Shane O'Brien

Shane is the Executive Creative Director of BBDO Dublin. Prior to that he was Creative Director at Rothco | Accenture Interactive (now Droga Dublin), Creative Director of their sister agency Guns or Knives; and before that again, a senior writer in Rothco.

Over the last 16 years Shane has become one of Ireland’s most awarded creatives. He has been recognised at the Cannes Lions, Clios, EPICAs, Eurobest, D&AD, London International Awards, One Show, ICAD, the Effies, the Lovies and the Webbies. His work has featured in Lürzer’s Achive, Forbes Magazine and The New York Times, to name a few. Since Shane took the wheel as ECD, BBDO Dublin have won Irish Agency of the Year at the Kinsale Sharks twice in a row.

Shane has judged internationally at Eurobest (Entertainment), the Dubai Lynx (Film Craft), Mad Stars (International Jury and New Stars Jury), the Immortal Awards (National Jury), the One Club’s Next Creative Leaders (International Jury), as well as national Irish awards shows.

In his spare time Shane is an established screen writer and best-selling children’s author. His feature film Apocalypse Clown was released in cinemas in Ireland and the UK in September 2023 and it now available to stream on Netflix.