Inaugural All-Ireland Podcast Awards to be held in Limerick this autumn

THE INAUGURAL All-Ireland Podcast Awards will officially take place in Adare this November.

The awards will take place at the end of a new two-day summit, SOUND. WAVES., which will make its debut in the Woodlands House Hotel on Wednesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 13.

The event is designed to explore how audience-first content is created, monetised, and scaled across podcasting, sports, and music.

The All-Ireland Podcast Awards, which will take place on Thursday, November 13, will recognise standout podcasts across the 32 counties, with Dylan Haskins, commissioner, Podcasts at BBC Sounds, serving as head judge. 

The awards have been established with the primary aim of "celebrating the vibrant Irish podcasting industry and spotlighting the nation’s most talented creators".

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The awards will honour the best podcasts across eight broad categories. 

A spokesperson for the event said: “SOUND. WAVES. is about the craft and the business - how great ideas travel from studio to audience and back again. We’re starting as we mean to  go on: smart conversations, practical takeaways and a celebration that puts creators first.”

Dylan Haskins, head judge, said: The podcast industry has grown rapidly in Ireland over the past ten years, with a really diverse  mix of shows from independent creators, commercial and public service publishers. While  awards by their nature involve competition, the All-Ireland Podcast Awards are really about  bringing the industry together each year to celebrate and recognise the excellent work  happening nationally and internationally from Irish-associated producers and hosts.” 

Event tickets can be purchased on www.soundwaves.ie.