2025 Shortlist

Announcing the Finalists for the 2025 Irish Sponsorship Awards

We're delighted to reveal this year's shortlist. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on 13th November 2025 at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire.

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Sponsorship of the Year

The winner of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Outstanding Contribution

The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Innovation in Sponsorship

FINALISTS

CUPRA Ireland

Gala Retail

Bord Gáis Energy

Kerrygold

Sport Endorse

Supermac's

Social Impact Award

FINALISTS

Applegreen

Barnardos Ireland

Donegal Domestic Violence Services

EUROSPAR

BWG Foods

Environmentally Sustainable Sponsorship

FINALISTS

EUROSPAR

EUROSPAR

Greyhound Racing Ireland

Greyhound Racing Ireland

Nature Wrapped in Gold at Bloom

Kerrygold

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Rising Star in Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Liam Fitzgerald

Local Solicitor

Elizabeth Hurley

Three

Best Societal Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Introducing Kids to Sport

Coerver Coaching Leinster

Funding, Backing, Donating

FBD Insurance

Junk Kouture

EUROSPAR

The Great Pink Bake Off 2024

Dr. Oetker Ireland

Best Sponsorship Brand

FINALISTS

Ballygowan

Flogas

Local Solicitor

Three

Best Sponsorship Team

FINALISTS

PwC

TITAN Experience

Best Rights Holder

FINALISTS

Aer Lingus College Football Classic

Local Solicitor

Mediahuis IRL

Best Sports Sponsorship for Women

FINALISTS

Certa & Cricket Ireland

Certa & Cricket Ireland

DFI Beds

DFI Beds

KPMG

KPMG

PwC Ireland

PwC Ireland

Sky Ireland

Sky Ireland

Best Sporting Event Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Aer Lingus College Football Classic 2024

Aer Lingus

Local Solicitor

Local Solicitor

Women's Irish Open

KPMG

Best Sports Team or Athlete Sponsorship

FINALISTS

35 Years of Support

Supermac's

Bound By Belief

Sky Ireland

Empowering Sports Through Dedicated Sponsorship

Local Solicitor

Inspiring the Future

KPMG

PwC Ireland x IRFU Ireland U20s Rugby Team

PwC Ireland

Best Arts & Cultural Sponsorship

FINALISTS

An Post and the Abbey Theatre Partnership – Emma 2024/25

Abbey Theatre

FBD Insurance

Grooveyard

Junk Kouture

EUROSPAR

Nature Wrapped in Gold at Bloom

Kerrygold

Best Entertainment Event Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Business Woman of the Year Awards 2025

IMAGE x PwC

CUPRA 'On The Pulse' X Beyond the Pale

CUPRA Ireland

CUPRA Sound Garden

Grooveyard

Kaleidoscope Festival

Kaleidoscope Presented by Glenveagh

Other Voices Jameson Music Trail

Irish Distillers Pernod-Ricard

Best Grass Roots Sponsorship

FINALISTS

'On the Pulse' X Beyond the Pale

CUPRA Ireland

2024 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial

Greyhound Racing Ireland

2024 Irish Greyhound Derby

Greyhound Racing Ireland/Shelbourne Park

Funding, Backing, Donating

FBD Insurance

Best Low Budget Sponsorship

FINALISTS

2024 Con & Annie Kirby Memorial

Greyhound Racing Ireland

2024 Irish Greyhound Derby

Greyhound Racing Ireland/Shelbourne Park

Danone Aptamil and A Little Birdie Told Me Podcast

Mindshare

Driving Community Engagement Through Strategic Sponsorship

Local Solicitor

Elavon x The Big Tech Show – Making Noise with a Modest Budget

Mediahuis IRL

Great Pink Bake Off

Dr. Oetker Ireland

Sleep Better. Perform Better.

DFI Beds

Best Multi-Platform Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Activia x Real Health with Karl Henry

Mediahuis IRL

IMAGE x PwC

IMAGE MEDIA x PwC

Ireland's Best Baker by Gala Retail

Gala Retail

Nature Wrapped in Gold at Bloom

Kerrygold

Best Radio Broadcast or Podcast Sponsorship

FINALISTS

Activia x Real Health with Karl Henry

Mediahuis IRL

The Sound of Change: How Audio Amplified AXA’s Message on Female Empowerment

RTÉ, Wavemaker & AXA

Best TV Broadcast Sponsorship

FINALISTS

123.ie & Six O'Clock Show

Mindshare

Proud Sponsors of Ireland’s Fittest Family

Londis

Best Use of Experiential Marketing

FINALISTS

Grooveyard

Irish Distillers

Kerrygold

Three

Best Use of Social Media

FINALISTS

Grooveyard

Bord Gáis Energy

Best Use of Digital

FINALISTS

CUPRA Ireland

Mediahuis IRL