Kabin Crew's Christmas Special took home the award for Best Entertainment Programme at the Gradaim Royal Television Society (RTS) Ireland, highlighting the success of Irish programming.
The Gradaim RTS Ireland 2025 ceremony was held at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin on Thursday night where achievements and excellence in the Irish TV industry were honoured.
This year, the awards were hosted by Virgin Media Television with support from Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, Screen Producers Ireland along with broadcasters RTÉ, TG4 and Sky Ireland.
Hosted by Muireann O'Connell and Tommy Bowe, a wide range of programming and broadcasters were honoured.
Alan Esslemont and Cal Driscoll took home the individual prizes, winning the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Breakthrough Talent Award respectively.
RTÉ also secured multiple awards across current affairs, factual programming and sport.
RTÉ Investigates: Inside the Protests won Best Current Affairs Programme. Stardust: Truth received the award for Best Factual Series, while Jackie & Coco won in the Factual Single category.
Girls In Green won Best Sports Documentary and RTÉ also received the inaugural Audience Choice Award for Did You Read About Erskine Fogarty? (Connla's Well, RTÉ).
Sky Ireland was named News Broadcaster of the Year, while Gogglebox Ireland was named Best Factual Entertainment.
Full List of Winners:
Animation and Children's Programming: What Daire Did Next (Tyrone Productions, RTÉ)
Current Affairs: RTÉ Investigates: Inside the Protests (RTÉ)
Entertainment: Kabin Crew's Christmas Special (84/Ochtó4 Productions, RTÉ)
Factual Entertainment: Gogglebox Ireland (Kite Entertainment, Virgin Media Television)
Factual Series: Stardust: Truth (RTÉ)
Factual Single: Jackie & Coco (Atom Films, RTÉ)
News Broadcaster of the Year: Sky Ireland
Sport Documentary: Girls In Green (RTÉ)
Scripted: CRÁ (Fibín Media & Zoogon, TG4)
Specialist Factual: Birdsong (True Films, RTÉ)
Live Sport Coverage: Rugbaí Beo, Munster v Leinster, Christmas Interpro (IRIS Productions, TG4)
Audience Choice Award: Did You Read About Erskine Fogarty? (Connla’s Well, RTÉ)
