Oscar winner honoured at RTS Republic of Ireland Awards
Belfast actor James Martin was awarded the Outstanding Newcomer prize at the RTS Republic of Ireland Awards (Gradaim RTS) in late March. Martin starred in the Oscar-winning short film An Irish Goodbye in which he played the bereaved brother Lorcan.
Gogglebox Ireland, shown on Virgin Media Television, was named the Factual Entertainment winner for the second year running.
The Drama prize went to another Virgin Media show (a co-commission with ITV), Redemption, a crime series set in Dublin starring Paula Malcomson.