The Dry, Smother, North Sea Connections and Conversations with Friends have received multiple nominations across the Drama Categories. RTEjr’s animated short Dagda’s Harp was alsno nominated in animated short film category.

See the full list of nominees here.

RTS Ireland has also announced nominations in 10 categories for this year’s RTS Ireland Television Awards and 30 of these are for RTÉ as listed  below.

Juries considered over 130 entries from across the industry.

1 – THE NOMINEES | DRAMA | with thanks to Screen Ireland

• Doineann, DoubleBand Films (TG4)
• Every Five Miles, Vico Films (RTÉ)
• Holding, Happy Prince, Port Pictures (Virgin Media)
• Redemption, Metropolitan Films (Virgin Media)
• Smother, Treasure Entertainment (RTÉ)

2 – THE NOMINEES | ENTERTAINMENT | with thanks to Piranha Bar

• Callan Kicks the Year, Wonky Chair Media, (RTÉ)
• Cumasc: Seisiúin sa Black Gate, Black Gate Productions (TG4)
• Dancing with the Stars, ShinAwiL (RTÉ)
• Free Gaff, Green Inc Film & Television (RTÉ)
• The Ultimate Irish Playlist, ShinAwiL (RTÉ)

3 – THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL SERIES | with thanks to Egg Post Production

• Cois Móire, Cormorant Films (TG4)
• Crimes and Confessions (RTÉ)
• An Diabhal Inti, Lagan Media Productions (TG4)
• Great Lighthouses of Ireland, Inproduction TV (RTÉ)

4 – THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL SINGLE | with thanks to Nemeton TV

• Cyril Cusack: Lár An Stáitse, Dearg Films (TG4)
• Speechless, Firebrand Productions (RTÉ)
• The Ghost of Richard Harris, Bright Yellow Films, Samson Films, Groove International (Sky Arts)
• Young Plato, Soilsiu Films, Aisling Productions, Clin d’Oeil Films and Zadig Productions (RTÉ)

5 – THE NOMINEES | SPORT | with thanks to TVM

• Anton O’Toole – Finscéal de Shaol GAA,  Bankos Tales Productions (TG4)
• The Connacht Way, Motherland (RTÉ)
• Laochra Gael – Terence McNaughton, Nemeton TV (TG4)
• Munster Vs South Africa A (Virgin Media Television)
• Saipan – Rebel without a Ball,  (RTÉ)

6 – THE NOMINEES | NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS | with thanks to Camerakit.ie

• The Accountant, the Con, the Lies (RTÉ)
• The Death of Ashling Murphy (Virgin Media News)
• Eden Heaslip (RTÉ)
• RTÉ Investigates: Missing Pieces (RTÉ)
• Tragedy in Creeslough (Sky News)

7 – THE NOMINEES | ANIMATION | with thanks to Windmill Lane

• Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese, Kavaleer Productions, Watch Next Media, Cloud Co (RTÉ)
• Fia’s Fairies, Little Moon Animation (RTÉjr)
• The Ghastly Ghoul, Dream Logic Animation Studios and Lupus Films (RTÉ)
• Kiva Can Do, Kavaleer Productions (RTÉ)
• The Presenter, Cardel Entertainment (RTÉ)

8 – THE NOMINEES | SPECIALIST FACTUAL| with thanks to Ardán

• An Buachaill Gealgháireach, Imagine Media (TG4)
• Francis Bacon, The Outsider, Mount Venus Productions (RTÉ)
• Ireland’s Dirty Laundry, New Decade TV (RTÉ & ARTE)
• Maeve Binchy: The Magic of the Ordinary (RTÉ)
• A Note for Nature, Crossing the Line Films (RTÉ)

9 – THE NOMINEES | CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME | with thanks to IMRO

• Blast from the Past, Firebrand Productions (RTÉ)
• Dizzy Deliveries, Macalla Teoranta (RTÉ)
• Ireland’s Future is Mine, Tamber Media & Reverist (RTÉ)
• The Imagination Machine, Firebrand Productions (RTÉ)
• Storybud, Kite Entertainment (RTÉ)

10 – THE NOMINEES | FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT | with thanks to Screenscene

• Bagatelle – Ómós do Liam Reilly, Four Quadrant Films (TG4)
• Generation Dating, Coco Content (Virgin Media)
• Gogglebox Ireland, Kite Entertainment (Virgin Media)
• Lucy Investigates, ADARE Productions  (Virgin Media One)
• Secrets from the Showroom (RTÉ)

Caitlín Nic Aoidh and Cormac Ó hEadhra with special guests will announce RTS Ireland Television Award Winners at a gala event in the Galmont Hotel, Galway  on Tuesday March 28th 2023. Limited tickets for the event are on sale from today here.

The 20th Anniversary IFTA Awards Ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 7th in Dublin. IFTA Nominees will be announced at 8.30am (GMT) on Tuesday, 7th March.