At the RTS Ireland Awards 2026, RTÉ won 11 awards – Scripted, Entertainment, Factual Series, Live Sport Coverage, News Broadcaster of The Year, Children’s Programming, Specialist Factual, Factual Entertainment, Current Affairs / Cúrsaí Reatha, Sports Documentary, and Short Film.
The Royal Television Society (RTS) Ireland Awards / Gradaim RTS event was held in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. As it was RTÉ’s turn to host this year, the awards were presented by RTÉ Radio 1’s Louise Duffy and RTÉ 2FM’s Aisling Bonner in front of 400 guests from across Ireland’s television industry.
Awards were announced across the 12 categories decided by the RTS judging panel, as well as two special awards – the Breakthrough Talent Award and Outstanding Contribution Award. In addition, the RTS Audience Choice Award enabled the public to vote for their favourite television show broadcast in 2025 on one of the partner broadcasters (Virgin Media Television, RTÉ, TG4, or Sky).
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Full list of RTS Ireland Awards 2026 winners:
People’s Choice Award
The Walsh Sisters
Scripted / Réamhscriptithe
Obituary Season 2 – Magamedia & APC | RTÉ
Entertainment / Siamsaíocht (Sponsored by Piranha Bar)
The Traitors Ireland – Kite Entertainment | RTÉ
Factual Series / Sraith Fhíorasach (Sponsored by Egg Post Production)
NORAID: Irish America & The IRA – Up and Away Media | RTÉ
Factual Single / Clár Fíorasach Aonair (Sponsored by Coimisiún na Meán)
Ransom ’79 – John Kelleher Media | Virgin Media Television
Live Sport Coverage – Spórt Beo (Sponsored by TVM)
WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 – RTÉ | RTÉ
News Broadcaster of The Year / Craoltóir Nuachta na Bliana (Sponsored by Camerakit.ie)
RTÉ
Children’s Programming / Páistí
Maddie + Triggs – Turnip + Duck | RTÉ
Specialist Factual / Sainchlár Fíorasach (Sponsored by Screenscene)
Housewife of the Year – Little Wing Films | RTÉ
Factual Entertainment / Siamsaíocht Fhíorasach (Sponsored by IMRO)
Uncharted With Ray Goggins – Diffusion Media | RTÉ
Current Affairs / Cúrsaí Reatha (Sponsored by Nemeton TV)
DJ Carey – Hero to Zero | RTÉ
Sports Documentary / Clár Faisnéise Spóirt (Sponsored by NEP)
Camogie: Inside the Championship – Kite Entertainment & True Films | RTÉ
Short Film / Gearrscannáin (Sponsored by Screen Ireland)
Grace – Invisible Thread | RTÉ
Breakthrough Talent Award
Eric Roberts
An Gradam Comaoine | Outstanding Contribution Award
Manchán Magan
The Gradaim RTS / RTS Ireland Awards are sponsored by Screen Producers Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, and Screen Ireland.
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