Ireland eGovernment Awards 2025 Celebrating 23 years honouring leaders in digital government

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Winners 2025 Ireland eGovernment Awards

Winners of the 23rd Ireland eGovernment Awards were announced on the 18th September 2025 at O’Reilly Hall, Belfield, Dublin 4. The winner’s trophies were presented by Jack Chambers TD, Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation. The 2025 Overall Award winner is the LGMA.

Stay tuned and register now to get entry updates and event details for 2026

Listen to why winning an Ireland eGovernment Award is a game-changer

Hear from previous winners and what the award meant to them

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Winners speak

Winners speak

Previous winners reactions

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Aishling Hyland

Aishling Hyland

Overall Winners Fingal Co Co

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Ciara Traynor

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 2026 Digital Government Leadership Summit! Share your digital transformation success stories, ‘the highs and the lowsl’.
Public sector projects from across Ireland are welcome. The Leadership Summit will take place in September 2026

Award Categories

2026 Ireland eGovernment Award categories. FREE to enter and multiple category entries are welcome.

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Digital Inclusion & Participation

Recognises outstanding digital initiatives that actively connect government-funded services with the people

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Environmental Sustainability & Green Tech

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

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Smart Cities & Urban Development

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

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Life events & Service Design (New)

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

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Cybersecurity & Data Protection

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

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Cross-Government Collaboration & Integration

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.

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Universal Design

This award is for “Design so thoughtful it works for everyone”.

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Digital Identity, Trust & Secure Access (New)

This award will be made to digital initiatives that prioritize inclusivity, accessibility, and cultural sensitivity.

Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors who support us in honouring the leaders in public sector digital transformation

Meet the Judges

We are delighted to introduce the 2026 Ireland eGovernment Award judges

Judging panel

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Maeve Kneafsey

Judging Facilitator, CEO Ireland eGovernment Awards and Transform Gov

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Dan Eames

Snr. Digital Design Advisor NDA

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Sabahat Khan

Ass. CEO & CIO, LGMA

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Conall Ó Móráin

Broadcaster, Podcaster, Commentator

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Declain Tuite

Programme Chair, MSC Emerging Media DCU

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Maria McCann

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