Contenders for annual Irish Van of the Year awards announced

The list of eligible vans for the title of Irish Van of the Year 2025, in association with Continental Tyres, has been announced by the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI) Van of the Year Jury. 

The winners in the competition, including category and overall title winner, will be announced at an awards ceremony in The Conrad Hotel, Dublin, on Friday November 15, 2024. 

Voted on by a specialised jury of MMAI members, comprised of Ireland’s most experienced van journalists, the eligible vans for this year’s awards are listed below.

The overall winner of the title of Irish Van of the Year 2025 will be drawn from the models that win out in their category.  

As part of the judging process, the MMAI van jury members assess each van that is launched on the Irish market, grading each vehicle on such attributes as: value for money, versatility, build quality and performance.

“In the current resurgent commercial vehicle market – where van sales are up by a tally of 8.5 percent versus a minus figure of 1.7 percent for car sales year on year – the choices of the well experienced MMAI van jury are always a good guide for van operators and fleet managers who are looking to renew their commercial vehicles in the new year,” said Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres. 

Paul White, spokesperson for the MMAI Van Jury, commented: “Resurgent is the best way to describe our van market this year – just look at the range of quality new models introduced to Ireland in 2024 – 31 models in total.  You would have to go back to well before Covid times for such a broad and varied line up of vans launched here in one calendar year”.  

Contenders for Irish Van of the Year title 2025:

Last year’s winner of the Irish Van of the Year title for 2024, in association with Continental Tyres, was the Mercedes-Benz Citan.