Irish Podcast Awards – Listeners Choice Top 5 Shortlist, Venue Change, Plus, Zara King and Richard Chambers Announced as Hosts!

Irish Podcast Awards – Listeners Choice Top 5 Shortlist, Venue Change, Plus, Zara King and Richard Chambers Announced as Hosts!

Dublin, Ireland – Hold onto your headphones because The Irish Podcast Awards is cranking up the excitement! With a staggering 24,000 votes submitted, the eagerly awaited final shortlist for the Listeners’ Choice Award is here. And to add to the excitement of the night, we are thrilled to announce that the event will be hosted by none other than Virgin Media News correspondents and co-hosts of The Group Chat podcast, the dynamic Zara King and Richard Chambers! With the announcement of the shortlist in September and the unveiling of the Listeners’ Choice final five, the Awards night on November 21, 2023, is shaping up to be the most sought-after ticket!

The Top 5 Finalists vying for the coveted title are – in alphabetical order:

  • Ah Ref
  • Big News Coming Soon Podcast
  • Left On Read
  • Real Life Ghost Stories
  • Talking Bollox Podcast

The popularity of our nominee’s shortlist has prompted a surge in ticket demand. So, to accommodate the growing audience and ensure everyone gets a front-row feel, The Irish Podcast Awards are upgraded venue! The glittering event will now take place at Dublin’s Morrison Hotel on Tuesday, 21st November 2023. Tickets are on sale now from https://www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/awards-night

Adam Sheppard, Editor of PodPod, the main The Irish Podcast Awards sponsor, remarked, “The enthusiasm from listeners and the broader community has been overwhelming. We’re gearing up for a night that celebrates the best in Irish podcasting, and with Zara and Richard leading the way, it promises to be an event to remember!”

The air is thick with anticipation: Which podcast will reign supreme with the Listeners? Will it be the Mayo GAA tales of ‘Ah Ref’, the mysterious ‘Real Life Ghost Stories’, the hilarious ‘Talking Bollox Podcast’, the storytelling of the ‘Big News Coming Soon Podcast’, or the hopeless romantics of ‘Left On Read’?

Join us at the Morrison Hotel for a night filled with suspense, celebration, and the magic of podcasting. Raise your glasses and headphones in a toast to the voices that keep us hooked episode after episode.

For more information, visit the Irish Podcast Awards website.

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