The RTÉ radio series 30 Acres has been named European Audio Fiction Series of the Year at the Prix Europa awards in Berlin – the only Irish winner on the night.

We’re delighted to win @PrixEuropa Best European Audio Fiction series of the year 2026 for our co-production with @RTEDramaOnOne Brilliantly written by Colm Tobin and Aidan O’Donovan, this is RTÉ’s first ever win in this category! It’s well worth a listen https://t.co/W26rBgT37a https://t.co/61l4XWlAYg

— RTÉ Documentary On One (@RTEdoconone) October 17, 2026

A joint production between RTÉ Drama on One and RTÉ Documentary on One, 30 Acres is a four-part mockumentary written by Colm Tobin and Aidan O’Donovan.

Listen to 30 Acres here.

The black comedy is set in a sprawling ghost estate – a failed housing project called 30 Acres.

30 Acres
All episodes of 30 Acres are available on RTÉ Listen

Now in their 40th year, the Prix Europa awards honour Europe’s “outstanding audio, video, and digital media productions of the year”.

This year, 158 programmes from 29 countries competed for the awards at Berlin’s Haus des Rundfunks, the world’s oldest self-contained broadcasting centre.