This year’s 14 winners of the Cannes Young Lions competition has been announced by the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (IAPI). The competition aims to provide early-stage career development to young professionals giving them an opportunity to showcase their talent on a global stage at the world famous advertising festival.
The selection process involved judging over 200 entrants across seven categories – design, digital, film, media, PR, print, and young marketers. The Young Lions is part of the Cannes Lions International Festival. The Irish competition is supported by Bauer Media; Bodacious; Business Post; Droga5 Dublin; Sky Ireland and Smurfit Westrock.
- The 2025 Young Lions:
- Design: Conor Leech and Tom Davis, Publicis Dublin
- Digital: Eimear Byrne, OMG and Gabriella Pricop, PHD
- Film: Lucy Mortell and Isabel Harvey, Publicis Dublin
- PR: Fiona Peppard and Deirbhile Brennan, Wilson Hartnell
- Print: Caitlin Roarty, Accenture Song and Joy Nelson, Invention, GroupM
- Media: Maria Williams and Sarah Jane Clarke, Starcom at Core
- Young marketers: Damien Biggins and Katie Bradley, Allianz Ireland
- For more about the winners and their entries, go to iapi.ie
