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: IMRO

Newstalk 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