The Spider Awards, Ireland’s longest-running and most prestigious digital awards ceremony, is proud to announce the shortlist for its 29th annual event. Taking place on Friday, 13th March 2026, the black-tie gala will once again bring together the brightestminds from across Ireland’s digital, creative and technology sectors. The ceremony will be held in the iconic Round Room at The Mansion House, with approximately 500 attendees expected on the night.
Established in 1996, the Spider Awards are dedicated to recognising companies and individuals who are driving innovation, creativity and excellence across the digital industry. As Ireland’s longest-running digital awards programme, The Spiders continue to set the benchmark for celebrating outstanding digital achievement.
The 2026 awards have seen a record-breaking number of entries, with a 30% increase on 2025 entries, underlining the continued growth, ambition and quality within Ireland’s digital sector. This year’s highest-entered categories include Best in Social Media Award, Best Consumer Campaign Award, Best in Storytelling Award, and Digital for Good Award, reflecting the industry’s focus on creativity, impact and purpose-driven digital work.
A major highlight for 2026 is the introduction of a new category, the Digital Rising Star Award, celebrating emerging talent and the next generation of digital leaders shaping Ireland’s future.
Below is the full shortlist for The Spider Awards 2026:
AI-Powered Marketing Excellence Award
- BidReview.ai
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)
- GlowMetrics- Stage Entertainment
- GRANITE (Dublin 2)- Nike X Elverys
- GRANITE (Dublin 2)- – Panoramic SEO
- Havas Media Ireland- KIA Ireland
- Udaras na Gaeltachta Ardnagappary, Co. Donegal)
Best App Award
- Communicraft
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Feeltect
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Supermac’s App
- Henderson Foodservice- Barista Bar
- Irish Life
- StoryToys
- SuperValu
- Tapadoo- Payzone
- Virgin Media Ireland
Best Brand Award
- 3B1 (Victorian Quarter, Cork ) – McWilliam Bags
- Escalate (Dublin 2)- – Sysco – Local Storytelling, Global Impact.
- GRANITE (Dublin 2)- EHL Experiences
- GRANITE(Dublin 2 – NDC
- GRANITE(Dublin 2) – Supermac’s
- Henderson Wholesale
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – AccessPoint
- MKO
- RedClick Insurance Ireland
- Ringers Creative- Dublin Port
Best Collaboration Award
- Codex Office Solutions- AsIAm
- Each&Other- Launch Path: AI
- Havas Media Ireland- UPMC Ireland
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – Nexus Inclusion
- Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland- Centra
- Oxfam Ireland- An Post
- Social Media Elite (Mullingar) – KASH Beauty
- Western Development Commission (Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon)- Northern Periphery & Artic Project
- Western Development Commission (Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon)- TG4
Best Consumer Campaign Award
- Escalate (Dublin 2)- Granby Ltd
- Escalate(Dublin 2)- Pat The Baker
- Forsman & Bodenfors- Fáilte Ireland
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Certa
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Nike X Elverys – Spotify
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – The Chancery Hotel
- Henderson Wholesale
- Sweartaker- Centra
- The Very Group
Best in Storytelling Award
- Chadwicks & The Podcast Studios- Chadwicks Group
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – NDC
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Supermac’s
- Havas Media Ireland- Havas Play
- Idea- Dublin Port
- Mediahuis Ireland- Laya
- Piquant(Limerick City) – Residential Tenancies Board
- Sweartaker- Centra
- University of Limerick- Santa the Student
- Zordan Media Limited- Diggers
Best in E-Commerce Award
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Blarney Woolen Mills X GRANITE
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – The Independent Pharmacy
- Hello Humans
- Irish Life
- ITM Digital (Naas, Co Kildare) – Kildare Brewing
- Musgrave MarketPlace
- SuperValu
- Total Digital- Garrett Metal Detectors
- Vodafone Ireland
Best in Social Media Award
- An Post- Battle of the Book Clubs
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)- – Bord Gáis Energy Changes the Game in Sports
- Chadwicks & TBWA- Chadwicks
- Good as Gold (Rathnew, Co Wicklow) – Variety Jones
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Supermac’s
- Idea- Dublin Port
- ISPCC- Childline by ISPCC
- Out of Orange- SnooZip
- Piquant (Limerick city) Gill Education
- Squint Creative (Craigavon)- Visit Belfast
- Sweartaker- Centra
Best in Universal Design Award
- Annertech
- Annertech- National Cancer Registry Ireland
- Creative Driven Goals- Engineers Ireland
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – William Fry
- ITM Digital (Naas, Co Kildare) – Nore
- Kooba (Dublin 2) Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
- New Graphic- ESERO Ireland
- New Graphic- Tilting the Lens
- Sales Hunter Europe- CLiP Ability
- TUS- Technological University of the Shannon
Best Influencer Led Campaign Award
- Applegreen- Applegreen 24/7
- Escalate (Dublin 2)- – Tropicana- Pat The Baker
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Elverys Bundee
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Nicola Coughlan GRANITE- Tadhg Fleming
- RedClick- RedClick Dublinbikes X Model Strangers
- SPAR and EUROSPAR- SPAR Ireland
- Sweartaker- Gas Networks Ireland
- TITAN- Water Safety Ireland
- Virgin Media- Virgin Media 5Gb
Best Integrated Media Campaign Award
- Applegreen
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)- –
- GRANITE (Dublin 2)- – DAA
- Henderson Wholesale
- Londis
- One4all Gift Cards
- SPAR Ireland
- Starcom- Centra
- Very
- Visit Belfast
Best Use of Disruptive Technology Award
- Beachhut PR- Imvizar
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)-
- BWG Foods
- GlowMetrics- Stage Entertainment
- Havas Media Ireland- Kia Ireland
- Kilkenny Design (Kilarney, Co Kerry)
- Squint Creative (Craigavon)- – K Rend by Kilwaughter
- strikepay- striketip
- Vodafone Ireland
Best UX & Customer Experience Award
- Annertech- Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT)
- Communicraft
- Fintua (Kilkenny)
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Cardiff Met
- Hello Humans
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – Bon Secours Health System
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – WaterWipes
- Musgrave MarketPlace- Musgrave MarketPlace
- SuperValu- Musgrave Retail
- Vodafone Ireland
Best Website – Large company Award
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Experience Travel Group
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – Flogas
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – IPA
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – PM Group
- Irish Life
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – Bon Secours Health System
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – Bord Bia
- Kooba (Dublin 2) – WaterWipes
- Mj Flood
- Vhi Healthcare DAC
Best Website – SME Award
- Annertech- Annertech
- CCD- CCD X GRANITE
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission- Kooba (Dublin 2)
- Kinore- Rooftop Twenty Two
- Saadian- LOCOMOTIVE (Oranmore, Galway)
- SOLE- SOLE X GRANITE
- The Killarney Park Hotel- Kooba (Dublin 2)
- The National Print Museum- OPEN Design & Digital
- Visit Belfast- Visit Belfast
Cultural Driver Award
- Claddagh Records- Claddagh Records
- Dublin GAA- Together Digital
- NDC- NDC X GRANITE
- Papi Chulo- Escalate (Dublin 2)-
- Science Week- DAA X GRANITE
- The Arts Council- Lorg Media (Galway city)
Digital for Good Award
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)-
- Core Optimisation (Shannon, Co Clare)- Failte Ireland
- dentsu- Electric Ireland
- FoodCloud
- Genesis
- Oxfam Ireland
- Publicis Dublin
- Rooftop Twenty Two
- Sales Hunter Europe- CLiP Ability
- TITAN- Sport Ireland
- Vodafone Foundation
Digital Rising Star
- Aoife Wallace- MKO
- Ciarán Walsh- Strike Digital
- Danielle Collins- ICON Management (Mullingar)
- Gavin McKenna- Visit Belfast
- Heather McDonnell- GRANITE (Dublin 2)-
- Joel Lesslie- Henderson Wholesale
- Marco Antonio Zordan Amorim- Zordan Media Limited
- Michelle Brady- Havas Media Ireland
- Vaughan Moore- GRANITE (Dublin 2)-
- Zoë Lyons- SPAR Ireland
Digital Team of the Year Award
- Bauer Media Outdoor Ireland
- Chadwicks
- EY Ireland
- GRANITE(Dublin 2)- – National Dairy Council
- Irish Life
- Kooba (Dublin 2) UX Team
- Musgrave MarketPlace
- SuperValu
- Visit Belfast
- Vodafone Ireland
Large Agency of the Year Award
- Core Optimisation (Shannon, Co Clare)-
- Each&Other
- GRANITE (Dublin 2)-
- Havas Media Ireland
- Kooba (Dublin 2)
- LOCOMOTIVE (Oranmore, Galway)
- Simply Social
- Social Media Elite (Mullingar)
- Strike Digital
- Total Digital
Small Agency of the Year Award
- &Smyth Creative Communications
- AccessPoint
- Avalanche
- Double L Media (Arundel Square, Waterford)
- Escalate (Dublin 2)-
- Glassbox Agency
- Good as Gold (Rathnew, Co Wicklow)-
- Hello Humans
- Squint Creative (Craigavon)-
- Zordan Media Limited
Sustainability Impact Award
- Bord Gáis Energy (Dublin 2)-
- Dassault Systems
- dentsu- Electric Ireland
- GAP Ireland
- MKO
- Oxfam Ireland- Second Hand September
- Oxfam Ireland- Postback with Oxfam Ireland and AnPost
Clare Kilmartin, COO of The Spider Awards, said: “Marking our 29th year, the Spider Awards continue to showcase the extraordinary depth of talent, creativity and innovation within Ireland’s digital industry. The record level of entries this year is a testament to the ambition and quality of work being produced across the country. We are incredibly proud of the 2026 shortlist and look forward to celebrating these achievements in the Round Room this March.”
Terry Spence, Director of B2B Sales at One4all, headline sponsor of The Spider Awards 2026, added: “The calibre of work on this year’s shortlist reflects an industry that is constantly evolving, embracing new technologies and delivering meaningful impact. AtOne4all, we are proud to support The Spider Awards and to celebrate the individuals and organisations who are pushing digital boundaries and setting new standards of excellence.”
As AI becomes another tool in the creative arsenal, Ireland’s digital sector demonstrates what truly drives great work, entries to The Spider Awards surge 30%
While AI adds new capabilities to the creative process, Ireland’s digital sector is making a clear statement about where real value lies. The 2026 Spider Awards have shattered previous records, with entries up 30% on 2025, proof that agencies and creative teams understand what technology can’t replicate: strategic insight, cultural intelligence and the kind of storytelling that genuinely moves people.
The 29th Spider Awards will culminate in a prestigious black-tie gala dinner at The Round Room, The Mansion House, Dublin, on Friday, 13th March 2026.
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