by KPMG

Best Sports Team or Athlete Sponsorship

WINNER:

Aer Lingus & Irish Rugby

FINALISTS:

• 60th Anniversary Community Fund Submitted by SPAR
• Aer Lingus & Irish Rugby
• AIG Ireland
• Cork GAA Submitted by Sports Direct
• IP Telecom
• IRFU Ireland U20s Team Submitted by PwC Ireland
• MACE Right Options
• Special Olympics Team Ireland Submitted by Gala Retail

Best Grass Roots Sponsorship

WINNER:

Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland

FINALISTS:

• 123.ie
• Kingspan Kickstart Sports Fund
• Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland

Best Low Budget Sponsorship

WINNER:

Real Health Podcast Submitted by Danone & Mediahuis Ireland

FINALISTS:

• LGFA Gaelic4Mothers&Others Submitted by Sports Direct
• Pride Vibes Submitted by urbanmedia
• Reach’s Tradepoint League Submitted by dentsu and B&Q
• Real Health Podcast Submitted by Danone & Mediahuis Ireland
• Wander Wild Festival Submitted by Nature Valley

Best Multi-Platform Sponsorship

WINNER:

Get Behind The Fight Submitted by Lidl Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Get Behind The Fight Submitted by Lidl Ireland
• IMAGE Media Submitted by PwC Ireland
• Junk Kouture Submitted by EUROSPAR
• O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey & HRI Racecourses

Best Radio Broadcast Sponsorship

WINNER:

Pride Vibes Submitted by urbanmedia

FINALISTS:

• Pride Vibes Submitted by urbanmedia
• RTÉ & PHD Media
• Sky Broadband Full Fibre x FM104’s Roadhog Submitted by urbanmedia

Best Societal Sponsorship - Charity

WINNER:

Darkness Into Light Submitted by Electric Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Breast Cancer Ireland Submitted by Very
• Darkness Into Light Submitted by Electric Ireland
• Same Rules Apply Submitted by CyberSafeKids
• The Great Pink Bake Off Submitted by Dr. Oetker Ireland

Best Societal Sponsorship

WINNER:

GAA Healthy Clubs Submitted by Irish Life

FINALISTS:

• 60th Anniversary Community Fund Submitted by SPAR
• GAA Healthy Clubs Submitted by Irish Life
• Get Behind The Fight Submitted by Lidl Ireland
• Junk Kouture Submitted by EUROSPAR
• LGFA Gaelic4Mothers&Others Submitted by Sports Direct
• Moriarty Group
• Relaxed Parade Space Submitted by St. Patrick's Festival & Dublin City Council

Best TV Broadcast Sponsorship

WINNER:

Londis Proud Sponsors of Ireland's Fittest Family

FINALISTS:

• Londis Proud Sponsors of Ireland's Fittest Family
• PHD Media, RTÉ, & BAILEYS
• SSE Airtricity, RTE, & OMD

Best Use of PR

WINNER:

Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland

FINALISTS:

• Get Behind The Fight Submitted by Lidl Ireland
• The Journey to Cheltenham Submitted by BoyleSports
• Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland

Best Use of Media Channels

WINNER:

PHD Media, RTÉ, & BAILEYS

FINALISTS:

• PHD Media, Audi, & Stella Cinema
• PHD Media, RTÉ, & BAILEYS
• SSE Airtricity, RTE, & OMD

Best Use of Social Media

WINNER:

UEL Final: Deliver At Home Submitted by Just Eat

FINALISTS:

• MACE Right Options
• Three City Stages Submitted by Three Ireland
• UEL Final: Deliver At Home Submitted by Just Eat

Innovation in Sponsorship

WINNER:

PHD Media, Audi, & Stella Cinema

FINALISTS:

• Irish Grand National Submitted by BoyleSports
• PHD Media, Audi, & Stella Cinema
• PHD Media, RTÉ, & BAILEYS
• PHD Media, Tanqueray 0.0, & DIFF
• Seeding Strategy within Podcast Sponsorship Submitted by Mediahuis Ireland