Lyric FM scales the heights with two broadcasting awards

CHAMPAGNE glasses were raised at the double for Lyric FM which was named at the weekend as the top national station and overall radio station of the year.

National broadcaster RTE secured eight of the 27 awards which included Morning Ireland as the Best News Programme and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh as the Sports Broadcaster of the Year.

Sponsored by Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, over 200 entries were received from the country’s national and local radio stations for the second annual PPI Awards.