The Young Offenders may be returning to our screens sooner rather than later

The Irish Film and Television Award nominations were announced today with The Young Offenders being shortlisted in seven categories.

The RTÉ2 series, which was adapted from The Young Offenders movie, is nominated for Best Comedy, Male Performance for Chris Walley, Female Performance for Hillary Rose, Director Comedy/Soap and Writer Comedy/Soap for Peter Foott, as well as acknowledgements in the Sound Television and Camera Television categories.