The Federation of Irish Sport backed Irish Sport Industry Awards will take place this evening in the Banking Hall of the College Green (formerly Westin) Hotel.
It is a night of celebration for the sector and will be packed with leaders from the sporting, business and Government communities.
Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Finance will deliver the keynote address and having the Minister of Finance in the room is a reflection of the importance that Government attaches to sport.
There was a record number of submissions for this year’s award across every category and the process of shortlisting was a real challenge in the face of such quality work being undertaken in the sector.
The 11 award categories celebrated represent a cross-section of enterprise, sporting organisations and individuals that fuel and drive the promotion, management, growth, and sustainability of sport in Ireland. The eight open category nominees were revealed ten days ago, see below for the shortlists.
Full Shortlist of Open Category Nominees
Best Sports Sponsorship
- Certa & Cricket Ireland, Women’s Cricket
- WHPR, Guinness Six Nations, ‘L’Opportunité’
- Olympic Federation of Ireland & PTSB, Dare to Believe
- FAI and SKY, WNT
Best Use of Communications Platforms in Sport
- FAI, FAI Connect
- Munster Rugby, Access Munster
- Titan Experience, Her Moves
- FAI & 53 Six, WNT Squad announcement FIFA Women’s World Cup
Best New Sports Business of the Year, in partnership with Sport Ireland
- Move Ahead
- Danu
- Precision Sports Technologies
- Sports Impact Technologies
Best Sports Business of the Year, in partnership with Technology Ireland DIGITAL Skillnet
- Future Ticketing
- Orreco
- SportsKey
- ClubZap
Best Initiative to Promote Women in Sport & Physical Activity
- Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership, Sim 4 STEM Women in Motorsport
- LGFA Sports Direct G4MAO (Gaelic4Mothers&Others)
- Orreco, Fitr Women
- Laois Sports Partnership, MenoWell
Best Initiative to Promote Inclusivity in Sport & Physical Activity
- Paralympics Ireland, PTSB NextGen
- Field Of Vision
- Sanctuary Runners
- Liquid Therapy, A Drop in the Ocean
Local Sports Partnership of the Year
- Clare Local Sports Partnership
- Carlow Local Sports Partnership
- Sligo Local Sports Partnership
- Laois Local Sports Partnership
Governing Body of the Year
- Basketball Ireland
- IRFU
- Irish Squash
- Canoeing Ireland
A highlight of the awards evening will include the announcement of the individual award winners for the coveted Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to Sport Award, the Women in Business in Sport Award, in partnership with KPMG and the Jimmy Magee Sports Coverage of the Year Award, as determined by the Association of Sports Journalists Ireland, to be presented by the Magee Family.
Judging panel
Rob Hartnett, (Chair) Founder, CEO Sport for Business
Jill Downey, Chief Sustainability & Sponsorship Officer, Core
Brian Staunton, NGB Support Unit Manager, Sport Ireland
Maeve Buckley, Founder & Managing Director, Leading Sport
Ciarán Medlar, Head of Sport Advisory Unit, BDO Ireland
Catherine Tiernan, Commercial Director, Olympic Federation of Ireland
Stephen Bradshaw, Head of Marketing, Close Brothers Motor Finance
Brenda O’Donnell, CEO, Active Disability Ireland
Hannah Craig, Women in Sport Manager, Sport Ireland
Mary Maguire, Head of Sponsorship, Legacy Communications
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