
Entries Now Open for the 2025 Ireland eGovernment Awards!
Now in their 22nd year, these prestigious awards celebrate the innovators transforming public services through digital solutions—local and national.
Join us on 18th September 2025 at O’Reilly Hall, Belfield, Dublin 4 when the winner’s trophies will be presented by An Taoiseach, Michéal Martin TD. The morning Leadership Summit will be followed by the red-carpet awards lunch.
Stay tuned and register now to get entry updates and event details.












Listen to why winning an Ireland eGovernment Award is a game-changer
Hear from previous winners and what the award meant to them

Winners speak
Previous winners reactions

Aishling Hyland
Overall Winners Fingal Co Co

Ciara Traynor
Head of Multimedia & Digital DFA
Calling public sector transformers to share your knowledge
We are now inviting speakers to contact us to participate at the 2025 Digital Government Leadership Summit! Share your digital transformation success stories, ‘warts and all’.
Public sector projects from across Ireland are welcome. The Leadership Summit takes place on the morning of September 18th in O'Reilly Hall, Belfield, Dublin
Award Categories
The 2025 Ireland eGovernment Award categories. FREE to enter and multiple category entries are welcome.

Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology Award
This award recognises entries which showcase initiatives that leverage technology to reduce carbon footprint, conserve resources, and promote eco-friendly practices.

Smart Cities and Urban Development Award
The eGovernment Smart Cities and Urban Development Award recognises projects that demonstrate innovation, sustainability, and citizen-centric design.

Data Protection Award
The eGovernment Data Protection Award recognises projects that prioritize compliance with GDPR (or similar) regulations, robust encryption methods, and secure data storage practices.

Cyber Security Award
The eGovernment Cybersecurity Award recognises projects that prioritize robustness, resilience, and proactive defense measures.

Cross-organisation Collaboration Award
This category recognises the use of digital technology to enhance or promote cross-organization collaboration in the public sector, judges prioritize synergy, interoperability, and impact.

Universal Design & Inclusion Award
This award is for “Design so thoughtful it works for everyone”.

Multi-lingual and Internationalisation Award
This award will be made to digital initiatives that prioritize inclusivity, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity.

Education Award
When evaluating digital education solutions within the public sector judges prioritize entries that demonstrate innovative use of technology to enhance learning experiences, improve educational outcomes, and address the needs of diverse learners.
Meet the Judges
We are delighted to introduce the 2025 Ireland eGovernment Award judges
Judging panel
2025

Conall Ó Móráin
Broadcaster, Podcaster, Commentator

Declain Tuite
Programme Chair, MSC Emerging Media DCU

Maria McCann
Head of Practice for Data, & Digital Solutions at Project Foundry

Joseph Nugent
CAO, An Garda Síochána (Retired)

Fionnuala Meehan
Advisor & Former Head of Google Ireland

Giles Newsome
CEO iConnect101, Co-Founder LiveLocal E-Comm