Entry for the awards is now closed. Best of luck to all the entrants!
New for 2023
This year we are, as ever, celebrating the incredible talent of makers in Ireland – from food to fashion – as well as highlighting the retailers supporting them in two new categories. Local Retailer and National Retailer will shine a spotlight on the shops that really back #IrishMade suppliers.
For 2023, we are also highlighting the strength of Irish-made businesses when they support each other, with this year’s theme: Collaborate and Celebrate. Working together is a superpower and through each year of the Awards we have seen businesses thrive when they support one another. Collaborating can look like many things – it can be within internal teams, across disciplines, within home communities, it can even look like brands teaming up to create something special. We have seen first-hand how supportive and empowering this Irish Made community can be for one another; it’s nothing short of inspiring.
Be sure to get your entry in before the deadline date of 6 June, 2023.
Is your business/product eligible for the Irish Made Awards 2023?
Are you making a beautiful product in Ireland? If yes, we want to hear from you. Whether you’re a sole trader or an SME exporting internationally, enter your company now. The awards are open to businesses in the following categories, and an expert panel of judges will have the hard task of narrowing down the finalists in each category, which will then go to a live vote in August.
Whether you’re in year one or year 100 in business, on your first ever collection or developing a heritage brand – all those producing and making products on the island of Ireland are welcome to enter.
Please note: the product/s entered must be made on the island of Ireland, with details of manufacturing made clear in your entry pitch.
14 Categories:
- Fashion
- Accessories
- Jewellery
- Textiles
- Home
- Gift
- Food
- Drink
- Beauty
- Wellness
- Kids
- Sustainability*
- Local Retailer (new)
- National Retailer (new)
Find out more about the categories, guidelines for entry and FAQs here.
Deadline to enter is Tuesday 6 June at midnight! Details on how to enter below.
The Prize:
The Overall Winner of the Irish Made Awards will receive an incredible prize worth €20,000 to seriously boost their business, including:
- A marketing package with Irish Country Magazine worth €10,000.
- Design and Crafts Council Ireland has created an exclusive prize package for the winner worth €5,000 including a stand at Showcase Ireland 2024, a stand at Bloom in the Park 2024, and one-to-one mentoring with DCCI.
- One-year membership of Guaranteed Irish which includes networking opportunities with top business leaders across Ireland, the opportunity to feature on GuaranteedIrishGifts.ie and a guest appearance on the Guaranteed Irish Business Podcast, valued at €5,000.
- All category winners and runners-up will feature in a special edition of Irish Country Magazine in run up to Christmas.
- All finalists will be shared inside Irish Country Magazine, as well as online, when the shortlist is revealed in August.
- Winners revealed at a special Awards Ceremony in October.
How to enter:
Please find the entry form below. For full list of guidelines and FAQs on how to enter click here.
The Irish Made Awards are proudly supported by headline co-sponsors, Design & Crafts Council Ireland and Guaranteed Irish
Brid O’Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish, commented on the co-title partnership:
“Guaranteed Irish is delighted to support Irish Country Magazine as co-title sponsor of the Irish Made Awards 2023 in association with Design & Crafts Council of Ireland for its third consecutive year. We partner with Irish Country Magazine because, like us, their ethos is to support local and develop small enterprises throughout Ireland.
“We encourage all makers and designers to get involved in the Awards this year, it’s a terrific opportunity for brand exposure, publicity and well-deserved recognition of local makers, designers and brands across the country. Guaranteed Irish is delighted to support it and looks forward to working with new producers and designers.”
Mary Jo Hoyne, Head of Craft & Education at Design & Crafts Council Ireland said: 
“Design & Crafts Council Ireland is delighted to join forces once again with Irish Country Magazine and Guaranteed Irish as co-sponsor of the Irish Made Awards, to celebrate and champion the incredible talent we have here in Ireland. The creativity, energy and commitment of the businesses highlighted in the Irish Made Awards 2022 was hugely inspiring.
“The Irish Made Awards has become a milestone event, instrumental in generating awareness for the entrants, for the sector and commercial and promotion opportunities for all those involved. The addition of awards for local and national retailer categories is an important development reflecting the importance of these channels to our makers. I encourage everyone to make time to enter and I look forward to seeing the exciting new entries in 2023.”
Finalists will be revealed inside Irish Country Magazine and online in August, stay tuned for updates. Winners will be revealed at a special Awards Ceremony in October.
Judging process:
All entries will be judged by our panel of experts and scored across fields such as product quality, branding, digital and more. Scores will be collated and finalists chosen, which will then go to a public vote on irishcountrymagazine.ie.
*The Sustainability category is not for individual entry – the Sustainability Shortlist will be compromised of the top-scoring entrants in the field of sustainability across the top 11 categories.
