Hosted by Suzanne Kane, the inaugural Irish Podcast Awards took place in Dublin's Liberty Theatre on Friday, 16th of September, awarding Irish audio creatives across 27 categories.
Chaired by Angela Scanlon, a host of IPA judges from across the Irish audio and media sector and podcast companies from across the world chose a bronze, silver and gold winner within each category.
Additionally, the awards ran a Listeners’ Choice category that attracted over 40,000 votes from the public.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Rising Star Award supported by Acast
Gold: Mark Walsh
Silver: Andrew J. McGovern
Bronze: Aideen Finnegan
Moment of the Year
Gold: The Witness
Silver: Talking Bollox
Bronze: The Good Glow
Best Arts & Culture Podcast
Gold: Talking Derry Girls
Silver: The Blindboy Podcast
Bronze: Words To That Effect
Best Branded Content Podcast
Gold: Under Construction with Chadwicks
Silver: The Story of Irish Whiskey – A Perfect Blend
Bronze: Mamia & Me
Best Business Podcast supported by Subly
Gold: The Big Tech Show
Silver: How to Pivot
Bronze: The Entrepreneur Experiment
Best Comedy Podcast
Gold: The Mario Rosenstock Podcast
Silver: The 2 Johnnies Podcast
Bronze: Talking Bollox
Best Current Affairs Podcast
Gold: Opinions Matter
Silver: The Irish Passport
Bronze: The David McWilliams Podcast
Best Daily Podcast
Gold: Wake Up Wind Down
Silver: The Indo Daily
Bronze: Opinions Matter
Best Documentary Podcast
Gold: The Witness: In His Own Words
Silver: GunPlot
Bronze: Tainted Gold: The Michelle Smith Story
Best Entertainment Podcast
Gold: The Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast
Silver: The Blindboy podcast
Bronze: This Paranormal Life
Best Family Podcast
Gold: Someone Like Me
Silver: Maddie + Triggs
Bronze: Spooky FM
Best Fiction Podcast
Gold: The Bootsy Boys' Blackbird
Silver: Petrified
Bronze: Romancing the Dungeon
Best Podcast In The Irish Language
Gold: Beo Ar Éigean
Silver: Teactaireachtaí
Bronze: An Spota Dubh
Best Interview
Gold: Conversations on the Margins
Silver: Death Becomes Him
Bronze: The Good Glow
Best New Podcast supported by Podfollow
Gold: Tis Yourself
Silver: Promenade
Bronze: Alright, pet?
Best Radio Podcast supported by RadioCentre Ireland
Gold: RTÉ Radio 1 Documentary On One
Silver: The Almanac of Ireland
Bronze: The Pat Kenny Show Highlights
Best Sex & Relationships Podcast
Gold: Assume Nothing: Rape Trial
Silver: Dating Games – The Modern Relationships Podcast
Bronze: Would Like To Meet
Best Factual Podcast
Gold: Yarn
Silver: TheCase.Report
Bronze: The Critter Shed
Best Sports Podcast
Gold: The GAA Social
Silver: The Other 3 Amigos Podcast
Bronze: Al Foran’s Goalmouth
Best True Crime Podcast
Gold: The Northern Bank Job
Silver: Murder Most Irish
Bronze: The Witness: In His Own Words
The Climate Award
Gold: Book of Leaves
Silver: Hot Mess
Bronze: Ecolution
Best Health or Wellbeing Podcast
Gold: The Good Glow
Silver: Real Health with Karl Henry
Bronze: The Blindboy Podcast
Best Network or Publisher
Gold: Go Loud
Silver: The HeadStuff Podcast Network
Bronze: The Warren
The Spotlight Award
Gold: The Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast
Silver: Documentary On One
Bronze: The David McWilliams Podcast
The Bullseye Award
Gold: The NeighbourFood Podcast
Silver: The Ambition Incubator Podcast
Bronze: Living with Multiple Myeloma
The Creativity Award
Gold: Maddie + Triggs
Silver: The Northern Bank Job
Bronze: Conversations on the Margins
Best Marketing
Gold: Red Room Podcast
Silver: The Domestic Game Podcast
Bronze: The Public Sector Marketing Show
