eir Spiders

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{{Infobox award

| name = The Spider Awards

| caption = Former logo

| awarded_for = "Driving digital excellence"{{cite web| url=https://thespiders.ie/about-the-spider-awards/ | title=Awards - About | publisher= Haymarket Capital | website = thespiders.ie | accessdate = 13 August 2019 }}

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| country = Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

| year = {{start date and age|1996}}{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/tenderscout-scoops-top-prize-in-eir-spider-awards-1.2887967 | publisher = Irish Times | title = Tenderscout scoops top prize in Eir Spider awards | date = 1 December 2016 }}

| website = {{URL|thespiders.ie}}

}}

The Spider Awards (previously known as the Golden Spider Awards and for sponsorship reasons as the Eircom Spiders and later the Eir Spiders) is an annual awards ceremony for Irish contributions to online and digital media across a number of categories.{{cite web|url = http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/miss-bliss-to-host-eir-spider-awards-35203759.html | publisher = Irish Independent | website = independent.ie | title = Miss Bliss to host eir Spider Awards | date = 10 November 2016 | accessdate = 8 August 2017}}{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/entries-for-golden-spider-awards-increase-by-20-1.830968 | publisher = Irish Times | title = Entries for Golden Spider awards increase by 20% | date = 31 October 2008 | accessdate = 13 November 2018}}

Established in 1996,{{cite web | url = http://belltimemagazine.ie/spider-awards-2015-winners/ | publisher = Bell Time Magazine | website = belltimemagazine.ie | title = Congratulations to the 2015 Spider Awards Winners | date = 29 October 2015 | accessdate = 8 August 2017 | archive-date = 13 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190813120748/http://belltimemagazine.ie/spider-awards-2015-winners/ | url-status = dead }} the awards are hosted by Business & Finance and historically sponsored by telecommunications company Eir (formerly known as Eircom).{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/news/2014-eircom-spider-awards-open-for-business-30380160.html |title=eircom Spider Awards open for business |publisher=Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie |accessdate=8 August 2017 |date=24 June 2014}}

A parallel set of awards for young people aged 19 and under, known as the "Junior Spiders", was established in 2009.{{cite web|url = https://www.siliconrepublic.com/discovery/eircom-launches-junior-spider-awards-for-young-online-innovators | publisher = Silicon Republic | website = siliconrepublic.com | title = Eircom launches Junior Spider Awards for young online innovators | date = 11 December 2012 | accessdate = 13 November 2018}}

Since 2018 the awards have reputedly come "under the umbrella" of the Dublin Tech Summit conference.{{cite web|url = https://irishtechnews.ie/the-spiders-is-now-under-the-dts-umbrella/ | publisher = Infused Media Group | website = irishtechnews.ie | title = The Spiders is Now Under the DTS Umbrella | date = 4 October 2018 | accessdate = 14 November 2018 }}