TV Award for Newry Producer

Newry man John Cunningham has won an award at the prestigious 2016 IFTA Gala TV Awards in Dublin on Friday night.

John a producer/ director with RTE Investigations Unit picked up the Current Affairs award along with Reporter Conor Ryan, for the RTE Investigates - Standards in Public Office documentary which exposed corruption involving several councillors in the republic.

The programmes undercover investigation involved the creation of a fake investment company Vinst Opportunities who were looking support for a wind energy project and seeking sites for locations for the turbines.

Four times mayor of Monaghan, Councillor Hugh McElvaney, Joe Queenan, Sligo County Council and John O’Donnell, Donegal County Council all featured.

The documentary has already won an award in the Law Society of Ireland Justice Media Awards 2016.

John is no stranger to the media having produced on RTE’s Late Late Show as well as the Prime Time programme.

Check out the Documentary at www.rte.ie

The Winners

MALE PERFORMANCE

Brendan O'Carroll - Mrs Browns Boys

REALITY AND CONSTRUCTED FACTUAL

First Dates Ireland - COCO Television

DOCUMENTARY SINGLE

I Am Immigrant - Motive Television

FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Sharon Horgan - Catastrophe

ENTERTAINMENT

Brendan O’Connor’s Cutting Edge 

FACTUAL

Daniel & Majella's B&B Road Trip

CURRENT AFFAIRS

RTÉ Investigates - Standards in Public Office - RTÉ

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S

My Life Champion of the world - Tyrone Productions

ANIMATION

The Day Henry Met - Wiggleywoo Ltd

COMEDY

Bridget & Eamon

IRISH LANGUAGE

An Klondike - Abú Media

WRITER - SOAP AND COMEDY

Sharon Horgan - Catastrophe

EDITING - TELEVISION

Úna Ní Dhonghaile - An Innocent Man 

SOUND - TELEVISION

Deoch an Dorais - Dean Jones, Colm O'Rourke and John Brennan

CAMERA - TELEVISION

 Michael O’Donovan  - These Walls Can Talk

DIRECTOR - SOAP AND COMEDY

Jason Butler – Bridget & Eamon 

DIRECTOR TELEVISION

Gerry Nelson – Wild Cities

DOCUMENTARY SERIES 

1916: The Irish Rebellion - COCO Television

GALA TV RISING STAR WINNER

Al Porter

SPORTS 

Hidden Impact: Rugby and Concussion -  Wildfire Films

 NEWS

Ireland Live News @ 5:30 - Brexit Special - UTV

SPECIALIST FACTUAL

A Fanatic Heart: Bob Geldof on WB Yeats 

LIVE EVENT

Centenary - RTÉ

SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMA

Red Rock