RTÉ AMONG CELTIC MEDIA FESTIVAL NOMINEES

The Celtic Media Festival, the longest-established and most prestigious media festival in the Celtic nations, has revealed the names for its esteemed Torc Awards For Excellence.

Nominees from across the UK, Ireland and Europe will compete across 26 award categories including Current Affairs, Comedy, Radio, Arts, Factual and Sport. And the Celtic Media Festival announced two new awards categories this year: Feature Documentary and Live Music Programme, which will showcase the rich talent on offer in those areas.

Nominated broadcasters include S4C, France 3, BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Wales, BBC Scotland and BBC Northern Ireland, as well as TG4 and RTÉ.

RTÉ received 17 nominations across a range of services and genre. You can watch back the announcements of the nominees here.

ARTS
Garech Browne: The Last Days at Luggala
RTÉ One

CURRENT AFFAIRS
Redress: Breaking the Silence
RTÉ One

FACTUAL SERIES
RTÉ Investigates; Life & Death-Inside Ireland’s Covid Battle
RTÉ One

LIVE MUSIC PROGRAMME
Una Healy’s New Year’s Eve Party
RTÉ One

RADIO COMEDY
Colm O’Regan Wants a Word (about the New Abnormal)
RTÉ Radio 1

RADIO DOCUMENTARY
Ár bPéire – Dónall Mac Ruairí
RTÉ Raidió Na Gaeltachta

Documentary on One: The Grief of a Nation
RTÉ Radio 1

RADIO DRAMA
Leaba an Bháis
RTÉ Radio 1

Crossing The Red Line
RTE Radio 1 Extra

RADIO MAGAZINE
Bladhaire
RTÉ Raidio na Gaeltachta

Pantisocracy
RTÉ Radio 1

RADIO SPORTS
Green and Gold
RTÉ Radio 1

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉjr Radio

SINGLE DOCUMENTARY
The Funeral Director
RTÉ One

HISTORY
COGADH AR

 ENTERTAINMENT
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