The Irish Young Lions competition ran from February 21st to 23rd. To see the presentation deck from the 2025 launch, click here.

The charity that we have chosen for the Design category is ADHD Ireland - this was revealed on Friday, 21st February.

This competition is open to IAPI member agencies only. You must be 30 years of age or younger, born on or after 21st June 1994 and resident in Ireland.

Key Dates
Key Dates

Competition Launch

22nd Jan

Charity Briefing

21st Feb

Entry Deadline

23rd Feb

Design teams present in person to the jury: 19-21 March

19th Mar
The competition
The competition

Who can enter?

Members of Design Agencies. You must be 30 years of age or younger, born on or after 21st June 1994 and resident in Ireland.

The Competition

Teams will be challenged to create a creative design solution that meets the charity's objectives.

You must submit the following as part of your entry:

  • An A3 design board which will show the design visuals/new brand identity as requested

Your board should incorporate:

  • 150 word description of how the design fits the brief
  • 150 word description of how this could evolve further

Your entry will be judged on the following criteria:

  • The Creative Idea (50% of vote) - Is the work innovative and surprising? What is the potential for industry impact?
  • Strategy & Insight (20% of vote) - Brand relevance, choice of campaign elements, target audience, approach.
  • Relevancy to Brief (20% of vote) - Does the work answer the clients brief?
  • Execution (10% of vote) - Is there rigour in the execution? Would the campaign work?

Entry fee

There is an entry fee of €150 per team.

The Deadline

Midnight on Sunday 23 February

You must submit your entry to sophie@iapi.com and include the CATEGORY (i.e. DESIGN) and both TEAM MEMBERS NAMES, EMAILS and PHONE NUMBERS.

Entries must not contain any agency branding.

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