The European Sponsorship Association Ireland Branch will hold a special networking event this morning, Wednesday, April 2nd, looking back on Irish success at the recent European Sponsorship awards in London.
The event will take place at the Head office of Electric Ireland on Fitzwilliam Street from 08:15 until 11:00 and will include presentations and conversations with some of those who won ESA Awards for their 2024 work.
Among the speakers we will be hearing from and engaging with are:
Mags O’Reilly, Brand Communications and Sponsorship Manager, and Joanne Farnon, Marketing Communications and Content Lead, at An Post, winner of ESA Best of Europe Gold for An Post Irish Book Awards: “Centre Stage”
Jake Brown, Brand Experience Lead at Diageo Ireland, winner of Event of the Year for The Smirnoff Collective Stage
Karen Downey, Senior Marketing Manager Ireland at Just Eat Takeaway.com, winner of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in Sponsorship < €500k for Just Eat – Pride.
Irish winners at the European Sponsorship Awards also included
Sport for Business members Energia, Core, and Irish Rugby won in the Sport Category <£1M for Think of the Possibilities, and Guinness in the Sport between £1M and £5M for the Don’t Jinx It campaign, also with Irish Rugby.
The Ryder Cup won the Sports Rights Holder of the Year, beating fellow Sport for Business member, the Commended Olympic Federation of Ireland.
Londis won the Media Sponsorship Award for the second year in a row with Ireland’s Fittest Family.
Allianz were Highly Commended in two categories, as were Cairn Community Games.
Aer Lingus with Irish Rugby, Electric Ireland for Darkness Into Light, Sky with the Irish Women’s National Team and the Paddy Power Comedy Festival were among the Sport for Business members to pick up Commendations.
Further Reading for Sport for Business Members: The Birth of ESA Ireland and Other Sponsorship Insights with Daragh Persse
SPORT FOR BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
This will be a great opportunity to share and learn with peers across the sponsorship sector.
WHAT’S UP NEXT?
The ESA Ireland Annual Event will take place on 12th June at the Aviva Stadium
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