Watch this space for more judging announcements.


Meet The

Judges 2026

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Dr. Rosie

Hand

Head of Advertising and Communications – TU Dublin

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Mark

James

Business & Development Director – Converge-Digital

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Áine

Ní Chaoindealbháin

Managing Director – Virgin Media Television


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Wendy

MacLean

CEO of RAM UK LTD

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Chris

Cashen

Group Head of Strategy ,WPP Media Ireland

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Deirdre

Macklin

Director of Brand Marketing & International Communications – Ryanair

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Cathal

Deavy

Managing Director – DV Eight


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Ciarán

Norris

Global Agency Lead – Meta

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Christine

Matthews

Head of Customer Success – TGI Ireland

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Richard

Bogie

Managing Director – News Ireland

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Karen

Doyle

Solution and Partnership Director – Media Central


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Juliet

McCutcheon

Commercial Director – Channel Factory

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Neal

Davies

Chairman TBWADublin

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Sinead

Manly

Group Head of Client & Growth – OMG

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David

Douglas

Managing Director – Ebow Digital


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Sarah

Probert

Co-founder and partner – Pt78

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Ben

Mulligan

Seniors commercial Manager – IRFU

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Orla

Twomey

Chief Executive – Advertising Standards Authority Ireland (ASAI)

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Dara

Maher

Head Of Marketing – Kaspersky


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Dearbhla

O’Brien

CEO Drinkaware

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Danny

Donovan

CEO Build Media Limited

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Dr. Lollie

Mancey

Anthropologist, Futurist, and Innovation Advocate

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Niall

O Grady

CEO of Linked Finance


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Lina

Meshael

Strategy Director – WPP Media

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Rachel

O’Donovan

Strategy Director – First Circle

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Graham

Taylor

Business, Marketing & Media Consultant

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Laura

Hendrick

Client Services Director – Bauer Media Outdoor Ireland



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Edelle

McMonagle

Head of Marketing – Goodbody

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Eoin

Corrigan

Marketing for Ireland – Domino’s

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Avril

Gallagher

Consultant and Career Coach

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Dave

Winterlich

Chief Strategy Officer – Dentsu Ireland


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Gareth

Fitzpatrick

Managing Director – Havas Media Ireland

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Vivienne

Nagle

Managing Director – FM104 & Q102

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Garret

O’Beirne

Public Affairs Marketing, Strategy & Programs – Meta

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Sylvia

Cawley

Head of Country – Dunnhumby Ireland


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Robert

Ward

Director of Marketing and International Development – NCI

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Gemma

Kelleher

Group Media Solutions Director – Irish Times Group

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Simon

Geraghty

Research & Insights Director – Omnicom Media Group

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Lucy

Murray

CX & Marketing Director – An Post


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Aifric

Lennon

Managing Director – Father

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Ian

Campbell

Digital Board Director – Zenith, part of Core

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Eimear

Keane

Head Of Marketing – TAM Ireland


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Leo

Moore

Senior Global Marketing Strategy and Innovation – Kellanova


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Meabh

Quoirin

CEO and Co-Owner – Foresight Factory

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Paul

Hourihane

Chief Strategy & Content Officer – Vertis Digital

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Rachel

Hynes

Freelance Media and Advertising

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Eamon

Fitzpatrick

Commercial Director – Bauer Media Audio Ireland


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Killian

Barrins

Regional Director – Mediaforce

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Pauline

Pase

Media Director – Adhaus

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Mark

Lynch

Partner – Open Communications

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Viv

Maher

CEO & Founder – ThinkDifferently.ie


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Rory

Donegan

Senior Director – Analytic Partners

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Deirdre

Wafer

Customer insight-led Marketing leader – LinkedIn Marketing Solutions

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Simon

Mann

Commercial Director at Bauer Media Group – Northern Ireland

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Elizabeth

Sheehan

Country Executive – 30% Club Ireland


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Emma

Daly

Business Director – Starcom

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Daragh

Byrne

Chief Marketing Officer – SoftCo

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Karen

Preston

Chief Commercial Officer – Mediahuis Ireland

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Maurisa

McKillop

Senior Media Leader


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Maeve

O’Meara

IAB Ireland Programme Director

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William

Ryan

Publisher/Proprietor – Limerick Post

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Caroline

DeCourcy

Insights Director @ Talon

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Jon

Slattery

CEO Trilogy Media


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David

Quinn

Owner – Bloom

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Ozlem

Ergor

Research and Insights Associate Director – MCCP

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Rob

Atkinson

CEO, Board Advisor – Digital Media

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Siobhán

Reynolds

Senior Global Manager – Indeed


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Ciaran

Cunningham

CEO – Radiocentre Ireland

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Nikki

Maguire

Head of Marketing – Maxol Group

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Dave

Tallon

Founder – We Are Up

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Una

Fitzgibbon

Director Marketing – Bord Bia


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Ian

McCabe

Managing Director – Pluto the Agency

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Ciara

Gibney

Marketing Manager – Talon Ireland

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Ian

McShane

Strategic Advisor, Mc Shane Consulting

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Olive

Fogarty

Consultant | Non-Executive Director


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Rebecca

Rodgers

Head of Agency and Specialist Sales – Global

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Andrew

Dunn

Regional director – Mighty Atoms

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Lisa

Buckley

Director of Communications and Programmes – NewsBrands Ireland

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Gavin

McAuliffe

Group Head of Content Studio – The Irish Times Group


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Sandra

Alvarez

Managing Director – Spark Foundry

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Maurice

Cullen

Business Owner – Leadership Management Ireland

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Catherine

Griffin

Founder – Cedarwall Consulting

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Paul

Carton

Global Marketing Director – Diago


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Roz

Duff

Marketing Consultant

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Stuart

Smith

Executive Vice Président EMEA – Mediaocean

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Joanne

Kearney

Managing Director – GlowMetrics

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Nicola

Davis

Account Director – Mediahuis


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Paudie

Sugrue

Sales Director – Mediahuis Ireland

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Jill

McGrath

CEO of TAM Ireland

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Seán Cathal

Ó Coileáin

Creative Director – TG4

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Tracy

Vaughan

Senior project manager – C Studios


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Fiona

McCann

Sales Director – Medialink

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Adam

Taylor

Deputy MD – Havas Media Ireland

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Aoibhín

Lennon

Director of The OMA (Outdoor Media Association)

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Geoff

Lyons

CEO – PML Group


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David

Monaghan

Managing Director – KICK

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Sinead

Browne

Head of Elevate – Musgrave Group

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John

Patten

Director of Medialink & Digitize

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Julie Ann

Twomey

Marketing Director – Promise Gluten Free & Gallaghers bakehouse


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Gavin

O’Doherty

Marketing Specialist, Executive Coach

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Alison

Hunter

Head of Premium and Accessible Lager – HEINEKEN Ireland

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Cian

Kennedy

Co-founder of retail data platform elm

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Mollie

Fearnon

Senior Group Director – Real Chemistry


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Ed

Henderson

Head of Strategy – Ardmore

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Lís

Ní Dhálaigh

Director of Marketing, Development & Partnerships with TG4

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Declan

Kelly

Managing Partner – Digital Impact


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Tory

Anderson

Media Director – Ardmore

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Ger

Hayden

Director Of Digital – Core Optimisation

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Emer

Lawn

Managing Director – Starcom