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At a gala awards ceremony last Friday in the Conrad Hotel in Dublin, the Mercedes-Benz Vito was named as the 2025 Irish Van of the Year in association with Continental Tyres.
The Irish Van of the Year accolade is awarded by the van jury of the Motoring Media Association of Ireland (MMAI), the grouping that brings together Ireland’s most experienced motoring journalists.
Members of the Irish Van of the Year jury individually assess each commercial vehicle that is launched in Ireland each year and the winner is announced as part of the overall Irish Car and Van of the Year programme at an awards event every November.
Also picking up a prize in the Irish Van of the Year awards programme for 2025 was the Ford Transit Courier, Irish Small Panel Van of the Year; the new Renault Master, Irish Large Panel Van of the Year; the Toyota Corolla Professional, Irish Car-Derived Van of the Year; and the Ineos Quartermaster, Irish Pick Up of the Year. The Mercedes-Benz Vito was also voted Irish Medium Panel Van of the Year.
Elsewhere at the awards, the Renault Scenic E-Tech Electric was named as the 2025 Irish Car of the Year, making it the fifth consecutive year that an electric vehicle has been voted the Irish Car of the Year.
At the Irish Van of the Year Awards ceremony in Dublin last Friday, the Irish Van of the Year and Irish Medium Panel Van of the Year awards were won by the Mercedes-Benz Vito. Pictured at the presentation were Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor Continental Tyres; Ciara Hoctor, marketing specialist, MDL; Fergus Conheady, commercial vehicle sales manager, Mercedes-Benz; Paul White, MMAI; and Daragh Keany, MMAI chairman.At the Irish Van of the Year Awards ceremony in Dublin last Friday, the Irish Car-Derived Van of the Year award was won by the Toyota Corolla Professional. Pictured at the presentation were Cathal Doyle, Irish Van of the Year juror; Lauren Hennessy, marketing communications at Toyota Ireland; and Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres.At the Irish Van of the Year Awards ceremony in Dublin last Friday, the Irish Small Panel Van of the Year award was won by the Ford Transit Courier. Pictured at the presentation were Cathal Doyle, Irish Van of the Year juror; Paul Draper, CV sales manager, Ford; and Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres.At the Irish Van of the Year Awards ceremony in Dublin last Friday, the Irish Pick Up of the Year award was won by the Ineos Quartermaster. Pictured at the presentation were Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres; David Bassett, MD of Ineos distributor Orangeworks Automotive; and Michael Moroney, Irish Van of the Year juror.At the Irish Van of the Year Awards ceremony in Dublin last Friday, the Irish Large Panel Van of the Year award was won by the new Renault Master. Pictured at the presentation were Cathal Doyle, Irish Van of the Year juror; Seamus Morgan, head of distribution for the Cedar Group; and Tom Dennigan of awards sponsor, Continental Tyres.
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