{"id":437924,"date":"2026-05-08T01:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/437924\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:39:28","slug":"irelands-advertising-stars-go-glam-for-2026-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/437924\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland’s advertising stars go glam for 2026 Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland\u2019s media and marketing pros got dressed up to the nines on Thursday for the 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

The annual event<\/a> recognises excellence across publishing, advertising, and commercial innovation, and there was plenty of glam on the night.<\/p>\n

After arriving at the Mansion House in Dublin, guests got to pose up a storm on the red carpet and were greeted by the EVOKE Photo Wall, hosted by platinum sponsor dmg media.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Virgin Media team at the 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

With the photos secured, it was time for the ceremony to begin, with multiple awards to be won across multiple categories, and Gold, Silver, and Bronze distinctions up for grabs.<\/p>\n

dmg media Ireland secured six shortlist nominations, including a nod in Media Brand of the Year for its business title, BusinessPlus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company has also been recognised for its work promoting the Irish language, earning a nomination for Best Use of Irish Language through its Science Week campaign in partnership with ExtraG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Zenith team at the 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

The initiative focused on delivering accessible and engaging Irish-language content, aligning with broader efforts to increase visibility for the language in mainstream media.<\/p>\n

Another nomination came for dmg media Ireland\u2019s collaboration with Lidl\u2019s Lupilu brand, as dmg Mum Marketing has been shortlisted in the Best Collaboration (Intermediate) category.<\/p>\n

\"\"Colette Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n

In addition, the company has also been shortlisted for three commercial innovation awards, covering its Retail Plus, Mum Marketing, and Business Plus Talks initiatives.<\/p>\n

Other companies nominated across various categories include Starcom, Zenith, Core, OMD, and LadBible.<\/p>\n

See all the photos from the night below:<\/p>\n

\"\"Emily Callan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Holly Mullane, Emma Kennedy, Jordan Kane and Sarah Fallon.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sarah Murphy and Cara Croke.<\/p>\n

\"\"Holly Mullane and Emma Kennedy.<\/p>\n

\"\"Orlagh Keane, Alice O’Leary and Ciara Jones.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jordan Kane and Sarah Fallon.<\/p>\n

\"\"Kieran Lynch, Clara Pryor and Sean O’Regan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Emma O’Neill, Keith Kenny and Ally Collins.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nuria Roldan and Natalia Yakovenko.<\/p>\n

\"\"Nicole Byrne, John Murphy and Bonnie MacCann.<\/p>\n

\"\"Renny Akigbogun and Olivia Virlan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Trina Gleeson and Robbie Kelliher.<\/p>\n

\"\"Aideen Tomkins and Imelda Mills.<\/p>\n

\"\"Aoife N\u00ed Bhraoin, Rachel Quinn and Rose Lemley.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Core team.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Havas Media team.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sarah Flood, Debbie McNally and Rachel Grant.<\/p>\n

\"\"Laura Cummins and Emma Rooney.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lisa Cannon.<\/p>\n

\"\"Georgia Esposito.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tara Farrell and Ann Delaney.<\/p>\n

\"\"Wini Moore and Janice Carlin.<\/p>\n

\"\"Thomas Heeney and Aoife O’Regan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Karen Naidoo and Marc Naidoo.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rebecca Martin and Fintan Gavigan.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lucy Condon, Matt Treanor and Lauren Kelly.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sadie Keogh and Rebecca Martin.<\/p>\n

\"\"Siobhan O’Connell.<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr Lollie Mancey.<\/p>\n

\"\"Julia Miller-Osborn and Dr Lollie Mancey.<\/p>\n

\"\"Julia Miller-Osborn.<\/p>\n

\"\"The 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

\"\"The 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

\"\"The 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n

\"\"The 2026 Media Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ireland\u2019s media and marketing pros got dressed up to the nines on Thursday for the 2026 Media Awards.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-437924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}