RTE sportsperson of the year

Sport
21

Is it a public vote?

22

@Horsebox ?

23

@padjo ??

24

https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2018/1129/1014202-criteria-for-rte-sportsperson-of-the-year-nominees/

judging panel and criteria

25
  • Sean Blackwell – RTÉ Sport Awards Programme Editor
  • Kieran Cunningham – Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Star
  • Declan McBennett – RTÉ Sport, Group Head of Sport
  • Ryan McCann - RTÉ Sport Awards Executive Producer
  • Shane McGrath – Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mail & Irish Mail on Sunday
  • Donagh McGrath - RTÉ Sport, Deputy Head Radio Sports & News
  • Mary O’Connor - CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport
  • Clíona O’Leary – RTÉ Sport, Deputy Head, TV Sport
  • Sarah O’Shea - Secretary General at Olympic Council of Ireland & Director at SOS Sports Consulting
  • Mikey Stafford – Editor, RTÉ Sport Output on Digital Platforms
  • Denis Walsh – Sports Writer, The Sunday Times
  • Andy Watters – Sports Reporter, Irish News

RTE well represented here.

1 Like
26

Where is Eddie Dunbar?

27

anyway - that’s despite the point. They are only the nominees and rightly so - if people vote for who they recognize off de telly or in de papers will that just shows how much of a farce it is. But the nominees deserve to be on the list.

1 Like
28

based on the criteria, you are 100% correct

  • The list should reflect Irish sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage.
  • Any Sportsperson who has won a medal or Championship at an international level should be considered. Where multiple sportspeople from the same field or at the same championships both win medals, the one with the higher value medal CAN take precedence over the others.
  • A Sportsperson who has been outstanding within a team that has won something or a team that has significantly over-achieved should be considered.
  • The impact the achievement has on the nation should also be brought into consideration.
  • The Panel were free to consider other potential candidates not on the long list.
29

It should cap off what has been a wonderful year for Sexton.

30

Joe Schmidt will win the RTE manager of the year as well. Deservedly so. Clean sweep for the egg chasers. No denying they are on the crest of a wave.

on second thoughts RTE might shaft Joe for fucking off after the World Cup. They are petty enough to do it.

cc @myboyblue

31

All well and grand but the hockey chap might get it . Got to a WC final , small budget and will tick a number of PC boxes .

32

I’m with you on that one. A world cup final is a world cup final

33

7 - 0…

1 Like
34

Is it the team of the year that’s a public vote? Do Cork Ladies Footballers still have that banner on their bus?

1 Like
35

He will get runner up and kiwi Joe will win it. Most folks will have forgot about the hockey now

36

it’s a judging panel

37

It’s a panel, that judges.

38

I’m shocked to learn that RTE have an Executive producer for sports awards.

How many gigs would that cunt have in a year? 4?

1 Like
39

+1. I have no idea who 2/3rds of these people are.

40

I only know from one of these.