Newstalk has received 33 nominations for this year’s IMRO Radio Awards.
The annual awards honour the very best in Irish radio broadcasting and recognise the personalities that make Irish radio great.
The winners will be announced at a special ceremony at the Lyrath Estate in County Kilkenny on Friday, October 4th.
This year’s shortlist sees Newstalk nominated for awards in a host of categories.
IMRO Radio Awards nominations. Image: IMRONewstalk Breakfast, The Hard Shoulder and The Pat Kenny Show have all been nominated for Current Affairs Programme of the year.
Meanwhile, Moncrieff has been nominated for Magazine Programme of the year, Off the Ball is up for Sports Programme of the year and Lunchtime Live is up for Interactive Speech Programme of the year.
Breakfast Briefing has been nominated for News Programme of the year, while The Tom Dunne Show is up for Specialist Music Programme of the year.
Futureproof and The Home Show are both up for Specialist Speech Programme of the year.
Finally, Splanc le Cuán Ó Flatharta is up for Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge.
I’m shocked & thrilled to be shortlisted twice for this year’s @IMRORadioAwards. News Broadcaster and News Programme Full Service. I’ll never nap now! pic.twitter.com/YGNQBl3OAx
— Shane Beatty 🎙️ (@ShaneBeattyNews) August 28, 2024
So nice to make the shortlist of the #imro24 this year with @newstalkscience. Well done to all the nominees (especially fellow NTer @sinead_ryan) and the best of luck to you all on the night! Can't wait! pic.twitter.com/hHAql02FhG
— Jonathan McCrea (@jonathan_mccrea) August 28, 2024
Newstalk broadcasters are also in for a host of personal accolades.
Andrea Gilligan, Ciara Kelly, Pat Kenny and Sean Moncrieff have all been nominated for Broadcaster of the Year.
Shane Beatty has been nominated for News Broadcaster of the Year.
Aisling O’Reilly, Eoin Sheahan, John Duggan and Nathan Murphy are all nominated for Sports Broadcaster of the year.
Meanwhile, Henry McKean and Sheila Naughton are both nominated for News Reporter of the Year.
Thrilled to have The Home Show nominated for an @IMROireland award. Thanks to our brilliant listeners & a great team @newstalk 🥰 pic.twitter.com/gs7uWWOwKA
— @sinead_ryan (@sinead_ryan) August 28, 2024
The 2024 @IMROireland Radio Awards shortlist is out and I want to congratulate all my colleagues and fellow nominees! @NewstalkFM #Radio 📻 ❤️ #IMRO24 pic.twitter.com/zx3w4DWk3Y
— Henry McKean (@HenryMcKean) August 28, 2024
The full list of nominations is available here:
Current Affairs Programme – Full Service
Newstalk Breakfast
The Hard Shoulder
The Pat Kenny Show
News programme – Full Service
Breakfast Briefing
Newstalk’s Dublin Riots Special
Sports Programme – Full Service
Off the Ball
Magazine Programme
Moncrieff
Interactive speech programme
Lunchtime Live
Specialist Music Programme
The Tom Dunne Show
Specialist Speech Programme
Futureproof
The Home Show
Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
Splanc le Cuán Ó Flatharta
Broadcaster of the year
Andrea Gilligan
Ciara Kelly
Pat Kenny
Sean Moncrieff
Sports Broadcaster of the year
Aisling O’Reilly
Eoin Sheahan
John Duggan
Nathan Murphy
Shane Beatty
News Reporter of the Year
Henry McKean
Sheila Naughton
Radio Station Podcast of the Year
Inside Ireland’s Rising right
Inside the Crime
Let me Explain with Sean Defoe
News Story/News Event
Dublin Riots
Sports Story
The rise and fall of Vera Pauw
Radio moment of the year
Who cares for the carers?
Documentary
30 years of GCN
Short Feature
Henry McKean reports
Digital and Social Innovation
Inner Drive
Drama
Sandwich
