The Public House Wins Big at ICAD Awards

Independent creative agency The Public House were the biggest winners at the prestigious ICAD awards, picking up 22 bells, including five gold, four silver and 13 bronze. 

The client award was awarded to FBD Insurance, who have worked with The Public House since 2019. The FBD ‘Sound Support’ campaign, created by The Public House, was the big winner on the night, picking up an astonishing 16 bells across categories including Integrated Campaign, Innovation in Sound, Art Direction, Illustration & Graphics, and Outdoor. 

ICADs aims to support and recognise creative excellence in Irish advertising and design and their annual awards evening is a night of celebration within the industry. 

Colin Hart, agency founder and executive creative director, commented on the agency’s success, ‘Firstly we are flat out delighted with ourselves. We’d always aimed to be the leading awarded creative agency at the ICADs and this year marks 10 years of hard work and building solid and trusting relationships with a varied and exciting list of clients and let’s not forget all the production partners who’ve been a part of that success’. 

Catrióna Campbell, agency managing director and partner, added “We’re super proud of the team and excited for the recognition for our clients and production partners. The agency was awarded for campaigns across seven clients, in categories from innovation, branded content to more traditional categories like TV, VOD and outdoor. It shows us that our creative philosophy ‘boring doesn’t sell’ is helping us create and make work that isn’t just following the formula. It’s a nice way to mark our 10th anniversary”.

The full list of bells awarded to The Public House were: 

Gold 

• Art Direction SingleSound Support - Badminton, FBD, The Public House 
• Integrated campaign Sound Support, FBD, The Public House
• Use of music single Sound Support - Badminton, FBD, The Public House 
• Use of music single Sound Support - Boxing, FBD, The Public House 
• Use of music single Sound Support - Hockey, FBD, The Public House 

Silver 

• Art Direction Sound Support - Hockey, FBD, The Public House 
• Outdoor Single Sound Support - Badminton, FBD, The Public House 
• Innovation Sound Support, FBD, The Public House 
• Tactical - Sound Support, FBD, The Public House 

Bronze 

• Art direction single Barnardos - 'Cracks' The Public House 
• Art direction single Out in the World, EPIC, The Public House 
• Art direction single Sound Support - Rowing, FBD, The Public House 
• Illustration and graphics campaign Sound Support, FBD, The Public House 
• Outdoor single Out in the World, EPIC, The Public House 
• Outdoor single Sound Support - Hockey, FBD, The Public House 
• Outdoor single Sound Support - Rowing, FBD, The Public House 
• Outdoor single The Indo Daily Podcast - Heard the news? The Public House 
• Branded film content, any length Robin Redbreast Day The Public House 
• TV commercial over 30 seconds Quiet Change, Bord Na Mona The Public House 
• VOD/VOL single Barnardos 'Cracks' The Public House 
• Tactical advertising Save Our Game, Paddy Power, The Public House 
• Sound design campaign Sound Support, FBD, The Public House