The IMRO Radio Awards are celebrating their 21st birthday this year, and RTÉ has garnered 34 nominations across RTÉ Radio 1, 2fm, lyric fm, Raidió na Gaeltachta and RTÉjr Radio.
703 entries were received in 2021, the largest number in over five years.
SPECIALIST MUSIC
– Simply Folk, RTÉ Radio 1
– The lyric Concert: Remembering John Lennon, RTÉ lyric fm
MUSIC SPECIAL
– Mise Freisin, RTÉ Radio 1
– RTÉ Choice Music Prize, RTÉ 2fm
– Sunday with Miriam: Christy Moore Special, RTÉ Radio 1
IRISH MUSIC PROGRAMME/INITIATIVE
– 2fm Rising, RTÉ 2fm
NEWS PROGRAMME
– Morning Ireland (Cyber Attack), RTÉ Radio 1
– News at One, RTÉ Radio 1
– This Week, RTÉ Radio 1
CURRENT AFFAIRS
– Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1
SPORTS STORY
– Jack Charlton: Player, Manager, Grandad, RTÉ Radio 1
SPORTS PROGRAMME
– Joey Dunlop: King of the Road, RTÉ Radio 1
– Rachael’s Day, RTÉ Radio 1
DOCUMENTARY
– Documentary on One: A Very Irish Coup, RTÉ Radio 1
– Documentary on One: Grief of a Nation, RTÉ Radio 1
MUSIC/ARTS/CULTURE
– By the Lakes of Ponchartrain, RTÉ Radio 1
– The Music Biz, RTÉ 2fm
SHORT FEATURE
– Countrywide, Farm Diary, RTÉ Radio 1
MAGAZINE
– The Ray D’Arcy Show, RTÉ Radio 1
DRAMA
– Drama on One: Quicksand, RTÉ Radio 1
– The Emperor’s New Duds, RTÉjr Radio
SPECIALIST SPEECH
– Like Family, RTÉ Radio 1
– The Poetry Programme, RTÉ Radio 1
IRISH-LANGUAGE
– Barrscéalta, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
INTERACTIVE SPEECH
– Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1
COMMUNITY/SOCIAL ACTION
– Stand Up Awareness Week, RTÉ 2fm
PODCAST
– Ecolution
– Gunplot
SPORTS BROADCASTER
– Marie Crowe, RTÉ 2fm
SPEECH BROADCASTER
– Damien O’Reilly, RTÉ Radio 1
DJ OF THE YEAR
– Tracy Clifford, RTÉ 2fm
NEWS BROADCASTER
– Carole Coleman
– Justin McCarthy
NEWS REPORTER
– Brian O’Connell
– John Cooke
RADIO MOMENT OF THE YEAR
– Sarah McInerney, RTÉ Radio 1