Newstalk has been shortlisted 23 times for this year’s IMRO awards. 

The awards recognise the best in Irish radio across 39 categories.  

This year, Newstalk has been nominated in the following categories: 

News Story: The Citywest Riots 

News Programme - Full Service: Breakfast Briefing and Breakfast Business 

Current Affairs Programme - Full Service: The Claire Byrne Show and The Pat Kenny Show

Sports Story: Troy Parrott’s Joke of a Week 

Sports Programme - Full Service: Off The Ball and Off The Ball Live

Documentary: This Land Is Your Land 

Music, Arts & Culture, Documentary: Plenty Times

Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge: Splanc le Cuán Ó Flatharta

Interactive Speech Programme: Lunchtime Live

Sustainability: 28 Ways to Save the World 

Community/Social Action: Make a Wish

Radio Podcast of the Year: Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe and Show Me The Science with Professor Luke O'Neill 

News Broadcaster of the Year: Eamonn Torsney

News Report of the Year: Henry McKean

                                               Sarah Madden

 Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service: Eoin Sheahan 

Speech Broadcaster of the Year - Full Service: Anton Savage

Radio Moment of the Year: “I’ve been living a lie” on The Hard Shoulder

The winners will be announced at an event on 2nd October.

Main image: Newstalk at the IMROs.