{"id":656663,"date":"2026-08-26T02:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/656663\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T02:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T02:01:26","slug":"radio-kerry-receives-12-nominations-for-imro-radio-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/656663\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Kerry receives 12 nominations for IMRO Radio Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Kerry has received 12 nominations for this year\u2019s IMRO Radio Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The awards mark the very best in Irish radio broadcasting, recognising those who have made contributions over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Kerry has secured the highest number of nominations for a local or regional station in this year&#8217;s awards.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Kerry has received 12 nominations in this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imroradioawards.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IMRO Radio Awards<\/a>, the shortlist for which was released today.<\/p>\n<p>In the Magazine Programme category, Kaya Flynn\u2019s Travels Through a Kingdom: Forever 19, and Joe McGill\u2019s The Saturday Supplement: Courage have been nominated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3ivB3A44-KayaFlynn_Travels_Through_A_Kingdom-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tiuKInjh-JoeMcGill_SaturdaySupplement-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio Kerry News has been nominated in the News Story category for coverage of the Kerry CAMHS Scandal with \u201cIt started with a phone call\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Weekend Sports is up for an award in the Sports Programme Local \/ Regional category, and Tim Moynihan is in the running for the Sports Broadcaster of the Year Local \/ Regional award.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-345405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tim-and-ambrose-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the Specialist Music Broadcaster, JJ O Shea has been nominated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JJ-O-SHEA-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Radio Kerry\u2019s coverage of Jessie Buckley\u2019s historic Oscar win has been shortlisted in the digital and social innovation award for #proudofjessie, and in the on-air competition\/promotion category for \u201cGood Luck Jessie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Niamh Daly has been nominated in the IMRO Irish music programme\/initiative for New Moves; she is also shortlisted in the community social action category, for Many Voices, One Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-459648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NIamhDaly_Fresh_NewMoves-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords Matter\u201d by the students of the Radio Kerry \/ Kerry College <a href=\"https:\/\/kerrycollege.ie\/full-time-courses\/digital-journalism-podcasting-radio-tralee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Journalism, Podcasting &amp; Radio course<\/a>, run by Connie Broderick and Joe McGill, is up for the Short Feature Award.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-486132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Words-Matter-Series-Image-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOurs to protect &#8211; Protecting the Ringed Plover\u201d is in the running in the Sustainability category.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Radio Kerry presenter Katie Jane Cronin has also been nominated for Music and Entertainment presenter of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiokerry.ie\/news\/imro-radio-awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IMRO Radio Awards<\/a> 2026, taking place at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, on Friday, 2 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Radio Kerry has received 12 nominations for this year\u2019s IMRO Radio Awards. 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