Ocean FM has received six nominations in this year’s prestigious IMRO National Radio Awards.
It’s the highest number of any local radio nominations in the country, and the second highest number Ocean has received in any year.
Among the nominations are Ocean’s News Team, for its coverage of the Government’s 2040 plan launch in Sligo; the Paschal Mooney Show Big Tom Music Special; Francie Boylan for his music feature, ‘Sailing Homeward to Coney Island’; Darragh Cox as Local Sports Broadcaster of the Year; Claire Ronan for her feature on the industry of death, ‘A Grave Profession’; and Niall Delaney, for ‘When the Gloves are Off’, his report on bare knuckle boxing.
The awards ceremony takes place in Kilkenny on Friday, 5th October next.
