{"id":360812,"date":"2026-03-23T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/360812\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:43:07","slug":"the-traitors-ireland-and-walsh-sisters-on-rts-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/360812\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traitors Ireland and Walsh Sisters on RTS shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Traitors Ireland and The Walsh Sisters are among the programmes shortlisted for the 2026 Gradaim RTS \/ Royal Television Society Ireland Awards, with nominations now announced across scripted, entertainment, factual, sport, children’s programming and current affairs.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s awards will take place on Thursday, 16 April at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, with public voting now also open for the RTS Audience Choice Award.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Walsh Sisters<\/p>\n

In the scripted category, The Walsh Sisters is shortlisted alongside Mix Tape, Obituary Season 2, Video Nasty and The Young Offenders Series 4. In entertainment, The Traitors Ireland is nominated with Beo \u00f3n Electric Picnic, Christmas in Kilmainham, No Worries If Not! and The Six O\u2019Clock Show.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on the shortlist are factual titles including Bad Nanny, Death of a Showjumper, Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks Your Brain and NORAID: Irish America & The IRA, while current affairs nominees include DJ Carey – Hero to Zero, Prime Time: Death on a Doorstep, RT\u00c9 Investigates: Inside Ireland\u2019s Nursing Homes and First Conviction.<\/p>\n

\"Brian
\nHosts of the Six O’Clock Show Brian Dowling and Katja Mia<\/p>\n

The shortlist also includes nominees across live sport, specialist factual, factual entertainment, children\u2019s programming, sports documentary and the newly introduced short film category, which has been added this year to recognise excellence in short-form scripted films and animation.<\/p>\n

The Gradaim RTS \/ RTS Ireland Awards recognise achievement across Irish television, from programme-making and performance to journalism, craft and design. Organisers said a number of categories were reviewed and updated this year following feedback from judges to better reflect current industry trends.<\/p>\n

Public voting for the RTS Audience Choice Award is open until 11.59pm on Monday, 6 April.<\/p>\n

Please click here to vote<\/a><\/p>\n

The ceremony on 16 April is expected to welcome around 400 guests and will also include the Breakthrough Talent Award and Special Recognition Award, both decided by the RTS Republic of Ireland Committee.<\/p>\n

Full list of nominees:<\/p>\n

Scripted \/ R\u00e9amhscriptithe
Mix Tape – Subotica & Aquarius Films | RT\u00c9
Obituary Season 2 – Magamedia & APC | RT\u00c9
Video Nasty – Deadpan Pictures | Virgin Media Television
The Walsh Sisters – Metropolitan Pictures & Cuba Pictures | RT\u00c9
The Young Offenders Series 4 – Vico Films | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Entertainment \/ Siamsa\u00edocht
Beo \u00f3n Electric Picnic – 84\/Ocht\u00f34 Productions | TG4
Christmas in Kilmainham – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9
No Worries If Not! – Wonky Chair Media | RT\u00c9
The Six O\u2019Clock Show – Virgin Media Television | Virgin Media Television
The Traitors Ireland – Kite Entertainment | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Factual Series \/ Sraith Fh\u00edorasach
Bad Nanny – Alleycats Films | RT\u00c9
Death of a Showjumper – Walk on Air Films & Sky Studios | Sky Ireland
Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks Your Brain – Cable Rock Pictures | RT\u00c9
NORAID: Irish America & The IRA – Up and Away Media | RT\u00c9
Tarrac na Farraige – Red Shoe Productions | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Factual Single \/ Cl\u00e1r F\u00edorasach Aonair
Beo Faoin bhF\u00f3d – Black Lobster Productions | TG4
Don\u2019t Forget to Remember – Motherland | RT\u00c9
Meat Loaf: From Hell and To Connaught – Scratch Films | RT\u00c9
Ransom \u201979 – John Kelleher Media | Virgin Media Television
President Connolly: How The Race Was Won – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Live Sport Coverage \/ Sp\u00f3rt Beo
British & Irish Lions v Argentina – 1888 Cup – IRIS Productions | TG4
FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Hungary v Republic of Ireland – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9
GAA BEO: S\u00e1r-Dhomhnach\/Super Sunday – Nemeton TV | TG4
Rugba\u00ed Beo: URC Final 2025 – Leinster v Vodacom Bulls – IRIS Productions | TG4
Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup 2025 – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

News Broadcaster of the Year \/ Craolt\u00f3ir Nuachta na Bliana
RT\u00c9
Sky Ireland
Virgin Media Television<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Programming \/ P\u00e1ist\u00ed
Fia\u2019s Fairies S2 – Little Moon Animation | RT\u00c9
Maddie + Triggs \u2013-Turnip + Duck | RT\u00c9
New Wave – Gone West Media & Orangutan Productions | RT\u00c9
No Worries! – D11 Stories | RT\u00c9
Showkids – Dead Pan Pictures | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Specialist Factual \/ Sainchl\u00e1r F\u00edorasach
Battle of the Irish Dancers – Big Mountain Productions | Sky Ireland
Imelda May – Amhr\u00e1in na nGael – Red Shoe Productions | RT\u00c9
Housewife of the Year – Little Wing Films | RT\u00c9
Oile\u00e1n Glas, F\u00e1sach B\u00e1n – Crossing the Line Productions | TG4
NORAID: Irish America & The IRA – Up and Away Media | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Factual Entertainment \/ Siamsa\u00edocht Fh\u00edorasach
DIY SOS \u2013 The Big Build Ireland – Indiepics | RT\u00c9
Gogglebox Ireland – Kite Entertainment | Virgin Media Television
Living With Lucy & Caitlyn Jenner – ADARE Productions | Virgin Media Television
The Traitors Ireland Uncloaked – The Lab RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9
Uncharted With Ray Goggins – Diffusion Media | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Current Affairs \/ C\u00farsa\u00ed Reatha
DJ Carey – Hero to Zero \u2013 RT\u00c9
Ini\u00fachadh TG4 – Trump agus na Gaeil \u2013 Clean Slate | TG4
Prime Time: Death on a Doorstep – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9
RT\u00c9 Investigates: Inside Ireland\u2019s Nursing Homes – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9
First Conviction – RT\u00c9 | RT\u00c9<\/p>\n

Sports Documentary \/ Cl\u00e1r Faisn\u00e9ise Sp\u00f3irt
Camogie: Inside the Championship – Kite Entertainment & True Films | RT\u00c9
George Best i gCorcaigh – Dearg Films | TG4
Hell For Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football – Crossing the Line Productions | RT\u00c9
One Valentine\u2019s Day in Edinburgh – Carbonated Comet Productions | RT\u00c9
This is Open Country – Rocky Valley Productions | Sky Ireland<\/p>\n

Short Film \/ Gearrscann\u00e1in
Glitch – Dyehouse Films | RT\u00c9
Grace – Invisible Thread | RT\u00c9
The Ick – Playbook Media | RT\u00c9
Santa\u2019s Holiday – Ink and Light | RT\u00c9
Trasna na L\u00edne \u2013-Reblis Films | Virgin Media Television<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Traitors Ireland and The Walsh Sisters are among the programmes shortlisted for the 2026 Gradaim RTS \/…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360813,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-360812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}