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Celebrating excellence in people development.   

Are you ready to enter the most prestigious HR awards in Ireland?    

Designed to recognise the impact of the people profession, the CIPD HR awards are your opportunity to showcase your best work and valuable contribution to championing better work and working lives.    

With stiff competition and a robust judging process, recipients of the CIPD awards are noted amongst their peers as having achieved the top tier of excellence in their field. Each year the categories are reviewed and designed to reflect the areas and current trends at the heart of the work of the people profession.  

Is 2025 the year you’ll be shining bright?

Select the best category for your organisation to showcase how you champion better work and working lives.  

Read the categories and enter now →

Key dates

16 October 2024Closing date for entries
28 November 2024Finalists announced
21 and 22 January 2025Second-round judging days (online)
28 February 2025Winners announced at a celebratory & networking lunch in the Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin.

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