Gradaim RTS Ireland 2025 announces nominees for the 2025 Royal Television Society awards
Posted: 26th February 2025
Gradaim RTS Ireland 2025, hosted by Virgin Media Television, has today announced the nominees for the Royal Television Society awards, which will take place on Thursday 27th March at the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin. The annual awards celebrate excellence in the broadcasting industry in Ireland.
The Royal Television Society awards had an unprecedented amount of entries in 2025. This year, the awards are hosted by Virgin Media Television with support from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, Screen Producers Ireland along with broadcasters RTÉ, TG4 and Sky Ireland.
Speaking at today’s announcement, Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin, Managing Director at Virgin Media Television, said: “We are delighted to host this year's RTS Ireland Awards and are looking forward to recognising outstanding achievements in the Irish broadcasting industry.”
Agnes Cogan, RTS Republic of Ireland Chair said: “It is my great pleasure to announce the fifth annual RTS Ireland Awards (Gradaim RTS), this year hosted by Virgin Media Television. RTS Awards are among the international gold standard awards for the TV industry, and an important showcase of the extraordinary talent evident across the country’s TV and Media industry. Our awards have already established themselves as a significant part of the calendar of the Irish TV and Media scene.”
The nominees are:
Scripted (sponsored by Screen Ireland)
- Crá (Fibin Media & Zoogon Ltd)
- Did you read about Erskine Fogarty (Connla’s Well)
- Faithless (Grand Pictures & Media Musketeers)
- The Boy that Never Was (Subotica)
- The Dry: Series 2 (Element Pictures)
Live Sports (sponsored by TVM)
- Aer Lingus Classic Football Championship (Iris Productions)
- Autumn Nation Series 2024 (Virgin Media Television)
- GAA BEO (Nemeton TV)
- Rugbaí Beo, Munster v Leinster, Christmas Interpro (Iris Productions)
Sports Documentary (sponsored by NEP)
- Cloch le Carn – Micheál (RTÉ)
- Girls in Green (RTÉ)
- One Night in Millstreet (Proposition Films and Fastnet Films)
- Path To Paris (Brick Films Ltd)
News Broadcaster of the Year (sponsored by Camerakit.ie)
- RTÉ
- Virgin Media Television
- Sky Ireland
Factual Single (sponsored by Coimisiún na Meán)
- Anorexia, My Family & Me (Alleycats TV)
- Bishop Casey’s Buried Secrets (RTÉ)
- Jackie & Coco (Atom Films)
- So This Is Christmas (Venom Films)
- Stalked (Alleycats TV)
Factual Series (sponsored by Egg Post Production)
- Life Actually (Kite Entertainment)
- Naíonra (Tyrone Productions)
- On The Beat (Oddboy Media)
- Stardust: Truth (RTÉ)
- Women Locked Up – Inside the Dóchas (Midas Productions)
Specialist Factual (sponsored by Screenscene)
- Birdsong (True Films)
- Christy Brown: Self Portrait (Averner Films)
- Songlines (Harvest Films)
- Stolen (Wildfire Films & Bensom Productions)
- The Cable That Changed the World (Tyrone Productions)
Current Affairs (sponsored by Nemeton TV)
- Idir Dhá Bhaile: Ó Chív go Corcaigh (Below the Radar)
- Is Ireland Full? (Virgin Media Television)
- RTÉ Investigates: Inside the Protests (RTÉ)
- The Big Interview: Election 2024 (Virgin Media Television)
- The Locals (Fourth Wall Film & TV)
Factual Entertainment (sponsored by IMRO)
- Best Place to Be (Animo TV)
- First Dates Ireland (Coco Content)
- Gogglebox Ireland (Kite Entertainment)
- Téacs Taistil (Macalla Teoranta)
- The Great Home Inspo Adventure With James Kavanagh (Tyrone Productions)
Entertainment (sponsored by Piranha Bar)
- Callan Kicks The Year 2024 (Wonky Chair Media)
- CUMASC: Seisiúin sa Black Gate (Black Gate Productions)
- Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special (84/Ochtó4 Productions)
- The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In (Green Inc Film and Television)
- The Money List (RTÉ)
Animation & Children’s Programme (sponsored by Element First)
- Kabin Crew’s Christmas Special (84/Ochtó4 Productions)
- Li Ban (Paper Owl Films)
- Maddie and Triggs (Turnip and Duck)
- What Daire Did Next (Tyrone Productions)
- Where the Wild Geese Go (EZ Films)
The winners of the Outstanding Contribution Award, Breakthrough Talent Award (sponsored by Production People) and Audiences’ Choice Award (sponsored by Screen Producers Ireland) will also be announced on the evening of the awards.