The Full List Of Nominees For 2025’s Hayu STELLAR InstaStar Awards

The Hayu STELLAR InstaStar Awards are returning for their fifth year this September – and it’s safe to say that we are SO excited to crown the brightest and best in online content creation.

This year, we are once again joined by our amazing title sponsor Hayu, as well as so many other incredible category sponsors including Penneys, Disaronno, Hunky Dorys, Canella Lane, Kerry Hanaphy, Perfectil, NYX Hotels, KASH Beauty, Gold Fever x Ceira Lambert, & Schweppes.

Taking place on Saturday, September 20th in the five star Anantara The Marker Hotel we’ll be celebrating the best Ireland has to offer when it comes to shining bright online across 12 categories: InstaStar of the Year, Rising InstaStar, Fashion InstaStar Over 100k, Fashion InstaStar Under 100k, Beauty InstaStar Over 50k, Beauty InstaStar Under 50k, Wellness InstaStar, Travel InstaStar, Home & Lifestyle InstaStar, Foodie InstaStar, Comedy InstaStar, Podcast InstaStar, as well as Best Dressed on the Night.

On the night, guests will enjoy some delicious cocktails from Disaronno and a gorgeous meal before our amazing winners are announced.

Take a look at the incredible nominees below – and make sure you cast your votes here NOW!

InstaStar Of The Year

1. PJ Kirby
2. Louise Cooney
3. Billykiss Azeez
4. Sophie Murray
5. Katja Mia
6. Eric Roberts
7. Kayleigh Trappe
8. Maeve Madden
9. James Kavanagh
10. James Patrice
11. Keilidh Cashell
12. Dominique Nugent

Rising InstaStar

1. Danielle Collins
2. Kasey Campion
3. Aisling Bonner
4. Olivia Spuds
5. Higo Figuera
6. Shane McCarthy

Beauty Over 50k InstaStar

1. Tara Anderson
2. Alexandra Milek
3. Bonnie Ryan
4. Annalivia Hynds
5. Chloe Koyce
6. Monika Klinaviciute

Beauty Under 50k InstaStar

1. Ben Sun
2. Rebekah O’Leary
3. Robyn Trout
4. Jessy Malone
5. Gracey O’Connell
6. Robyn Gillespie

Travel InstaStar

1. Marius Monaghan
2. Sarah Hanrahan
3. Dev Skehan
4. Nicola & Ronan Lavin
5. Tadhg O’Brien
6. Kevin Penrose

Fashion Over 100k InstaStar

1. Ashley Kehoe
2. Holly Carpenter
3. Lorna Spaine
4. Niamh de Brún
5. Lynn Kelly
6. Megan Forte Clarke

Fashion InstaStar Under 100k InstaStar

1. Iman Khamissa
2. Aisling Kavanagh
3. Adam Fogarty
4. Abeeb Yusuf
5. Zeda
6. Ayo Fierce

Foodie InstaStar

1. Gina Daly (The Daly Dish)
2. Jennifer Fox (foxnestfood)
3. Rachel Hornibrook
4. Claudia Surya (eatdrinkdub)
5. Ciaran Dunne (fooddunneright)
6. Jen Carroll (Jen’s Journey)

Podcast InstaStar

1. Red Room with Jenny Claffey
2. The Catch up with Louise McSharry
3. Flop Culture (Fionnuala Jay)
4. The ‘Socially Awkward’ Podcast (Shanice Griffin, Brandon Caulfield and Daniel Devlin)
5. Hold My Drink with Charleen and Ellie
6. Shrine Podcast (Brendan O’Loughlin, Rebekah Shekleton, Hannah Connolly)

Home & Lifestyle InstaStar

1. Ciaran Mulqueen (CrazyHousePrices)
2. Orla McConnon (theorlacle)
3. Hayley Burke (thediyist)
4. Laura de Barra
5. Caoimhe McGinley (thebighillhouse)
6. Gráinne Daly (Hey It’s Grá)

Wellness InstaStar

1. Roz Purcell
2. Lauren Scully
3. Chris Connolly (Get Better With Chris)
4. Andrada Pop
5. Niamh Cullen
6. Laura Nolan

Comedy InstaStar

1. Andrea Woods
2. Kyla Cobbler
3. Aisling Kearns
4. Anna Clifford
5. Rachel Galvin
6. Enya Martin