The Jacob's Awards were instituted in December 1962 as the first Irish television awards. Later, they were expanded to include radio. The awards were named after their sponsor, W. & R. Jacob & Co. Ltd., a biscuit manufacturer, and recipients were selected by Ireland's national newspaper television and radio critics. Jacob's Award winners were chosen annually until 1993, when the final awards presentation took place. Winners of a Jacob's Award include Fionnula Flanagan (1965),

Gay Byrne Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne (5 August 1934 – 4 November 2019) was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of '' The Late Late Show'' over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. ''The Late Lat ...

(1979), and Brendan Gleeson (1992). The record for the most awards won is held by Gay Byrne, who was honoured six times between 1963 and 1981.

History

Telefís Éireann was launched as Ireland's first indigenous television station on 31 December 1961. Three months later, it was announced by W. & R. Jacob & Co. Ltd. that they intended to sponsor an award for outstanding contributions to the new medium. On 4 December 1962, the first awards ceremony took place at the sponsor's headquarters in Dublin. There were nine winners, chosen by a panel of national newspaper television critics. Each winner received an award designed by the artist, Richard Kingston. This consisted of a silver

St. Brigid's Cross Brigid's cross or Brigit's cross (Irish: ''Cros Bríde'', ''Crosóg Bríde'' or ''Bogha Bríde'') is a small variant of the Christian cross often woven from straw or rushes. It appears in many different shapes, but the most popular designs f ...

mounted on a base of bog oak and Connemara marble.''The Irish Times'', "BBC wins award for Hancock series in first T.E. critic's selection", 5 December 1962 The Jacob's Awards honoured teams of programme makers as well as individuals. For instance, in 1962, Telefís Éireann's Sports Department won an award for its general coverage during the station's first year of broadcasting. In 1965, a limit of eight annual awards was set, and the critics also decided not to confine themselves to fixed categories in making their selections. A special "Golden Trophy" was introduced in 1966 to recognise exceptional performance. This was awarded every five years although it was dropped in the mid-1980s.''The Irish Times'', "Television awards presented", 8 December 1966 In 1969, the number of awards was increased to a maximum of thirteen in order to incorporate radio. A separate panel of national newspaper radio critics was formed to choose recipients of the new award, a highly polished, white metal cylinder designed by Robert Costelloe. This was replaced in 1981 by a trophy comprising a painted canvas mounted on a stainless steel background, designed by Theo McNab.''The Irish Times'', "Kee wins award for TV history of Ireland", 11 April 1981 For most of their history, Jacob's Awards were awarded to programmes broadcast on RTÉ because the national state broadcaster held a monopoly in Ireland. However, in 1989, commercial radio was introduced and RTÉ's monopoly in sound broadcasting was broken. The critics responded by widening the scope of the awards to include the new local stations. RTÉ did not face indigenous competition in television until the advent of

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in 1998, by which time the Jacob's Awards had ended.

Awards ceremony

In the 30 years of its existence, compères of the annual Jacob's Awards event included

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and Frank Hall. Winners were presented with their awards by a senior member of the

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, sometimes the Taoiseach of the day. Due to the "economic circumstances of the sponsoring company", the 1983 and 1984 awards were presented at a single event, which took place on 22 February 1985.''The Irish Times'', "Jacob's prize producer leaving for Australia", 23 February 1985 What turned out to be the final awards ceremony took place in Dublin on 11 November 1993. Presenting the awards on that occasion was Michael D. Higgins, then Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.''The Irish Times'', "Higgins warns of threat to service", 15 November 1993 No formal announcement was made by the sponsor subsequently as to the future of the Jacob's Awards so the reason why they were terminated remains a mystery. However, the death of public relations consultant and radio presenter, Frankie Byrne, shortly after the 1993 event may have been a factor. From the inception of the Jacob's Awards, each of the annual presentation events was organised and promoted by Frankie Byrne. However, according to former Jacob's chairman,

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, she actually started the awards in 1962 and her role in their eventual longevity seems to have been crucial. This is borne out by the fact that no further awards ceremonies took place following Byrne's death in December 1993. Recalling her involvement in the Jacob's Awards five years after her death, television critic Tom O'Dea summed up her unique contribution:''"I think it is no skin off anyone's nose to accord her the distinction of giving the awards night the character it had, wheelchairs for the irretrievably drunken, and all."''

Controversy

The 1970 awards were attended by some controversy. Eoghan Harris refused to accept an award for his production of the Irish-language current affairs programme, ''Féach''. In a statement issued on the day of the awards ceremony, Harris criticised

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for its involvement with commercial sponsorship.''The Irish Times'', "Controversy is indication of RTÉ's success, says minister", 11 December 1970 However, five years later his attitude changed and he accepted a second award for a special report on '' 7 Days''. Also in 1970, guests arriving at the awards ceremony were confronted by a picket of 50 female employees of W. & R. Jacob who were protesting against the cost of the banquet. One picketer carried a placard bearing the legend: "Only room at the inn for the in-people". In 1990,

threatened to pull out of its longstanding practice of broadcasting the awards ceremony because of the involvement of Tánaiste, Brian Lenihan. Lenihan had been invited to present the awards in his capacity as Tánaiste and Minister of Defence. However, in the meantime, he was chosen by Fianna Fáil as that party's candidate in the forthcoming Irish presidential election. RTÉ claimed that going ahead with its planned broadcast would give unfair additional publicity to Lenihan, leaving the station in breach of its own guidelines on election coverage. After a brief stand-off, Lenihan agreed to withdraw from the awards ceremony. He was replaced by Minister for Labour, Bertie Ahern.

Winners – multiple awards

Six

(1963, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1981)

Four

Mike Murphy Michael James Murphy (born 20 October 1941) is an Irish broadcaster, actor and property developer. He is best known for his long broadcasting career with RTÉ, presenting many TV shows such as ''The Live Mike'', ''Winning Streak'' and '' The Big ...

(1978, 1979, 1980, 1988) *

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(1969, 1981, 1986, 1989)

Three

Wesley Burrowes Wesley Burrowes (15 April 193031 December 2015) was an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Northern Ireland, he became a resident of the Republic of Ireland. He was best known as the chief scriptwriter on ''The Riordans'' and ''G ...

(1965, 1974, 1976) * Brian Mac Lochlainn (1969, 1971, 1992) * Olivia O'Leary (1973, 1982, 1986) * Julian Vignoles (1984, 1991, 1992)

Two

*Tony Barry (1970, 1990) * John Bowman (1970, 1981) *Anne Daly (1980, 1989) *Norris Davidson (1973, 1974) *

Derek Davis Derek Davis (26 April 1948 – 13 May 2015) was an Irish broadcaster. On television, he co-hosted '' Live at 3'', presented '' Davis at Large'' and '' Out of the Blue'' and won ''Celebrity Bainisteoir''. Early life Davis was born in Bangor, ...

(1983, 1991) *Donall Farmer (1969, 1978) * Brian Farrell (1968, 1977) *Pat Feeley (1977, 1979) * Alan Gilsenan (1989, 1990) * Frank Hall (1966, 1975) *

Shay Healy Shay Healy (29 March 1943 – 9 April 2021) was an Irish songwriter, broadcaster and journalist. He is best known for his role as host of ''Nighthawks'', a RTÉ Television chat show of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and for composing "What's An ...

(1984, 1989) *Michael Heney (1990, 1992) * Eamon Keane (1966, 1971) * Joe Lynch (1962, 1977) *

Muiris Mac Conghail Muiris Mac Conghail (12 May 1941 – 25 November 2019) was an Irish journalist, writer, broadcaster, poet and film-maker. Early life Mac Conghail was born in Dublin, son of artists Marcus Mac Conighail and Aida Kelly. His father, a cousin of Ha ...

(1967, 1985) * Ciarán Mac Mathúna (1969, 1990) *Ian McGarry (1975, 1981) *Joe Mulholland (1977, 1979) *John O'Donovan (1970, 1974) *Kevin O'Kelly (1969, 1980) *

Cathal O'Shannon Cathal O'Shannon (9 June 1890 – 4 October 1969) was an Irish politician, trade unionist and journalist. Early years Charles Francis Shannon was born in Randalstown, County Antrim, he was the third child of Charles and Alice Shannon. As a chi ...

(1976, 1978) *Eoin Ó Súilleabháin (1965, 1974) * James Plunkett (1965, 1969) *John Quinn (1988, 1993) *RTÉ Sports Department (1962, 1966)

Winners – full details

1960s

1962

Television *Eileen Crowe (Best actress for ''

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'') * Joe Lynch (Best actor for

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's ''The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet'') *Burt Budin (Best producer) *'' Hancock's Half Hour'' (Best imported programme) * ''Broadsheet'' (Best home-produced programme) *

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(Best contribution in the Irish language) *

(Most original contribution to television for the series ''Self Portrait'') *Telefís Éireann's Sports Department (general coverage) *

Charles Mitchel Charles Gerald Anthony Mitchel (8 November 1920''Dictionary of Irish Bi ...

(Newsreader)

1963

Television *Blaithin Nic Chaomhin (Best contribution in the Irish language) *''

Radharc ''Radharc'' was an Irish television documentary series broadcast by RTÉ Television from 1962 until 1996. The documentaries were created by a film unit funded by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, John Charles McQuaid, in anticipation of the inau ...

'' (Most enterprising programme) * Conor Cruise O'Brien (Best original script for programme on Charles Stewart Parnell) *Telefís Éireann's Sports Department (Best outside broadcast) * Cyril Cusack (Best actor for ''Triptych'') *

(Outstanding personality) * Peter Collinson, (Best producer for ''The Bomb'') *

Monica Sheridan Monica Sheridan (29 January 1912 – 22 April 1993) was an Irish cookery expert, broadcaster, and journalist, and Ireland's first celebrity chef. Early life and family Monica Sheridan was born Monica Elizabeth Treanor at Augher Castle, County ...

(Individual award for her cookery programme)

1964

Television *

Bunny Carr Bernard "Bunny" Carr (31 July 1927 – 19 September 2018) was an Irish television presenter. He presented shows such as '' Quicksilver'', ''Teen Talk'' and ''Going Strong'' on RTÉ. He later set up his own communications and public relations c ...

(Presenter of ''Teen Talk'') *Paddy Jennings (Editor of ''On The Land'') * Paddy Crosbie ("for his many amusing and entertaining contributions to Telefís Éireann") *

Brian Cleeve Brian Brendon Talbot Cleeve (22 November 1921 – 11 March 2003) was a writer, whose published works include twenty-one novels and over a hundred short stories. He was also an award-winning broadcaster on RTÉ television. Son of an Irish fathe ...

(script and narration on ''Discovery'') * Jim Norton (acting performance in ''Solo'' series) *''64'' (current affairs series) *Alan Pleass (design of ''Letter from the General'') *

Chloe Gibson Chloe Gibson (18 May 1899 – 1 January 1995) was an English theatre and television director, who directed Telefís Éireann's opening night on New Year's Eve 1961. Early life and family Chloe Gibson was born in Torquay, Devon, England on 18 ...

(producer of ''

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'') * ''The Great War'', ( BBC series) *

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(acting performance in ''The Importance of Being Oscar'')

1965

Television *

(contributions to Telefís Éireann's Drama Department) * James Plunkett (writer and producer of ''Many Happy Christmases'' episode of ''The Life and Times of Jimmy O'Dea'') *Gerry Murray (producer of TV coverage of the

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) *Tom McGrath (producer of Irish

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) * Fionnula Flanagan (acting performance in ''

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'' ) *Eoin Ó Súilleabháin (presenter of ''Labhair Gaeilge Linn'') * Peter Watkins (writer and director of ''Culloden'')''

1966

Television * Michael Viney (maker of documentary ''Too Many Children'') * Frank Hall (editor of ''Newsbeat'') *Lelia Doolan (producer of '' The Plough and the Stars'') *May Cluskey (acting performance in '' Tolka Row'' and ''The Plough and the Stars'') * Eamonn Keane (acting performance in ''When do you die, Friend?'') *

Justin Keating Justin Pascal Keating (7 January 1930 – 31 December 2009) was an Irish Labour Party politician, broadcaster, journalist, lecturer and veterinary surgeon. In later life he was president of the Humanist Association of Ireland. Keating was twic ...

(writer and presenter of ''Telefís Feirme'') *Stuart Hetherington ("for his outstanding film work") *Andreas Ó Gallchóir (producer of ''On Behalf of the Provisional Government'') Golden Trophy *

Sports Department

1967

Television * John Cowley (acting performance in ''

The Riordans ''The Riordans'' was the second Irish television drama serial made by Raidio Telefís Éireann (then called ''Telefís Éireann''). It ran from 1965 to 1979 and was set in the fictional townland of Leestown in County Kilkenny. Its location fil ...

'') *John Healy (scriptwriter for ''Headlines and Deadlines'') *Telefís Scoile (factual programme) *Muiris Mac Conghail (producer of '' 7 Days'') *''Amuigh Faoin Spéir'' (wildlife programme) *'' The Forsyte Saga'' (BBC adaptation)

1968

Television *

Marie Kean Marie Kean (27 June 1918 – 29 December 1993) was an Irish actress of stage and screen whose career spanned over 40 years. ''The Stage'' called her one of Ireland's most impressive actresses, and "an artist of considerable emotional depth and ...

(for her acting performance in

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's ''Happy Days'') *Rev. Romuald Dodd O.P. (for the high standard of religious programmes) * Brian Farrell (presenter of ''7 Days'') *

Augustine Martin Thomas Augustine Martin (13 November 1935 – 16 October 1995) was an Irish academic, Anglo-Irish scholar, teacher, writer, broadcaster and literary critic. During his career he was Professor of Anglo-Irish Literature at University College Dublin, ...

(presenter of Telefís Scoile programme on

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) * Jeremy Sandford (writer of ''

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'')

1969

Radio *Diarmuid O Muirithe (presenter of ''Idir Shugradh is Dairire'') *

("for his consistently high standard in broadcasting and presentation") *Noel O Briain (producer of ''Judas Iscariot agus a Bhean'') *Maire Ni Mhurchu ("for the intuitive sympathy she shows towards those to whom she talks and the manner in which she conveys her enjoyment in broadcasting") * Ciarán Mac Mathúna ("for his work in the discovery and conservation of traditional Irish music") *Mike Burns (news and current affairs) *Dr.

A. J. Potter Archibald James Potter (22 September 1918 – 5 July 1980) was an Irish composer and teacher, who wrote hundreds of works including operas, a mass, and four ballets, as well as orchestral and chamber music. Early years Potter was born in Be ...

(composer of ''Sinfonia de Profundis'') Television *Kevin O'Kelly (commentator on Apollo 11 moon landing) *Brian Mac Lochlainn (producer of ''Oileán Tearmainn'') *Donall Farmer (producer of ''Looking into Drama'') *Aideen O'Kelly (acting performance in ''Oileán Tearmainn'') * James Plunkett (producer of ''Anthology'', arts programme) * Hugh Leonard (scriptwriter on TV adaptations of '' Nicholas Nickleby'' and '' Wuthering Heights'')

1970s

1970

Radio *Rick Walshe * John Bowman *Pat Sweeney *Rhoda Coghill *P. J. O'Connor *Aidan Grennell Television *John O'Donovan *Bil Keating *Tony Barry *

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1971

Radio * Eamonn Keane (radio drama) *Liam Nolan ("for his achievement in improving the prestige of sound broadcasting") *Liam Hourican (reports on Northern Ireland) *''Sunday Miscellany'' (magazine programme) Television *Brian Mac Lochlainn (producer of ''A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton'') *Canon J. G. McGarry (contributor to ''Outlook'', religious series) *

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(presenter of ''Enterprise'') *Alpho O'Reilly (designer of

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) Golden Trophy *

1972

Radio *Gene Martin (producer) *

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(sports commentator) * Tom McGurk (documentary maker) *Micheál Ó Conaola (documentary maker) *

Rosaleen Linehan Rosaleen Philomena Linehan (; born 1 June 1937) is an Irish stage, screen and television actress. Career Linehan was born in Dublin. She attended University College Dublin and graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Po ...

(''Get an Earful of This'') Television *Pan Collins (researcher on ''

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'') *Noel Smyth (producer of ''Encounter'') *Rory O'Farrell (film editor of ''Belfast 1972'') *Mike Twomey (cast member on ''

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'') *Frank Duggan (cast member on ''Hall's Pictorial Weekly'') *Paddy Gallagher (presenter of ''Report'', current affairs series)

1973

Radio *Roibeard Ó Faracháin (Controller of Radio Programmes for "his defence of free speech since the early days of broadcasting and for his aesthetic sense in encouraging programmes like the Thomas Davis lectures") *Kieran Sheedy (editor of ''Imprint'') *Tommy O'Brien (presenter of ''Your Choice and Mine'') * Olivia O'Leary (news reporter) Television *Norris Davidson (documentary maker) * Niall Toibín (star of ''If The Cap Fits'') *Tim O'Connor (Editor of ''The Sunday Sports Show'') *Deirdre Friel (director of ''Cancer'' by

Eugene McCabe Eugene McCabe (7 July 1930 – 27 August 2020) was a Scots-born Irish novelist, short story writer, playwright, and television screenwriter. John Banville said McCabe was "in the first rank of contemporary Irish novelists'. Biography Born to ...

) * Eileen Colgan (acting performance in ''Hatchet'' by Heno Magee) * Ted Nealon (presenter of

1973 Irish general election The 1973 Irish general election to the 20th Dáil was held on Wednesday, 28 February 1973, following the dissolution of the 19th Dáil on 5 February by President Éamon de Valera on the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The general election too ...

results) * Alistair Cooke (writer and presenter of '' Alistair Cooke's America'')

1974

Radio *Eoin Ó Súilleabháin (acting performance in ''The Father'') *Aine McEvoy (producer of ''Church in Action'', religious affairs programme) *Norris Davidson (opera commentaries) *

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("for her outstanding contribution to a distinguished company of actors") *John O'Donovan (host of ''Dear Sir or Madam'', listener feedback programme) *Joe Linnane ("long and meritorious service to broadcasting") Television *

Peggy Dell Margaret Tisdall (8 January 1906 – 30 April 1979), better known by her stage name Peggy Dell, was an Irish singer and pianist who became a popular music hall entertainer. Born in Dublin, Tisdall made her first public appearance as a pianist ...

(light entertainment) *

Louis Lentin Louis Lentin (11 December 1933 – 22 July 2014) was a theatre, film and television director. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1933 and worked for over forty years in the arts in Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1956 wi ...

(drama production) * Frank Kelly (cast of ''

'') *

(creator and scriptwriter ''

'')

1975

Radio *Diarmuid Peavoy (''Listen and See'' - programme for the blind) *Michael O'Callaghan (''My Own Place'') Television * Frank Hall ("for creating an original programme format and for the independence and individuality of his style") *

Terry Willers Terry Willers (1935 – 9 November 2011) was a cartoonist and comics artist in Ireland. He was born in Barnet in North London but spent most of his life in Ireland, living initially in Carrigower then for over 40 years in Rathdrum, both in County ...

(cartoonist on ''

'') *Maire de Barra (presenter of ''Rogha Ceoil'') * Eoghan Harris ('' 7 Days'' documentary on the Dublin Bay oil refinery) *Ian McGarry (music presenter) *Proinsias Ó Duinn (orchestral conductor) * John Alderton (acting performance in '' My Wife Next Door'') *

Adrian Malone Hugh Adrian Malone (3 February 1937 – 13 March 2015) was a British documentary filmmaker who produced and directed a number of documentaries, including ''The Ascent of Man'' (1973), '' The Age of Uncertainty'' (1977), and '' Cosmos: A Personal ...

(executive producer of '' The Ascent of Man'')

1976

Radio *

(for ''

The Gay Byrne Show ''The Gay Byrne Show'' (previously ''The Gay Byrne Hour'' and also known as ''The GB Show'') was an Irish radio programme, which ran from 1973 until 1998. The programme was presented by Gay Byrne, and aired Monday to Friday for two hours each d ...

'') * Eavan Boland (''The Arts Programme'') *Tom McArdle (''Knock at the Door'' - pre-school programme) *Padraic Ó Raghallaigh ("for the sustained excellence of his interview series") Television *

(documentary on Spanish Civil War, ''Even The Olives Are Bleeding'') *John Kelleher (producer of ''The Greening of America'') *

Liam Ó Murchú Liam Ó Murchú (10 February 1929 – 28 June 2015) was an Irish television broadcaster, who worked with the national station Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). Liam Ó Murchú was born in Blarney Street, Cork in 1929. He was educated in the nearb ...

(presenter of ''

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'') *

(writer of trilogy of TV plays ''Victims'') *Tony Kenny (light entertainment) *Pat Fergus (presenter of ''Landmark'', agricultural matters) Golden Trophy *

(scriptwriter and editor of ''

'')

1977

Radio *Jane Carty (for encouraging Irish musicians) *Kathleen Kelliher (''Helping Adults to Read'') *Albert Rosen (conductor of the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra) *Pat Feeley (''Coiciosan'' - new writing in the

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) Television *John O'Donoghue (presenter of ''PM'') * Brian Farrell (presenter of

1977 Irish general election The 1977 Irish general election to the 21st Dáil was held on Thursday, 16 June, following the dissolution of the 20th Dáil on 25 May by President Patrick Hillery on the request of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. The general election took place in 4 ...

results) * Joe Lynch (acting performance in

's TV play ''King of the Castle'') *Joe Mulholland (producer of ''Féach'' programme on a fishing tragedy in County Donegal) * Eamon Morrissey (cast of ''

'')

1978

Radio *Al Byrne (''Discovery'' programme on

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) *

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(for her performance in Mahler concert) *

Leo Enright Leo J. Enright (born 18 March 1955) is an Ireland, Irish radio broadcaster and news reporter. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Early life and career Leo Enri ...

(report on Dublin delinquents for '' This Week'') *Proinsias Ó Conluain (documentary on Irish countryside) Television *

(host of live coverage of

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contest) * Maeve Binchy (writer of TV play '' Deeply Regretted By...'') *

(presenter of ''Murphy's America'') *Peter McNiff ("for his courageous handling of issues on ''Newsround''") *

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(acting performance in '' Deeply Regretted By...'') *

("for his sympathetic interviewing style" in '' Emmet Dalton Remembers'')

1979

Radio *Morgan O'Sullivan (presenter of ''Late Date'') * Marian Finucane (presenter of ''Women Today'') *Dan Treston (producer of ''The Secret Garden'') *Pat Feeley ("for his programmes on Irish social history") Television * Gabriel Byrne (acting performance in ''Bracken'') *

(presenter of ''

The Live Mike ''The Live Mike'' was an Irish television comedy, variety, and chat show presented by Mike Murphy. It was first broadcast on RTÉ 1 on 9 November 1979. The programme featured a candid camera pieces by Murphy himself, with parody songs and co ...

'') *Con Bushe (programmes for young people) *Michael O'Carroll (''Wheels in Unison - The Health Race '79'') * Mick Lally (acting performance in ''Roma'' and ''Bracken'') *Joe Mulholland (''Let My Tombstone be of Granite'' - documentary on Frank Ryan) *

(special award to the station for its coverage of the visit to Ireland by Pope John Paul II)

1980s

1980

Radio *Kevin O'Kelly (presenter of ''Addendum'' - religious affairs series) * John Skehan (presenter of ''Play It Again, John'' - extracts from the radio archive) *Anne Daly (reporting of

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's funeral) * Dave Fanning (disc jockey) *

(for his early morning radio show) Television *John Lynch (producer of ''The Law Courts'' edition of ''Insight'' series) *

Frank Cvitanovich Frank Cvitanovich (14 August 1927 – 12 August 1995) was a Canadian documentary film maker, who made much of his best work for British television. Early years Cvitanovich was born in Vancouver, the son of a Croat immigrant. His father founded h ...

(producer and director of ''Murphy's Stroke'' - documentary on the Gay Future betting coup) *

Frank Grimes Frank Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish stage and screen actor. Grimes was born in Dublin. He achieved his first major success as the young Brendan Behan in the 1967 stage adaptation of Behan's autobiography, ''Borstal Boy'', at the Abbey Theatre. ...

(acting performance in ''

Strumpet City ''Strumpet City'' is a 1969 historical novel by James Plunkett set in Dublin, Ireland, around the time of the 1913 Dublin Lock-out. In 1980, it was adapted into a successful TV drama by Hugh Leonard for RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. The ...

'') *John McColgan (producer of ''Hunky Dory'' - musical based on songs by Dory Previn) * Robert Kee (writer and presenter of ''Ireland - A Television History'') * Barry Cowan (presenter of '' Today Tonight'' - current affairs series)

1981

Radio *Harry Bradshaw (presenter of ''Folkland'' and ''The Long Note'') *

(presenter of ''Page by Page'' and ''The Church in Action'') * John Bowman (presenter of ''Day by Day'') * Pat Kenny (for "evidence of unusual versatility" as presenter of ''Saturday View'' on RTÉ Radio 1, ''The Kenny Report'' and ''The Outside Track'', both on RTÉ 2fm) Television *Forbes McFall (reporter on '' Today Tonight'') * Bernard MacLaverty (author of TV play ''My Dear Palestrina'') * Godfrey Graham (lighting cameraman on

's play ''Winter Music'') *Ian McGarry (producer/director of the TV coverage of the

1981 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan. Organised by the Europea ...

) *Tish Barry (reporter on edition of ''Today Tonight'' dealing with victims of The Troubles in Northern Ireland) * Twink (performer in the Christmas Light Entertainment Special on RTÉ Two) Golden Trophy *

("in recognition of his outstanding broadcasting achievements on both radio and television")

1982

Radio *Donal Flanagan (producer of ''Introspect'' series) *Ray Lynott (presenter of ''A Traveller's Tunes'') *Des Kenny (presenter of ''Ask About Gardening'') *William Styles (producer of radio adaptation of James Joyce's ''Ulysses'') Television *Seán Ó Mordha (producer of ''Is there one who understands me?'' - documentary on James Joyce) * Pat O'Connor (director of TV adaptation of ''The Ballroom of Romance'') * Olivia O'Leary (presenter of '' Today Tonight'') * William Trevor (author of ''The Ballroom of Romance'')

1983

Radio *

Jim Fahy James Fahy (21 November 1946 – 14 January 2022) was an Irish journalist broadcaster, journalist and documentary-maker. He was the Western Editor for RTÉ News and was RTÉ's longest-serving regional correspondent at the time of his retirement ...

("for unearthing treasures from our tradition in ''Looking'') * Mark Cagney ( RTÉ 2fm disc jockey) *Caroline Murphy (sports commentator) *Betty Purcell (presenter of ''Talk Back'') *Venetia O'Sullivan (''In Love with Ireland'' - documentary on Arnold Bax) Television *

(Presenter of '' The Season That's In It'') * Brendan O'Brien, (reporter on '' Today Tonight'') *

Mary McEvoy Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

(acting performance in ''

Glenroe ''Glenroe'' was a television drama series broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland between September 1983, when the first episode was aired, and May 2001. A spin-off from ''Bracken'' — a short-lived RTÉ drama itself spun off from ''The Riordans'' � ...

'') *Brian Lynch (author of '' Caught in a Free State'') * Teresa Mannion (co-presenter of '' Youngline'') *

Mary Dinan Mary Sinnott born 1943 in Aughfad, County Wexford, Ireland as Mary Dinan, is a former camogie and badminton player. Biography Mary Dinan was born Mary Sinnott in Aughfad, County Wexford in 1943. She is the daughter of John and Mai Sinnott (ne ...

(co-presenter of '' Youngline'')

1984

Radio *Siobhan McHugh/

(producer and presenter of ''Strawberry Fields Forever'' - documentary series on the 1960s) *Padraic Dolan (documentary maker ''You Can't Live on Love'' - programme on unemployment) *Julian Vignoles ("for demonstrating the creative role which the producer can play in many areas on radio") *Michael Littleton (for development of ''The Thomas Davis Lectures'') Television * Bob Quinn (scriptwriter and director of ''Atlantean'') *Ciana Campbell (presenter of ''Access'') *J. Graham Reid (writer of ''The Billy Trilogy'') *Joe O'Donnell (creator and producer of ''

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'')

1985

Radio *P. J. Curtis (presenter of ''His Kind of Music'') *Hilary Orpen (producer of '' Liveline'') *David Hanley (presenter of '' Morning Ireland'') *

John Caden John Caden is an Irish independent television producer. He began his media career in RTÉ in the 1970s. In 1985 he won a Jacob's Award for producing ''The Gay Byrne Show''. For most of his time in RTÉ, Caden was a member of the Workers' Party ...

(producer of ''

'') Television *Muiris Mac Conghail (for ''Oileán Eile'' - documentary on the Blasket Islands) *Michael O'Connell (producer of ''Shadows'' - series on

Victorian Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literature ...

Ireland) *Niall Mathews (producer of ''

Live Aid Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert held on Saturday 13 July 1985, as well as a music-based fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 fami ...

for Africa'') *David Shaw Smith (film-maker and producer of ''English Silk'') *

Nuala O'Faolain Nuala O'Faolain (; 1 March 19409 May 2008) was an Irish people, Irish journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and writer. She became well known after the publication of her memoirs ''Are You Somebody?'' and ''Almost There''. She wrote a b ...

(producer of ''Plain Tales'')

1986

Radio *

(presenter of ''Books and Company'') *

BP Fallon Bernard Patrick Fallon (born 24 August 1946), known as BP Fallon, is an Irish DJ, author, photographer, and musician. He lives in Austin, Texas. Life At a young age Fallon became a personality and broadcaster in Ireland, later moving on to musi ...

(presenter of ''The BP Fallon Orchestra'') *Colette Proctor (acting performance in ''The Far Side of the Moon'') *

Brendan Balfe Brendan Balfe (born 19 September 1945 in Dublin) is an Irish radio personality, who was on-air consistently for more than 40 years on RTÉ. He retired in 2010. Comedy has been a feature of many of Balfe's programmes. He has won three Internati ...

(presenter of ''The Spice of Life'' documentary series) * Larry Gogan (presenter of ''Ireland's Top Thirty'') Television * Olivia O'Leary (presenter of ''Questions and Answers'') *Michael T. Murphy (''Access Community Drama'') * Marty Whelan (presenter of ''Videofile'') *

Éamon de Buitléar Éamon de Buitléar (; 22 January 1930 – 27 January 2013) was an Irish writer, musician and film maker. He was managing director of Éamon de Buitléar Ltd., a company which specialises in wildlife filming and television documentaries. The son ...

(presenter of ''Cois Farraige leis an Madra Uisce'') *Eugene Murray (editor of '' Today Tonight'') *Thelma Mansfield (co-presenter of ''

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'')

1987

:''no awards listed''

1988

Radio *John Quinn (series on

Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as one of the ...

and Peggy Seeger) *Martha McCarron (''The Sad, the Mad and the Bad'' - series on institutional life in Ireland) *Colm Keane (''American Profiles'') *

Myles Dungan Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio, and has also been a sports broadcaster on RTÉ Television. Since October 2010 he has been the presenter of "The History Show" on RTÉ Radio One ...

(14-part series ''Vietnam'') *Treasa Davison (presenter of ''Playback'') Television * Ray McAnally (acting performance in '' A Very British Coup'') *John Feehan (writer of ''Exploring the Landscape'' - natural geography series) *John McHugh (researcher of ''

'' special on The Dubliners) * Michael Lyster (presenter of '' The Sunday Game'') *

Declan Lowney Declan Lowney (born 23 April 1960) is an Irish television and film director. Known initially for directing musical events such as the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, Lowney is perhaps best known for his work on Irish and British television comed ...

(director of the

1988 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following Johnny Logan's win at the with the song " Hold Me Now". Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ...

) *

(presenter of ''Murphy's Australia'')

1989

Radio *Anne Daly (reporter on ''Worlds Apart'') *

(presenter of ''The Sunday Show'') * Bill Long (producer of ''Singing Ark, Flowering Flood'' - documentary on

Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems "Do not go gentle into that good night" and "And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Under ...

) *

John MacKenna John MacKenna (born 1952 in Castledermot, Co Kildare) is an Irish playwright and novelist. MacKenna taught for a number of years before working as a producer at RTÉ Radio in 1980. Between then and 2002, when he left the station to spend more t ...

(''How the heart approaches what it yearns'') *Eamonn Ó Muirí Television * Zig and Zag ("for keeping the children of the nation happy") *Alan Gilsenan (documentary on Irish emigrants) *Colm Connolly (director, writer and narrator of ''"The Shadow of Béalnabláth"'') *Bernard Loughlin (narrator of ''The Border - The Great Divide'') *

1990s

1990

Radio *

Cathal Mac Coille Cathal Mac Coille (born 1952) is a retired Irish broadcaster, researcher and journalist. He was a co-presenter of ''Morning Ireland'' on RTÉ Radio 1 for most of the period from 1986 until his retirement in 2017. He currently writes opinion pie ...

(co-presenter of '' Morning Ireland'') * Gerry Ryan (presenter of '' The Gerry Ryan Show'' on RTÉ 2fm) *Luke Verling (documentary maker ''The Story of the West Clare Railway'' for Clare FM) * Ciarán Mac Mathúna (presenter of ''

Mo Cheol Thú ''Mo Cheol Thú'' (literally "you are my music": a traditional expression of praise in the south-west of Ireland for any outstanding feat

'') *

Nell McCafferty Nell McCafferty (born 28 March 1944) is an Irish journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner and feminist. She has written for ''The Irish Press'', ''The Irish Times'', '' Sunday Tribune'', ''Hot Press'' and ''The Village Voice''. Early l ...

(for her reports on the

1990 World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being M ...

for ''The Pat Kenny Show'') *Ken Murray (documentary maker ''Our Man in Europe'' for LMFM) *Mick Bourke ("for his seamless editing of a sound picture of an All-Ireland Final day") Television *Michael Heney (for a series of documentaries on public issues) * Bill O'Herlihy (presenter of

Network 2 Network, networking and networked may refer to: Science and technology * Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects * Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks Mathematics ...

coverage of

) *Alan Gilsenan (director of documentary on

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...

) *Tony Barry (director of TV adaptation of

Somerville and Ross Somerville and Ross (Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, writing under the name Martin Ross) were an Anglo-Irish writing team, perhaps most famous for their series of books that were made into the TV series ''The Irish R.M.''. The tel ...

' novel, ''The Real Charlotte'') *Mary Raftery (reporter on edition of '' Today Tonight'' dealing with , Patrick Gallagher's property empire) *Stella McCusker (acting performance in ''

Dear Sarah Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife Sarah a week bef ...

'')

1991

Radio *Paddy O'Gorman (presenter of ''Queuing for a Living'' on RTÉ Radio 1) *Julian Vignoles (producer of documentary, ''No Meadows in Manhattan'', on RTÉ Radio 1) *Stevie Bolger (presenter of ''Afternoon Tea with Stevie B.'' on Cork 89FM) * Dermot Morgan (writer and performer in ''

Scrap Saturday ''Scrap Saturday'' was an Irish satirical radio sketch show created by Dermot Morgan, who was also the main performer on the show, and Gerry Stembridge, which ran on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday mornings from 1989 until 1991. Pauline McLynn and Owe ...

'' on RTÉ Radio 1) * Robert Fisk (for his coverage of the Gulf War on RTÉ Radio 1) * Seán Bán Breathnach (sports commentaries on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta) *Dan Collins (presenter of ''The Rambling House'' on Radio Kerry) Television :''list incomplete (see Talk Page)'' *

(co-presenter of ''

'') *Sean Duignan (presenter of '' Six-One News'')

1992

Radio *

John Creedon John Creedon (born 1958), also known as "Creedo", is an Irish language enthusiast and veteran broadcaster with RTÉ Radio. Host of ''The John Creedon Show'', weekday evenings 8-10pm on RTÉ Radio 1, he has also filled in for Dave Fanning on '' ...

(presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's ''Risin' Time'') * Joe Duffy (reporter on RTÉ Radio 1's ''

'') *

Orla Guerin Orla may refer to: Places *Orla, Missouri, USA *Orla, Texas, USA *Orla, Jharkhand, India *Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland), a village **Gmina Orla, a commune centred on the village *Orla, Krotoszyn County in Greater Poland Voivodesh ...

(RTÉ's Eastern Europe correspondent) * Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (Gaelic Games reporter on RTÉ Radio 1's ''Sunday Sport'' show) *Joe Steve Ó Neachtain (writer/actor in RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta's drama series, ''Baile an Droichid'') *Julian Vignoles (RTÉ Radio 1 documentary maker ''Death of a Farmer'') *Eilis Geary (presenter of ''The Arts Programme'' on Cork's 96FM and

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) Television *Michael Heney (reporter on edition of '' Today Tonight'' series dealing with the

Nicky Kelly Edward Noel Kelly (born 9 January 1951), known as Nicky Kelly, is an Irish politician from Arklow in County Wicklow. He was born in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny. A member of Official Sinn Féin, later on he left it to join the new Irish Repu ...

case) * Brendan Gleeson (acting performance in '' The Treaty'' - drama about

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

broadcast on RTÉ One) *Brian Mac Lochlainn (producer of

's ''

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'' series) *Rynagh O'Grady (documentary maker ''Born Bolshie'' -

's contribution to Irish television drama) *Seán Ó Tuarisg (presenter of RTÉ One's '' Cursaí'') * Dick Warner (presenter of '' Waterways'')''The Irish Times'', "Winners of radio and TV awards", 16 November 1992

1993

Radio *

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( RTÉ Radio) *Tim Lehane ( RTÉ Radio) *John Quinn ( RTÉ Radio) *

Doireann Ní Bhriain Doireann Ní Bhriain (; born 1952) is an Irish independent radio producer. She began her career as a radio and television journalist, and started out reading children's stories on television. From those beginnings, she went on to work for the I ...

( RTÉ Radio) *Tomás Ó Ceallaigh ( Raidió na Gaeltachta) *Martin Maguire ( LMFM) Television *Anne McCabe (

) *Donal Toolan (

) *Moya Doherty (

) *

Ray D'Arcy Raymond Michael D'Arcy (born 1 September 1964) is an Irish television and radio presenter currently on his second stint at state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He once presented a self-titled weekday morning radio programme on th ...

(

) *Ian Gibson (

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) *Mark Galloway (

)

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