TERMS & CONDITIONS
Appendix 1: Terms & Conditions
Definitions
Awards – means the Federation of Irish Sport, Irish Sports Industry Awards.
Entrant – means the Federation of Irish Sport Member organisation, Individuals and Businesses that has submitted an entry in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the entry requirements.
Entry – means the completed and submitted application, using the correct systems and procedures, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the entry requirements.
Organiser – means The Federation of Irish Sport.
1. General
1.1 Entrants to the Awards and the Attendees will be deemed to have read and understood the Terms and Conditions.
1.2 The Awards recognises the best in Commercial, Communications, Women in Sport, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Local Sports Partnerships, National Governing Bodies, new Sports Business, existing Sports Business, Sport Journalist of the Year and an overall Outstanding Achievement in Sport.
1.3 Application for the Awards must be submitted online through our online form. Hard copies will not be accepted.
1.4 To begin the process, the Entrant is required to follow the Organiser’s step-by-step process, completing the relevant information necessary for Entry to the Awards as provided on the Website.
1.5 Amendments cannot be made once an Entry has been submitted. If the Entrant has any concerns regarding the information submitted, they should contact the Organiser directly.
1.6 All member organisations of the Federation of Irish Sport are eligible to enter the Awards. FIS member organisations can also apply on behalf of their own members.
1.7 The Organiser does not accept any responsibility for Entries that are lost, damaged, or delayed due to technical errors. For the avoidance of doubt, proof of transmission of a lost or delayed Entry will not be accepted as a valid or alternative Entry. The Organiser will email a receipt of all successfully logged Entries.
1.8 The Organiser reserves the right to reject any Entry in its sole discretion and will reject incomplete Entries.
1.9 It is the Entrant’s responsibility to ensure that they satisfy all Entry criteria as outlined on the online entry form for the relevant category before submitting their Entry. Any failure to do so will result in the Entry being rejected.
1.10 The Organiser reserves the right to audit any information supplied and automatically disqualify any Entries that include false or misleading information.
1.11 Entries must be submitted by the submission deadline: EXTENDED UNTIL WED. 8TH APRIL AT 5:00PM.
1.12 Any Entries received after this time will not be entered into the Awards.
1.13 Entry deadlines may be extended at the discretion of the Federation.
1.14 It is the responsibility of the Entrant to obtain client or member approval prior to submission, if required.
1.15 Supporting documents are for judging purposes only.
1.16 Specific projects/services/initiatives must have been live during 2025. Projects that commenced before 2025 but were still delivered during 2025 are eligible.
1.17 The applicant indemnifies, and agrees to keep indemnified, the organisers of the Irish Sports Industry Awards for any claims arising out of any material, statements or claims made as part of their entry.
2. Categories
Public Entry Categories
- Best Commercial Partnership in Sport
- Best Use of Communications Platforms in Sport
- Best Initiative to Promote Women in Sport & Physical Activity
- Best Initiative to Promote Diversity, Equality, & Inclusivity in Sport & Physical Activity
- Best Initiative to Promote Disability in Sport & Physical Activity
- Best Initiative to Promote Sustainability in Sport & Physical Activity
- Governing Body of the Year
- Local Sports Partnership of the Year
- Best New Sports Business of the Year
- Best Sports Business of the Year
- KPMG Women in Sport Award
Closed Categories
- The Jimmy Magee Award for Sports Journalist of the Year (decided by the ASJI)
- Outstanding Contribution to Irish Sport (Federation of Irish Sport Board final vote)
3. Judging Panel
3.1 By entering the Awards, the Entrants agree to allow the details of their Entry to be shared with the Judges, the Organiser and any third parties associated with the Awards.
3.2 The entries will be judged by a panel of selected Judges appointed by the Organiser.
3.3 The Organiser will organise, select, and manage the Judges, who will be instructed to act without bias.
3.4 All judging discussions are confidential and will not be shared or discussed with anyone outside the judging panel ahead of the Award Ceremony or thereafter.
3.5 Once entries close, all submissions will be reviewed and shortlisted by a Sub Committee.
3.6 The shortlisted entries will be uploaded to the judges’ portal for review.
3.7 An in-person adjudication day will take place on Thursday 7th May, subject to the judges’ availability.
3.8 The Judges’ decision is final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into, and no feedback will be given regarding the selection of Award Finalists or Award Winners. There shall be no appeal process.
3.9 Award Finalists will be notified in writing by email and/or on the Website on the shortlist announcement date.
3.10 Award Winners will be notified at the Award Ceremony.
3.11 The Organisers reserve the right to introduce an additional award winner within a category relative to the number of entries received in that category.
3.12 The applicant agrees that the organisers are entitled to judge their entry and select what they consider to be the winner in each category without recourse to the applicants.
3.13 Organisers reserve the right not to award a category at their own discretion and without recourse to the applicants of said category.
3.14 The Irish Sport Industry Awards reserve the right to nominate the applicant in additional categories that the organisers feel are appropriate.
3.15 The person named on the entry form will be used as the point of contact by the Irish Sport Industry Awards.
3.16 If the nominated contact person changes, the Irish Sport Industry Awards must be contacted immediately.
3.17 Shortlisted applicants may be required to provide additional information upon request from the Irish Sport Industry Awards.
3.18 Entries will be judged by a panel of judges as per the criteria listed for each category.
3.19 Organisations can enter as many categories as they like.
3.20 A Sponsor cannot enter the category they are sponsoring.
3.21 Additional awards can be ordered by recipients at their own cost.
3.22 Winners may state in advertising, promotional material and stationery that they are a winner, but this must make clear which category and the year in which they won.
3.23 The Irish Sport Industry Awards and all its Intellectual Property remain the sole copyright of the Federation and is a solely owned trading entity of Irish Sport Matters Limited. All rights reserved.
4. Attendance at the Award Ceremony
4.1 If there are any specific requirements due to disability, food allergies or for any other reason, please email info@irishsport.ie as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 10 days before the Award Ceremony.
4.2 All shortlisted organisations will receive a maximum of two complimentary tickets to the Awards event, whether shortlisted for one or more Awards. These tickets are non-transferable and hold no monetary value.
4.3 Attendees are personally responsible for their own travel, hospitality and accommodation expenses relating to the Awards Ceremony.
4.4 Attendees using car parking facilities at the Venue do so entirely at their own risk and in accordance with the Venue’s own terms.
4.5 The Organiser reserves the right to refuse admission to or remove from the Venue any Attendees whose conduct is likely to affect other Attendees, or who are, in the Organiser’s reasonable opinion, acting under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or who use threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
4.6 The applicant agrees that, should they be shortlisted, they will provide a representative to attend the Award Ceremony to accept the trophy in the event they are successful.
4.7 The Organisers reserve the right to withdraw a shortlisted entry from the competition if the applicant fails to send a representative to the event.
4.8 If a shortlisted applicant fails to send a representative to the event but has been declared the winner, the Organisers reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to void the submission and promote the next placed applicant present at the event as the winner.
4.9 If the applicant wins an award, they grant permission to the Organisers to use any photographs, video, sound, written or other material as they see fit and without restriction.
5. Limitation of Liability and Cancellations
5.1 The Organiser does not accept any responsibility for loss or damage to personal property at the Awards Ceremony.
5.2 The Organiser reserves the right to cancel, postpone or move the Awards Ceremony to another Venue or to change any other aspect of the Awards Ceremony at its sole discretion. Attendees will be notified in writing promptly.
6. Exclusion of Liability
6.1 The Organiser excludes all liability whatsoever for any costs, expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, injury, or disappointment, including any loss of profit, business, contracts, revenues, or anticipated savings, whether direct, indirect, special, or consequential, suffered by you howsoever arising.
6.2 The Organiser excludes all liability whatsoever for any technical failure or any other problem with any online system, server or otherwise which may result in a vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
6.3 The Organiser reserves the right to cancel or amend the Awards and these Terms at any time.
7. Entire Agreement
7.1 These Terms set out the entire understanding of the parties in relation to their subject matter and supersede any prior understanding or agreement between the parties. Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
7.2 These rules and regulations will be subject to the laws of the Republic of Ireland.
7.3 If any dispute arises in connection with these Irish Sport Industry Awards, the parties in dispute will attempt to settle it by recourse to the services of a mediator agreed between them or nominated by Sport Dispute Solutions Ireland at the request of any of them. Any such request shall be deemed an invitation to the mediator so nominated to submit for the consideration of the parties a form of agreement to govern such mediation, within 10 days of their nomination. If a mediation agreement is signed within a further 14 days, the mediation will be conducted in accordance with that agreement. Until the expiry of that 14-day period, no party may commence arbitration proceedings in connection with the dispute. Thereafter, the procedure provided for in this clause shall not restrict the ability of any party to commence arbitration proceedings, whether or not mediation is underway, provided always that the arbitration shall take place in accordance with the SDSI Arbitration Rules.