RTS Ireland reveals 2026 award-winners

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).

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.

At the RTS Programme Awards 2026, Netflix’s Adolescence won four awards – Limited Series, Single Drama, and Writer of Drama. Owen Cooper also won both the Breakthrough Award and Supporting Actor – Male categories. Discover more here.