Shortlist – 2024
IMRO Radio Awards
A: Music Programming Awards
A1: General Music Programme
Dave Moore on Today FM » Today FM
Gareth O’Callaghan » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
On the Move with Kayte O’Malley » Galway Bay FM
Ray Foley on Today FM » Today FM
The Nova Lunchbreak with Dee Woods » Radio Nova
A2: Specialist Music Programme
Block Rockin Beats with Dec Pierce » Today FM
Europop – The Neil Hannon Show » BBC Radio Ulster
FM104’s Freaks with Al Gibbs » FM104
In the Mix with Marty » SPIN 1038
The Tom Dunne Show » Newstalk
A3: Breakfast Programme
Colm and Lucy in the Morning » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
iRadio in the Morning with Cooper and Oonagh » iRadio
Morning Glory with PJ Gallagher and Jim McCabe » Radio Nova
RedFM Breakfast with KC » Cork’s RedFM
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
A4: Music Special / Music Event
25 Years is a Long Way Baby » Midlands 103
Chuck Berry, in a Field, in Ballisodare » Ocean FM
Classical Connections – Seamus Heaney Special » BBC Radio Ulster /
Radio Foyle
Today FM Celebrating Sinéad O’Connor » Today FM
Today FM’s Big Busk for Focus Ireland » Today FM
A5: IMRO Irish Music Programme or Initiative
21 Beats on Beat 102-103 » Beat 102-103
All Irish with Claire Beck » Today FM
iLove Irish » iRadio
Mise Sessions » RTÉ Radio 1
Plugged In Lyra Special » Galway Bay FM
B: News and Sports Programming Awards
B1: News Story / News Event
A Tornado in Leitrim » Ocean FM
Dublin Riots » Newstalk
Emergency Department Death Trap – John Cooke RTÉ Radio 1 » RTÉ Radio 1
Gone with the Wind » Shannonside Northern Sound
The Arrest of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson » BBC Radio Ulster
B2: News Programme - Full Service
After the Flood – RTÉ Radio News At One » RTÉ Radio 1
Breakfast Briefing » Newstalk
Dublin Riots – Eye Witness Accounts and Reaction – Morning Ireland » RTÉ Radio 1
Newstalk’s Dublin Riots Special » Newstalk
The Arrest of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson » BBC Radio Ulster
B3: News Programme - Local / Regional
Cork’s 96FM News Extended Bulletin » Cork’s 96FM
FYI Galway – Blockades, Bottles and Birthdays » Galway Bay FM
Mass Day of Strike Action » BBC Radio Foyle
Q102 Lunchtime News » Dublin’s Q102
Waterford @ 6 – 30 Year Search for Imelda Keenan » WLR FM
B4: Current Affairs Programme - Full Service
Newstalk Breakfast » Newstalk
The Hard Shoulder » Newstalk
The Last Word with Matt Cooper » Today FM
The Late Debate -The Dublin Riots » RTÉ Radio 1
The Pat Kenny Show » Newstalk
B5: Current Affairs Programme - Local / Regional
Midlands Today » Midlands 103
North West Today » Ocean FM
The Michael Reade Show » LMFM
The Nine ’til Noon Show with Greg Hughes » Highland Radio
Tipp Today » Tipp FM
B6: Sports Story
Doubters to Believers – Jurgen, Liverpool and the Irish Reds » Dublin’s Q102
Monaghan Day » Shannonside Northern Sound
Ón Taobhlíne OB Live from GAA World Games in Derry » BBC Radio Ulster
The Rise and Fall of Vera Pauw » Newstalk
When Rio Came to Rovers » Ocean FM
B7: Sports Programme - Full Service
Chapters of Magnificence » RTÉ Radio 1
Game On » RTÉ 2FM
Off The Ball » Newstalk
B8: Sports Programme - Local/Regional
Radio Kerry Weekend Sport » Radio Kerry
The Final Whistle – How the West Was Won » Ocean FM
The Men of ’23 » Galway Bay FM
The Score with Trevor Welch » Cork’s 96FM
Up for the Match » C103 Cork
C: Speech Programming Awards
C1: Documentary
35 Years of GCN » Newstalk
Concrete Jungle » Clare FM
Documentary on One: Fear and Mistrust » RTÉ Radio 1
Leesa: Last One on the Train » RTÉ Radio 1
Queen of Nightclubs (Lyric Feature) » RTÉ Lyric FM
C2: Music, Arts and Culture Documentary
Are You Blind or What? » Midlands 103
Building a Ballet (The Lyric Feature) » RTÉ Lyric FM
Give Kate Bush Back to the Irish » BBC Radio Ulster
Louder Than Bombs – The Smiths in Ireland, Nov 84 » RTÉ Radio 1
Magic on a Winter’s Night (Lyric Feature) » RTÉ Lyric FM
The Trashcan Sinatras » Radio Nova
C3: Short Feature
Henry McKean Reports » Newstalk
Poetry People Reports Dave MacArdle » RTÉ Radio 1
The Greatest Gender Benders of Music » Radio Nova
The Story Behind The Song » Clare FM
Where Life Sounds Greener » RTÉ Lyric FM
C4: Magazine Programme
Atlantic Tales » Clare FM
Moncrieff » Newstalk
Saturday View » Midlands 103
Saturday with John Toal – Christmas at John’s » BBC Radio Ulster
TY Takeover » Galway Bay FM
C5: Drama
Assume Nothing: The Handler – Six Months in Hell – Episode 2 » BBC Radio Ulster
Drama On One – Helen Wheels by Fionn Foley » RTÉ Radio 1
Miracle On McCurtain Street – Lorraine and Ross » Cork’s 96FM
Sandwich » Newstalk
Shinaid » RTÉ Radio, Drama on One
C6: Specialist Speech Programme
Alright, Pet? » BBC Radio Ulster
Feather and Flock (Lyric Feature) » RTÉ Lyric FM
FM104’s Come In » FM104
Futureproof » Newstalk
The Home Show » Newstalk
C7: Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
Cosán na mBan » RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Hit 30 » SPIN 1038
Ón Domhan Thíos » RTÉjr / RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
Splanc le Cuán Ó Flatharta » Newstalk
The Magic of An Ríocht » Radio Kerry
C8: Interactive Speech Programme
Liveline » RTÉ Radio 1
Lunchtime Live » Newstalk
Night Time Talk with Lauren O’Sullivan » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
One Giant Leap on The Neil Prendeville Show » Cork’s RedFM
The Stephen Nolan Show » BBC Radio Ulster
C9: Sustainability
Ecolution » RTÉjr Radio
Gardeners’ Corner with David Maxwell » BBC Radio Ulster
Public Transport in 90 Minutes » 98FM
Waterford in Action – A Climate Discussion » WLR FM
We Only Want The Earth (Lyric Feature series) » RTÉ Lyric FM
D: General Awards
D1: Community/Social Action
2FM – Stand Up Awareness Week » 2FM
98FM’s Best of Dublin Awards » 98FM
Blue Monday » 98FM
Cork’s 96FM Giving for Living Radiothon » Cork’s 96FM
Men’s Health Matters » WLR FM
D2: On-Air Competition / Promotion
Back to the Future – Simon Harris Day » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Dead Air » 98FM
FM104’s Quid Games with Graham and Nathan » FM104
Gift Grub Turns 25 » Today FM
The Grand Tour » iRadio
D3: Station Imaging
Cork’s 96FM
FM104
Radio Nova
SPIN 1038
Today FM
D4: Entertainment Inserts
A Very Moore-y Christmas » Today FM
Emma, Dave and Aisling’s Swaptember » SPIN 1038
Gift Grub on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show » Today FM
RedFM Breakfast with KC – The 10 Past 8 Bits » Cork’s RedFM
This Is – Lorraine and Ross in the Morning » Cork’s 96FM
D5: Digital and Social Innovation
Beat’s Digital Media Literacy Tour » Beat 102-103
Dave & Fionnuala’s Grand Tour » iRadio
Emma, Dave & Aisling’s Swaptember – Dave’s Dream Day » SPIN 1038
FM104’s Quid Games with Graham and Nathan » FM104
Inner Drive » Newstalk
D6: Radio Station Podcast of the Year
Inside Ireland’s Rising Right » Newstalk
Inside the Crime » Newstalk
Let Me Explain with Sean Defoe » Newstalk
Runaway Joe » RTÉ Radio 1
The Real Carrie Jade » RTÉ Radio 1
E: People Awards
E1: Music and Entertainment Presenter of the Year
Dave Duke » iRadio
Emma Nolan » SPIN 1038
Graham O’Toole » FM104
Ian Dempsey » Today FM
KC » Cork’s RedFM
E2: Radio DJ of the Year
Brian McEvoy » Cork’s 96FM
Eve Blair » BBC Radio Ulster
Jess Spencer » SPIN 1038
Louise Duffy » RTÉ Radio 1
Simon Murdoch » Cork’s 96FM
E3: Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
Ann Marie Kelly » Midlands 103
JJ O’Shea » Radio Kerry
Kieran McGuinness » Radio Nova
Ralph McLean » BBC Radio Ulster
Stephen McCauley » BBC Radio Ulster
E4: News Broadcaster of the Year
Alex Rowley » SPIN 1038
Chris Buckler » BBC Radio Ulster
Declan Harvey » BBC Radio Ulster
Fionnuala Corbett » iRadio
Shane Beatty » Newstalk
E5: News Reporter of the Year
Barry Lenihan » RTÉ Radio 1
Cian McCormack » RTÉ Radio 1
David Nevin » Galway Bay FM
Henry McKean » Newstalk
Sheila Naughton » Newstalk
E6: Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service
Aisling O’Reilly » Newstalk
Eoin Sheahan » Newstalk
John Duggan » Newstalk
Nathan Murphy » Newstalk
E7: Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Local / Regional
Austin O’Callaghan » Ocean FM
Derrick Lynch » Clare FM
Donal Ryan » Ocean FM
Eric White » BBC Radio Foyle
Tim Moynihan » Radio Kerry
E8: Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service
Andrea Gilligan » Newstalk
Ciara Kelly » Newstalk
Pat Kenny » Newstalk
Sean Moncrieff » Newstalk
William Crawley » BBC Radio Ulster
E9: Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Local / Regional
Alan Morrissey » Clare FM
Mark Patterson » BBC Radio Foyle
Neil Prendeville » Cork’s RedFM
Niall Delaney » Ocean FM
Patricia Messinger » C103 Cork
E10: The Gay Byrne Award - Newcomer of the Year
Dan Dooner » Shannonside Northern Sound
Gary Brennan » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Luke Delaney » Dublin’s Q102
Nicky Manley » Ireland’s Classic Hits Radio
Zeinab Elguzouli » FM104
F: Station of the Year Awards
F1: Radio Moment of the Year
Go Back to Your Country – Exposing Exploitation » LMFM
Liveline – Live from the Stardust Verdict » RTÉ Radio 1
The Portal’s Funeral » SPIN 1038
Who Cares for the Carers? » Newstalk
Why Me? » LMFM
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: National Station of the Year
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