Pat Kenny has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA).
Tributes were paid to the Newstalk broadcaster from celebrities including Celine Dion - Kenny hosted the Eurovision Song Contest the year Dion won for Switzerland.
Other highlights saw 'Red Rock' receive Best Soap for second year; Brendan O’Carroll took Best Male Performance for 'Mrs Browns Boys', and 'Bridget and Eamon' won two IFTAs, for Best Comedy and Best Director Soap/Comedy.
Host Amanda Byram | Image via @IFTA on Twitter
The IFTA Gala Television Awards will be broadcast on TV3 tomorrow night.
Al Porter picked up the Gala TV Rising Star Award, while Bob Geldof spoke from the stage about his IFTA winning documentary about Yeats.
Amanda Byram hosted the show, which saw 'First Dates Ireland' crowned Best Reality - while Daniel and Majella's B&B took Best Factual.
'Mrs Brown's Boy' Rory Cowan | Image via @IFTA on Twitter
Some 23 Academy categories were presented, with winners including Sharon Horgan for Best Female Performance and Best Writer (Soap and Comedy) for 'Catastrophe', and COCO Television won Best Documentary Series for the Liam Neeson narrated '1916 The Irish Rebellion'.
RTÉ presenter Miriam O'Callaghan | Image via @IFTA on Twitter
'I Am Immigrant' won Best Single Documentary, and drama 'An Klondike' took the Best Irish Language award.
Mícheál Ó Meallaigh was awarded an IFTA for his Outstanding Contribution to the Industry and the Irish Language by Gráinne Seoige, for his achievements as Commissioning Director of TG4 for 20 years.
Singer and actress Samantha Mumba | Image via @IFTA on Twitter
The full list of IFTA Gala TV Awards winners is below:
MALE PERFORMANCE
Brendan O'Carroll - Mrs Browns Boys
REALITY AND CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL
First Dates Ireland - COCO Television
DOCUMENTARY SINGLE
I Am Immigrant - Motive Television
FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Sharon Horgan - Catastrophe
ENTERTAINMENT
Brendan O’Connor’s Cutting Edge
FACTUAL
Daniel & Majella's B&B Road Trip
CURRENT AFFAIRS
RTÉ Investigates - Standards in Public Office - RTÉ
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S
My Life Champion of the World - Tyrone Productions
ANIMATION
The Day Henry Met - Wiggleywoo
COMEDY
Bridget & Eamon
IRISH LANGUAGE
An Klondike - Abú Media
WRITER - SOAP AND COMEDY
Sharon Horgan - Catastrophe
EDITING - TELEVISION
Úna Ní Dhonghaile - An Innocent Man
SOUND - TELEVISION
Deoch an Dorais - Dean Jones, Colm O'Rourke and John Brennan
CAMERA - TELEVISION
Michael O’Donovan - These Walls Can Talk
DIRECTOR - SOAP AND COMEDY
Jason Butler – Bridget & Eamon
DIRECTOR TELEVISION
Gerry Nelson – Wild Cities
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
1916: The Irish Rebellion - COCO Television
GALA TV RISING STAR WINNER
Al Porter
SPORTS
Hidden Impact: Rugby and Concussion - Wildfire Films
NEWS
Ireland Live News @ 5:30 - Brexit Special - UTV
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof on WB Yeats
LIVE EVENT
Centenary - RTÉ
SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMA
Red Rock
