The Federation of Irish Sport has this morning launched the 2024 Irish Sport Industry Awards alongside Minister of State with responsibility for Sport, Physical Education and Gaeltacht Thomas Byrne.
Now in its 7th iteration, they will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 27th May at The College Green Hotel in Dublin’s city centre.
Entries are now open for submission, for a full list of categories, event updates and to enter the awards go to: https://irishsportindustryawards.ie/. Closing date for entries is Friday 3rd May.
A highlight of the sports awards calendar, the event brings together a cross-section of the sports sector and key stakeholders in sport.
The awards celebrate and reward excellence in the areas of importance that surround sport, while simultaneously highlighting the contribution of sport to the Irish economy.
The Sport industry in Ireland supports 64,000 jobs, stimulates €3.3 billion in household spending, and generates €3.7 billion (GVA) gross value added to the Irish economy.
The award categories celebrated each year are designed to recognise a wide range of aspects of sport from entrepreneurship with Best Sports Businesses (new and existing), sports media coverage with the Jimmy Magee Award for Best Sports Coverage of the Year, good governance and leadership in sport with the leading governing body and local sports partnership initiatives, and the commercial, inclusivity and promotion of sport with Best Sports Sponsorship, Best Inclusivity initiative, Best promotion of Women in Sport, Best Use of Communications platforms, and the much coveted Outstanding Achievement Award.
The entries will be judged by an esteemed judging panel comprising of media, PR, and independent sports industry experts and Chaired by Sport for Business founder and CEO Rob Hartnett.
The Jimmy Magee FIS/ASJI Award for Sports Coverage of the Year will be independently adjudicated by the Association of Sports’ Journalists Ireland (ASJI).
“The Irish Sport Industry Awards are a unique celebration of Sport,” said Minister of State Thomas Byrne.
“The awards offer a welcome opportunity to recognise new enterprises and innovation in sport and celebrate the many successful campaigns undertaken by National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships, in promoting participation for all in sport.”
“I want to commend the Federation of Irish Sport for organising the awards and commend all of those being recognised and celebrated.”
“We are once again looking forward to hosting the Irish Sport Industry Awards which recognise the invaluable relationship between business and sport in Ireland,” added Federation of Irish Sport CEO Mary O’Connor.
“The Federation firmly believes that the true power of sport can be harnessed by viewing it in a wider context including what it delivers for the economy and our communities.”
The Federation of Irish Sport, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as well as eight of last year’s Award winners are all full members of the Sport for Business community.
The Sport for Business Membership comprises nearly 300 organisations including all the leading sports and sponsors, commercial and state agencies.
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