Ian Dempsey, BBC Radio Ulster and RTÉ Radio 1 win big at the PPI Awards

The champagne corks were popping last night as the Irish radio industry gathered for the doling out of the 2015 PPI Radio Awards in Galway's Radisson Blu Hotel.
Presented by Barry Murphy, they emphasised just how healthy, diverse and ever-changing the broadcasting landscape here is.
Big winners included RTÉ Radio 1, Today FM's Ian Dempsey and BBC Radio Ulster. Congratulations to all those who got gongs and the other nominees who contributed to a memorable 12 months on the airwaves.

RTÉ Radio 1 - Full Service Station of the Year
FM104 - Music Station of the Year
BBC Radio Foyle - Local Station of the Year
iRadio's Luke O'Faolain - Newcomer Award
Cool FM/Downtown Radio's Jordan Moates - News Reporter of the Year
Spin 1038's Steve K - Radio DJ
RTÉ Radio 1's Damien O'Reilly - Speech Broadcaster of the Year
BBC Radio Ulster's Stephen McCauley - Specialist Music Broadcaster of the Year
Newstalk's Joe Molloy - Sports Broadcaster of the Year
RTÉ Radio 1's Richard Crowley - News Broadcaster of the Year
98FM's Dara Quilty - Music Presenter of the Year
BBC Radio Ulster's The Blame Game - Comedy Programme
Shannonside/Northern Sound's Left Behind - Drama
Spin South West's ALT - Music Special/Music Event
Today FM's Gift Grub/The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show - Entertainment Inserts
Classic Hits 4FM's The Niall Boylan Show - Interactive Speech Programme
Today FM's The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show - Breakfast Programme
Today FM's Dermot & Dave - General Music Programme
RTÉ Radio 1's From Dancehall Days To Boogie Nights - Music Documentary
98FM News - News Bulletin
Spin 1038's The Drop - On- Air Competition/Promotion
Red FM's To Catch A Paedophile/ The Neil Prendeville Show - News Story
Galway Bay FM Making A Difference Radiothon - Community/Social Action
C103's Cork Today - Current Affairs Programme
FM104 - Station Imaging
Phoenix From The Ashes: The Rise & Shannonside/Northern Sound's Restoration of St. Mel's Cathedral, Longford - Specialist Speech Programme
RTÉ Radio 1's The Feed - Innovation
BBC Radio Ulster's Muidne agus na Manannaigh: Craoltóireacht le Gaeilge
Today FM's Goodbye King Henry - Sports Story
RTÉ Radio 1's Documentary On One: Con Carey & The Twelve Apostles - Documentary
Newstalk's Futureproof - The Four Elements: Water - Short Feature
RTÉ Radio 1's This Week - News Programme at
BBC Radio Ulster's The John Toal Show - Magazine Programme
kfm's American Country Show With Stephen Keogh - Specialist Music Programme
Newstalk's Off the Ball - Sports Programme
TXFM's The Listening Post: Blood Harmonies - New Irish Music/Musical Talent