Trending 20th September 2025 by Bronwyn O'Neill
And Your Hayu InstaStar 2025 Winners Are…
Another year has come and gone. Yes, the Hayu STELLAR InstaStar Awards are over for their fifth year!
This year, we were 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 and Gold Fever x Ceira Lambert.
We celebrated 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.
If you’ve been waiting with bated breath to see who this year’s winners are, never fear, we’ve got them right here!
Here are your winners, as voted by you…
InstaStar of the Year – sponsored by Hayu
Kayleigh Trappe (@kayleigh_trappe)
Rising InstaStar
Shane McCarthy (@shane_mccarthy21)
Beauty Over 50k InstaStar (sponsored by KASH Beauty)
Annalivia Hynds (@annaliviayhynds)
Beauty Under 50k InstaStar (sponsored by Kerry Hanaphy Clinic)
Rebekah O’Leary (@rebekahwithlove)
Travel InstaStar (sponsored by NYX Hotels)
Fashion Over 100k InstaStar (sponsored by Canella Lane)
Holly Carpenter (@hollycarpenter)
Fashion InstaStar Under 100k InstaStar (sponsored by Penneys)
Foodie InstaStar
Gina Daly (@thedalydish)
Podcast InstaStar (sponsored by Disaronno)
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