IFTA and Gala Retail have today announced the Nominees for the Gala TV Rising Star award. This is an exciting new Award for Television which recognises the skill, talent, and professionalism of Ireland’s leading young broadcasters and brightest rising stars who are blazing a trail across Irish and international TV screens.
The six Nominees have been selected by a panel of industry experts, and the winner will now be decided through a people’s choice vote as the public can vote online over the coming weeks for who they feel should win this prestigious Award.
The six bright young guns in Irish television are ‘Robot Wars’ and ‘Getaways’ presenter Angela Scanlon, alongside Comedian and Republic of Telly’s Kevin McGahern; Bear Grylls winner and ‘Wildgirls’ presenter Vogue Williams as well as fashion guru and TV presenter Darren Kennedy; Bilingual Rugby presenter and Movie Show host Máire Treasa Ní Dhubhghaill as well as comedian Al Porter from ‘Live at the Apollo’ and ‘The Al Porter Show’.
The online Voting app will be live at 9am Tuesday; the public can vote online by logging onto www.facebook.com/GalaRetail
Commenting on the introduction of the Gala TV Rising Star Award, IFTA CEO Aine Moriarty said: “This Award acknowledges the talent of six ‘young guns of Irish television’ who have shown themselves to be skillful, confident and fearless TV presenters. No doubt the future holds exciting opportunities ahead for each as they continue to impress Irish and international audiences”.
Gary Desmond, CEO of Gala Retail adds: “In our second year of sponsorship of the IFTA Gala Television Awards, we are delighted to support this new award which recognises the gifted television personalities that are making strides within the industry. Huge congratulations to all of the finalists who are each talented, brilliant and sure to go far in their careers.”
“As the Gala TV Rising Star Award is the only award this year to be voted for by the public, it’s set to be one of the most hotly contested awards on the night, so make sure to cast your vote for which one you think should get the Award”
Nominee Angela Scanlon has said:"I am so delighted to be nominated for this award; I absolutely love what I do and for the IFTAS to acknowledge that is incredibly humbling."
The Gala TV Rising Star will be presented at this year’s annual IFTA Gala Television Awards Ceremony which takes place on Friday 7th October at the Double Tree Hotel in Dublin and will be broadcast on TV3.
The full line-up of Nominees across all 25 Television categories will be announced on Wednesday 14th September, with the very best Irish creative talent and TV programming being shortlisted across all genres including Entertainment, Comedy, Documentary, Current Affairs, News and Childrens among others.
To vote for your Gala TV Rising Star and to be in with a chance of winning great prizes online, visit www.Facebook.com/GalaRetail and vote online for free. Follow the IFTA Gala Television Awards conversation at #IFTAGala16.
