College Living

Irish Abroad: Inter-Railing

Being Irish is a huge commodity when travelling. People naturally pre-conceive us as friendly, beer-guzzling socialites that love to party and have absolutely no desire to take life seriously. I mean, I don’t t...

Mars Food advises against frequent use of products

Mars Food, the company behind Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s, has advised that some of its products should not be consumed more than once a week. This recommendation comes due to the high sugar, salt or fat content ...

Irish Abroad: Canada

  Being Irish is a huge commodity when travelling. People naturally pre-conceive us as friendly, beer-guzzling socialites that love to party and have absolutely no desire to take life seriously. I mean,...
slacker's symphony

In Photos: Slacker’s Symphony @ Whelans

  Slacker’s Symphony are a Dublin based band consisting of brothers Ed and James Grannell along with Nathan Maher, Marcin Nowak and Brian Mannion. The band took to the legendary venue...

Could you be the next face of Irish TV?

We all know somebody with the gift of the gab, who have been doing mock-presenting jobs with a hairbrush microphone and an audience of teddies since they could string a sentence together. Well, RTÉ2 is offer...
Smedias 2017

IMPORTANT SMEDIAS UPDATE: Entry Problems

// ATTENTION ALL SMEDIAS ENTRANTS //   If you are planning on entering more than one category, we need all of your submissions on SEPARATE CDS as they are being sent to different judges.   ...
smedias deadline

SMEDIAS DEADLINE DAY: Drop in Your Submissions

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: The Smedias deadline is fast approaching - you have until 5pm today to submit your entries. You can drop your submissions into us at:   25/26 Windsor Place Lower Pemb...
editor

ATTENTION EDITORS: CHANGE TO ENTRY PROCESS

Some editors have expressed their concern about the fairness of the Newspaper of the Year and Editor of the Year categories. We understand that some publications have more funding than others, and are theref...
kbc

KBC Outstanding Achievement Award

Our wonderful sponsor KBC Bank Ireland are re-launching the KBC Outstanding Achievement Award this year. To be eligible for this award, you need to have made a substantial contribution to the world of st...
Smedias Guidelines

SMEDIAS CATEGORIES 2016

Print Journalism NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR Awarded to the newspaper that sustains the highest quality of journalism, editorial standards, production values and overall professionalism despite bu...