It was the shortest awards ceremony in the event’s history.

Still, the 14-minute online Social Media Awards 2020 announcements had plenty of big news in store for Cork.

Yay Cork took home the gold award for Best Instagram (Small Business), one of six gold wins for the Rebel County, announced by event MC Rick O’Shea in a YouTube video.

The Montenotte Hotel and The Glucksman were also among the #Sockies2020 winners at the awards, organised by Cork digital marketing guru Damien Mulley of Mulley Communications.

Hopkins Communications scooped Bronze in the ‘Twitter for Small Business’ category and Partnership International and Crosshaven Computers also took home awards.

Here’s a list of the Cork gold winners at the #Sockies2020:

Best Instagram for a Small Business: Yay Cork

Yay Cork took home the top prize in the ‘Best Instagram for a Small Business’ category, you can find our feed here.

Best Instagram for a Brand: The Montenotte Hotel

The Montenotte Hotel was the national winner in the ‘Best Instagram for a Brand’ category, you can check out their winning feed here.

Best Facebook for a Brand – In-house: Centra Musgrave

The Cork-based Centra Musgrave team scooped Gold in the ‘Facebook for a Brand’ category. You can follow them on Facebook here.

Best Covid19 Communications: SuperValu

Also based in Cork, the SuperValu team won the top award for social media communications during the pandemic. Find their feed here.

F*ck Covid19: The Glucksman

The Glucksman came out tops in this timely category, added this year for businesses that came up with innovative ideas during the pandemic. Check them out on Facebook here.

Best Small Biz Video Campaign: Change by Degrees

Cork’s Change by Degrees provides sustainability leadership and inspiration for people and organisations. You can see their winning work here.

You can watch the announcement in the video below and check out the full list of national winners here: