Irish HR Champion Awards 2026

Thursday May 7th - the marker hotel, dublin

2026 Entries - Closing Date 13th March

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Irish HR Champions Awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of HR teams – operating at the front line, delivering ambitious programmes, impacting business performance and transforming employee experience. The Awards recognise the success, innovation and business focus of HR delivering the best strategies across: Employee Engagement – Talent Acquisition – Corporate Social Responsibility – Employer Branding – Change Management – Wellness Strategy – Learning and Development – Diversity – Leadership.
#HRChamp26. Celebrating 11 Years

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Award Categories

1. Champion Employee Engagement Strategy

2. Champion Talent Acquisition Programme

3. Champion CSR Strategy

4. Champion Employer Branding Programme

5. Champion Change Management Programme

6. Champion Well-Being Strategy

7. Champion Learning & Development Programme

8. Champion Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy

9. Champion Use of Technology in HR

10. Champion Leadership Programme

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Our 11th Year celebrating Irish HR Champions

Browse our previous worthy winners

previous awards winners

about us

DONNA O’CONNOR, BlackSquare

HR Champion Awards was established in 2016 by Donna O’Connor, Founder BlackSquare

Donna is an imaginative communicator, creating transformative conversations for HR & business leaders across Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health, Culture Change, DEI and Inclusive Leadership.

She is an experienced live & virtual event creator, event host & detail oriented project manager.

email donna at donna@blacksquare.ie

call donna 086 837 0577