2026 APMC STAR AWARDS – WINNERS
| Category | Agency | Client | Campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMCG (Food) | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Christmas is Better with Brennans | Gold |
| Sponsored by Fillit | goosebump | Dairygold | Dairygold Spreading the Joy for 40 Years | Silver |
| Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Pronounce the Pan | Bronze | |
| Alcoholic Beverages & 0.0 Alternatives | Verve the Live Agency | Diageo/Smithwick's | Smithwick's - the Síbín | Gold |
| Sponsored by Element | Allied Global Marketing | Birra Moretti | Nonna's Kitchen | Silver |
| Allied Global Marketing | Coors | The Big Chill | Bronze | |
| FMCG (Non Food) | InSight Marketing | Unilever/Sure | Sure Whole Body Deo | Silver |
| Sponsored by Fillit | ||||
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Verve the Live Agency | The Coca-Cola Company | Coca-Cola Summer | Gold |
| Sponsored by Element | Backup Marketing | Nestlé | Right Place, Right Time, Right Temperature: The launch that shook up the iced coffee market | Silver |
| Allied Global Marketing | Britvic Ireland/Pepsi | Crack The Cooler | Bronze | |
| goosebump | Tirlán/Mooju | Mooju It's Unbelievable | Bronze | |
| Tech & Entertainment | CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Darts 2025 | Gold |
| Sponsored by Return2Sender | CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Comedy Festival | Silver |
| CMS Marketing | Salesforce | Salesforce Thrive 2025 | Bronze | |
| Tourism Sponsored by global | Verve the Live Agency | citizenM | citizenM - St Patricks launch and stunt | Gold |
| Financial Services & Utilities | CMS Marketing / OLIVER / OMD | Bank of Ireland | Never Stop Competing Challenge | Gold |
| Sponsored by Hayes Solicitors | CMS Marketing | Visa | Visa x NFL | Silver |
| CMS Marketing | Bank of Ireland | Bank of Ireland X Visa Campus Tour Roadshow | Bronze | |
| Industry Bodies, Government & Non-Profit | The Brill Building | Marie Keating Foundation | The Breathless Collection | Gold |
| Sponsored by Hayes Solicitors | The Brill Building | Focus Ireland | A Dickensian Irish Christmas | Silver |
| goosebump | HSE | HSE Your Health in Your Hands | Bronze | |
| Retail | BITEMARK, part of the Verve family | Moonpig Ireland | Moonpig Mothers Day | Gold |
| Sponsored by McCul Clothing | Mixtape | Intersport Elverys/Adidas | Adidas F50 Launch | Silver |
| Mixtape | Intersport Elverys/Canterbury | Women's RWC - Giant Jersey | Bronze | |
| Rising Star | Luiseach Alexander | Verve the Live Agency | Gold | |
| Sponsored by Session Hire | Karl Wolahan | Legacy Communications | Gold | |
| Best Experiential | CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Darts 2025 | Gold |
| Sponsored by Element | Allied Global Marketing | Birra Moretti | Nonna's Kitchen | Silver |
| Allied Global Marketing | Heineken | Heineken Matchday Experience | Silver | |
| Mixtape | Intersport Elverys/Adidas | Adidas F50 Launch | Bronze | |
| Best Innovation | The Brill Building | Marie Keating Foundation | The Breathless Collection | Gold |
| Sponsored by Horizon Digital Print | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Pronounce the Pan | Silver |
| Best Integrated | Verve the Live Agency | Diageo/Guinness | Lovely Summer for a Guinness | Gold |
| Sponsored by IMJ | Verve the Live Agency | The Coca-Cola Company | Share a Coke Summer | Gold |
| Allied Global Marketing | Birra Moretti | Nonna's Kitchen | Silver | |
| Legacy Communications | AMGEN | AMGEN - Make or Break | Silver | |
| Allied Global Marketing | Jimmy's Iced Coffee | The Refresh Express | Bronze | |
| Best Long Term | Verve the Live Agency | The Coca-Cola Company | Coke Studio | Gold |
| Sponsored by IMJ | CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Comedy Festival | Gold |
| InSight Marketing | John West | John West Feile | Bronze | |
| Best Shopper Marketing | goosebump | Tirlán/Avonmore Protein Milk | Avonmore Protein Milk Coffee Launch | Gold |
| Sponsored by Element | goosebump | Tirlán/Mooju | Mooju It's Unbelievable | Silver |
| InSight Marketing | Yoplait SKYR | Yoplait SKYR Irish Open | Bronze | |
| Best Sponsorship | CMS Marketing / OLIVER / OMD | Bank of Ireland | Never Stop Competing Challenge | Gold |
| Sponsored by Horizon Digital Print | Allied Global Marketing | Heineken | Heineken Matchday Experience | Silver |
| CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Comedy Festival | Silver | |
| Wilson Hartnell | KPMG | KPMG Women's Irish Open | Bronze | |
| Verve the Live Agency | Diageo/Smirnoff | SMF AVA Partnership | Bronze | |
| Best Talent | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Christmas is Better with Brannans | Gold |
| Sponsored by Session Hire | Allied Global Marketing | Coors | The Big Chill | Silver |
| Allied Global Marketing | Birra Moretti | Nonna's Kitchen | Silver | |
| Allied Global Marketing | Haribo Maoam | Halloween Door | Bronze | |
| Best use of a Small Budget | The Brill Building | Focus Ireland | A Dickensian Irish Christmas | Gold |
| Sponsored By McCul Clothing | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Pronounce the Pan | Silver |
| Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Christmas is Better with Brennans | Bronze | |
| Best use of Digital | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Pronouce the Pan | Gold |
| Sponsored by Return 2 Sender | Invention / WPPMedia | Brennans | Christmas is Better with Brennans | Silver |
| goosebump | Vista Foods/Chicken with Attitude | Everything's Better with Attitude (Always On) | Bronze | |
| Best Brand Roadshow | Allied Global Marketing | Birra Moretti | Nonna's Kitchen | Gold |
| Sponsored by global | Allied Global Marketing | Britvic Ireland/Pepsi | Crack The Cooler | Silver |
| Mixtape | Intersport Elverys/Canterbury | Women's RWC - Giant Jersey | Bronze | |
| Best New Entrant Sponsored by global | Legacy Communications | AMGEN | AMGEN - Make or Break | Gold |
| Best Creative | The Brill Building | Marie Keating Foundation | The Breathless Colletion | Gold |
| Sponsored by Hayes Solicitors | ||||
| Grand Prix | CMS Marketing | Paddy Power | Paddy Power Darts 2025 | Grand Prix |
| Sponsored by Element |
