Shortlist – 2019
IMRO Radio Awards
A: Music Programming Awards
A1: General Music Programme
Dermot and Dave » Today FM
More Music with Philip Bourke » Cork’s Red FM
Muireann O’Connell Show » Today FM
The Big Ride Home with Dara Quilty » 98FM
The Saturday Soundtrack with Peter Devlin » Radio Nova
A2: Specialist Music Programme
Céilí House » RTÉ Radio 1
Music and the mind: Music and relaxation » RTÉ Lyric FM
The Beat Goes On » Today FM
The Paul McLoone Show » Today FM
The Tom Dunne Show » Newstalk
A3: Breakfast Programme
Beat Breakfast » Beat 102-103
Breakfast with Ray and Jay » Cork’s RedFM
Fully Charged with Graham and Nathan » Spin 1038
KC and Ross in the morning » Cork’s 96FM
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
A4: Music Special / Music Event
Astral Weeks at 50 » BBC Radio Ulster
Marty in the morning, Beatles’ White Album at 50 » RTÉ Lyric FM
Proms in the Park » BBC Radio Ulster
Tom’s Trip to Tipp – The Tom Dunne Show » Newstalk
The Trip to Tipp » Tipp FM
A5: Irish Music Programme or Initiative
Composer Lab on Blue of the Night » RTÉ Lyric FM
Electric Mainline » BBC Radio Foyle
Folk Awards » RTÉ Radio 1
The Long Road » RTÉ 2XM
Urban Hymns » RTÉ 2FM
B: News and Sports Programming Awards
B1: News Story / News Event
BBC Radio Foyle – Lyra McKee » BBC Radio Foyle
National Broadband Plan » Newstalk
The Battle of the Boyne – Drogheda’s Drugs War » LMFM
Thank You Laura » Clare FM
The Grand Hotel » East Coast FM
When Mistakes Cost Lives » Radio Kerry
B2: News Programme - Full Service
Bloody Sunday: The Decisions Live » BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle
Evening Extra » BBC Radio Foyle/Ulster
This Week: Brexit’s Meaningful Vote » RTÉ Radio 1
B3: News Programme - Local / Regional
Downtown and Cool FM News Teams » Downtown & Cool FM
Extended News Bulletin » Cork’s 96FM
Optics, than Fibre Optics » Shannonside
Rooskey Under Fire » Shannonside
The Breakfast Show » BBC Radio Foyle
B4: Current Affairs Programme - Full Service
Between the Lines » Newstalk
Newstalk Breakfast » Newstalk
Saturday with Cormac – The Meaning and Values of Irishness » RTÉ Radio 1
The Hard Shoulder » Newstalk
The Pat Kenny Show » Newstalk
B5: Current Affairs Programme - Local / Regional
Deise Today – Waterford Acid Attack » WLR FM
Dublin Talks » 98 FM
Midlands Today with Will Faulkner » Midlands 103
Morning Focus » Clare FM
The Mark Patterson Show » BBC Radio Foyle
B6: Sports Story
Declan Rice – A Tradegy of Three Acts » Newstalk
From Russia with Love » Today FM
Meet the Determined – Team Ireland at the Special Olympics World Games » Today FM
Painkillers in Irish Sport » Newstalk
“The Players is the Men” (Derry 1993) » RTÉ Radio 1
B7: Sports Programme - Full Service
Off the Ball – Live » Newstalk
Off the Ball » Newstalk
Sunday Sport – Stories and Action for over 40 years » RTÉ Radio 1
Team 33 » Newstalk
The Last Word with Matt Cooper » Today FM
B8: Sports Programme - Local/Regional
Big Red Bench » Cork’s Red FM
Carlow Rising » KCLR 96FM
Now That’s What I Call Sport » 98FM
The Score » Cork’s 96FM
Weekend Sports Breakfast » Dublin’s Q102
C: Speech Programming Awards
C1: Documentary
Documentary on One: In Shame, Love, In Shame » RTÉ Radio 1
Lyric Feature – In the Wind » RTÉ Lyric FM
So Much More than Baby Blues » Beat 102-103
Sticking Out » BBC Radio Ulster
The Rescue » Clare FM
C2: Music Documentary
Documentary on One: Ireland’s First Superstar » RTÉ Radio 1
Documentary on One: Johnny Cash’s Lost Tour of Ireland » RTÉ Radio 1
Documentary on One In Association with RTE Arts and Culture: The Summer of Astral Weeks » RTÉ Radio 1
The Story of the Christmas Chart Topper » 98FM
The Road Well Travelled » RTÉ Radio 1
C3: Short Feature
Cluas Chiarraí » Radio Kerry
Every Road has a Cross to Bear » LMFM
Finding your Tingle – The Francie Boylan Show » OceanFM
Live from the Past » Radio Kerry
The Birth of Laylah » South East Radio
C4: Magazine Programme
Countrywide » RTÉ Radio 1
Moncrieff » Newstalk
Plan B with Sarina Bellissimo » Spin 1038
The John Toal Show » BBC Radio Ulster
Valentine’s Day Special » LMFM
C5: Drama
Jetty Stars » WLR FM
RTE Drama on One: James’s Story by David Zane Mairowitz » RTÉ Radio 1
RTE Drama on One: Northern Lights by Stephen Jones » RTÉ Radio 1
The Vampire of Killaspleen » Shannonside
Searching for Daddly Dee » Newstalk
C6: Specialist Speech Programme
Children at the Microphone » RTÉ Radio 1
Futureproof “Chances” » Newstalk
Getting Better, not Bitter » OceanFM
Six Dads » RTÉ Radio 1
The Blame Game » BBC Radio Ulster
C7: Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
An Saol Ó Dheas » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Go Domhain San Fharraige » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Fear Bean nó Idir Eatharthu » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Iris Anair » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Litreacha » BBC Gaeilge
Tracy Clifford » RTÉ 2FM
C8: Interactive Speech Programme
Liveline: After 82 years, Eileen Macken Finds Her Mother » RTÉ Radio 1
Lunchtime Live » Newstalk
Phoneshow » FM104
The Neil Prendeville Show – A Mansion on the Hill » Cork’s Red FM
D: General Awards
D1: Community/Social Action
Dublin Life » FM104
Giving for Living Radiothon » Cork’s 96FM
The East CoastFM Wicklow Wide Coffee Morning » East CoastFM
The Galway Bay FM Sleepout for Simon » Galway Bay FM
Wish Week » Classic Hits
D2: On-Air Competition / Promotion
Beat the Bomb » Spin 1038
Best of Dublin » 98FM
Gotta Get It Wrong » Spin 1038
Greedy Guts » 98 FM
The Can – A – Da Challenge » Cork’s Red FM
D3: Station Imaging
98FM
FM104
Newstalk
Spin 1038
Today FM
D4: Entertainment Inserts
Gift Grub on the Ian Dempsey Show » Today FM
Fully Charged with Graham and Nathan » Spin 1038
KC and Ross in the Morning » Cork’s 96FM
Rise and Smile » Galway Bay FM
Strawberry Alarm Clock » FM104
D5: Digital & Social Innovation
Are You Watching on the Radio » OceanFM
Cluas Chiarraí » Radio Kerry
Choose your Own Breakfast Show » 98FM
Gift Grub 2.0 » Today FM
The iRadio Thief » iRadio
E: People Awards
E1: Music and Entertainment Presenter of the Year
Dara Quilty » 98FM
Dermot Whelan » Today FM
Luke O’Faolain » 98FM
Muireann O’Connell » Today FM
Ray Foley » Cork’s RedFM
E2: Radio DJ of the Year
David Hammond » Beat 102-103
Izzy Bartak-Healey » Cork’s RedFM
Killian Petit » Cork’s RedFM
Sharon Lynskey » iRadio
Steve K » Spin 1038
E3: Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
Ann Marie Kelly » Midlands 103
God Knows Jonas » Spin South West
Kieran McGuinness » Radio Nova
Ralph McLean » BBC Radio Ulster
Tom Dunne » Newstalk
E4: News Broadcaster of the Year
Andrew Lowth » Spin 1038
Elaine McGee » BBC Radio Foyle
Gavin McLoughlin » Newstalk
Karen Patterson » BBC Radio Ulster
Susan Keogh » Newstalk
E5: News Reporter of the Year
Aideen Finnegan » Newstalk
Brian O’Connell » RTÉ Radio 1
Declan Harvey » BBC Radio Ulster
Frank Greaney » Newstalk
Henry McKean » Newstalk
E6: Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service
Damien O’Meara » RTÉ Radio 1
Darren Frehill » RTÉ Radio 1
Joe Molloy » Newstalk
Marie Treasa Ni Cheallaigh » Newstalk
Nathan Murphy » Newstalk
E7: Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Local / Regional
Daniel Pitcher » Dublin’s Q102
Debbie Ridgard » Beat 102-103
Eric White » BBC Radio Foyle
Sean McCaffrey » Shannonside
Tim Moynihan » Radio Kerry
E8: Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service
Ciara Kelly » Newstalk
Ivan Yates » Newstalk
Sean Moncrieff » Newstalk
Sean O’Rourke » RTÉ Radio 1
Stephen Nolan » BBC Radio Ulster
E9: Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Local / Regional
Jerry O’Sullivan » Radio Kerry
Mark Patterson » BBC Radio Foyle
Neil Prendeville » Cork’s Red FM
Niall Delaney » Ocean FM
Sarina Bellissimo » Spin 1038
E10: Newcomer of the Year Award
Brian McEvoy » iRadio
Declan Wilson » goQradio
Jillian Godsil » Eastcoast FM
Kayte O’Malley » Spin South West
Sinead Brassil » LMFM
F: Station of the Year
F1: Radio Moment of the Year
Bosco v Dustin » iRadio
Gerry Ryan Show 2FM 40 Special » RTÉ 2FM
Maria Bailey Interview » RTÉ Radio 1
The Neil Prendeville Show – ‘A Bubble of Brilliant-ness’ » Cork’s RedFM
The Priest Who Annointed Lyra McKee Speaks Hours After the Murder » BBC Radio Foyle
F2: Local Station of the Year
No shortlist published for this category
F3: Music Station of the Year
No shortlist published for this category
F4: Full Service Station of the Year
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