The winners of the 2026 Royal Television Society Ireland Awards/Gradaim RTS have been announced.
Prizes 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 was voted for by the public and gave Irish audiences the opportunity to recognise their favourite television show that has been broadcast in 2025 on one of the partner broadcasters (Virgin Media Television, RTÉ, TG4 or Sky).
The Gradaim RTS/RTS Ireland Awards recognise “outstanding achievement across programme‑making, performance, craft and design, journalism, student work and more, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the television industry in Ireland”.
The winners are outlined below.
CATEGORY: People’s Choice Award
WINNER: The Walsh Sisters
CATEGORY: Scripted / Réamhscriptithe
WINNER: Obituary Season 2 – Magamedia & APC | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Entertainment / Siamsaíocht
WINNER: The Traitors Ireland – Kite Entertainment | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Factual Series / Sraith Fhíorasach
WINNER: NORAID: Irish America & The IRA – Up and Away Media | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Factual Single / Clár Fíorasach Aonair
WINNER: Ransom ’79 – John Kelleher Media | Virgin Media Television
CATEGORY: Live Sport Coverage – Spórt Beo
WINNER: WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP 2025 – RTÉ | RTÉ
CATEGORY: News Broadcaster of The Year / Craoltóir Nuachta na Bliana
WINNER: RTÉ
CATEGORY: Children’s Programming / Páistí
WINNER: Maddie + Triggs – Turnip + Duck | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Specialist Factual / Sainchlár Fíorasach
WINNER: Housewife of the Year – Little Wing Films | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Factual Entertainment / Siamsaíocht Fhíorasach
WINNER: Uncharted With Ray Goggins – Diffusion Media | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Current Affairs / Cúrsaí Reatha
WINNER: DJ Carey – Hero to Zero | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Sports Documentary / Clár Faisnéise Spóirt
WINNERS: Camogie: Inside the Championship – Kite Entertainment & True Films | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Short Film / Gearrscannáin
WINNERS: Grace – Invisible Thread | RTÉ
CATEGORY: Breakthrough Talent Award
WINNER: Eric Roberts
CATEGORY: An Gradam Comaoine | Outstanding Contribution Award
More information is available on the RTS Ireland website.
