Ireland gets 56 nominations in New York Festivals Radio Awards

Written by RadioToday Ireland Updated April 1, 2022 - 11:22 am

The New York Festivals® Radio Awards competition has announced the 2022 Radio Awards shortlist across 14 category groups.

Ireland has 56 nominations, beaten only by the UK with 75 and the US with 57.

World-class audio entries created by storytellers from 24 countries around the globe were judged online by the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards Grand Jury.

Shortlisted entries include audiobooks, dramas, documentaries, breaking news coverage, entertainment, and music specials from radio stations, networks, prominent production companies and independent producers.

Shortlisted broadcasters include RTÉ along with independent stations and production houses.

They are up against entries from broadcasters around the world including the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBS News Radio, NBC News, Ireland, Deutsche Welle (DW), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Mediacorp.

Award-winning entries will be announced during the New York Festivals 2022 Storytellers Gala virtual event on April 26th.

Here are all the nominees from Ireland:

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CATEGORIES

Bairbre Flood Limited
IRELAND

Silence Would Be Treason

Documentary: Human Rights

GoLoud
IRELAND

Unusual Suspects

NEWS PROGRAMS: Best Nonfiction Series

GoLoud
IRELAND

Unusual Suspects

Podcasts: Serialized Podcast

GoLoud
IRELAND

Unusual Suspects

Podcasts: Narrative/Documentary Podcast

Hilary Fennell
IRELAND

Childless

Documentary: Social Issues

Karen Tomkins
IRELAND

Big Breakfast Little Stories on WLR FM

Entertainment: Best Children/Young Adult Program

Lisa Gernon
IRELAND

Irish Women in Harmony – Behind the Voices

Documentary: Music

Newstalk
IRELAND

Inside The Crime – Newstalk

Podcasts: Narrative/Documentary Podcast

Newstalk
IRELAND

Walking Alone After Dark – Newstalk – Newstalk Breakfast

NEWS: REPORTS/FEATURES: Best Investigative Reporting

Newstalk
IRELAND

When Mental Health Services Failed A Mum And Her Children – Newstalk -The Pat Kenny Show

Talk Programs: Best Talk/Interview Special

Ocean FM
IRELAND

My Name is Joe McDonnell, Hunger Striker

NEWS: REPORTS/FEATURES: Best Human Interest Story

Regan Hutchins
IRELAND

Encounters – Stories about our Natural World

Documentary: Environment & Ecology

Roundstone Media Ltd
IRELAND

The Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen – season two

Entertainment: Best Children/Young Adult Program

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Christmas with Guy Barker and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Entertainment: Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Edmea

Craft: Best Live Sound

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Ireland’s Changing Nature

Documentary: Climate Change & Sustainability

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Movies and Musicals with Aedín Gormley: Sondheim Special

Entertainment: Best Music Special

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

One Day / Lá Dá Raibh

Documentary: Culture & The Arts

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Saucy Mistress Boldface

Documentary: Human Relations

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

Sing! Dublin’s Gay and Lesbian Choir

Documentary: Profiles/Community Portraits

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

The Limerick Man

Documentary: Biography/Profiles

RTE Lyric FM
IRELAND

The Meadow

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Confinements by Judith Mok

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary On One: I Am To Be Shot

Documentary: Human Relations

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary On One: The Lost Millionaire

Documentary: History

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: Felix-Life And Limb

Documentary: Health/Medical

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary On One: Fire In The Sky

Documentary: Profiles/Community Portraits

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: GUNPLOT Ep 1. “The Spark That Lit The Flame”

Podcasts: Serialized Podcast

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: I’ll Send You Butterflies

Documentary: Human Relations

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary on One: L’Agression

Documentary: National Or International Affairs

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary on One: Miracle in Galway Bay

Documentary: Heroes

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Documentary On One: The Curious Case of Typhoid Mary

Documentary: History

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

DOCUMENTARY ON ONE: THE LIFE AND LIVING LADY

Documentary: Biography/Profiles

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

How Duke The Dog Became An Italian Citizen, By Tom Clonan

Craft: Best Narration

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

How Duke The Dog Became An Italian Citizen, By Tom Clonan

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Independent Mind, Audacious Spirit: Celebrating Travel Writer Dervla Murphy at 90

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Independent Mind, Audacious Spirit: Celebrating Travel Writer Dervla Murphy at 90

Documentary: Travel & Tourism

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Limekiln Lane by Louise Lewis

Craft: Best Performance by an Actress

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Limekiln Lane by Louise Lewis

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Mamó, By Sara Keating, Read By Ingrid Craigie

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Mamó, By Sara Keating, Read By Ingrid Craigie

Craft: Best Performance by an Actress

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Mamó, By Sara Keating, Read By Ingrid Craigie

Craft: Best Narration

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe

Digital: Best Digital Drama Program

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe

Craft: Best Director

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

No Love Lost by Dylan Tighe, starring Thomas Collins

Craft: Best Performance by an Actor

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Nothing Ever Happens Around Here by Robert Barrett, Directed by Gorretti Slavin

Craft: Best Director

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Personal Space by Mairéad Kiernan, Directed by Zoë Comyns

Craft: Best Director

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Personal Space by Mairéad Kiernan, starring Evanna Lynch

Craft: Best Performance by an Actress

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

The Silent Passenger by Ronan Brady, starring Barry McGovern

Craft: Best Performance by an Actor

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Tubes by Gary Mitchell

Entertainment: Best Drama Special

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Wogan’s Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney

Entertainment: Best Regularly Scheduled Drama Program

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Wogan’s Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney

Craft: Best Writing

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Wogan’s Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney

Digital: Best Digital Drama Program

RTÉ Radio 1
IRELAND

Wogan’s Sweet Sixteen by Kenneth Sweeney, starring Al McKenna

Craft: Best Performance by an Actor

RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
IRELAND

Digging For Fire

Craft: Best Editing

The Shift Podcast Network
IRELAND

Promenade

Podcasts: Personal Lives Podcast

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