New award for 2009 rewarding the best animation done by a student in Ireland. Finalists will be shown on the night and hosted on the oxygen.ie website, and the winner will be rewarded with a summer internship in one of Ireland's leading animation companies.
Entries must be under 3.00 in length and submitted on DVD!
Newspaper of the year Sponsored by The Irish Times
Awarded to the newspaper that sustains the highest quality of journalism, editorial standards, production values and overall professionalism despite budgetary and other limitations.
Submit three (3) issues of the newspaper published since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Gearoid O'Rourke, Trinity News (TCD)
2007 winner: Peter Henry, Trinity News (TCD)
2006 winner: Sorcha Nic Mhathuna & Nathalie Marquez Courtney, University Observer (UCD)
2005 winner: Ian Carey, Trinity News (Trinity College)
2004 winner: Samantha Libreri & Emmet Ryan – The University Observer (UCD)
Journalist of the year (national press)
This award is open to students who have managed to get their work published in the national press during the adademic year.
Submit two (2) articles published in the national press since April 1st, 2008.
Lasy year's winner: Alan Good (UCC)
2007: David Molloy (Trinity College)
2006: Mark Tighe, Sunday Times (NUI Galway)
2005: Paul Caffrey (Trinity College)
2004: Ian Kehoe – Sunday Business Post (DCU)
Editor of the year Sponsored by the Irish Independent
Awarded to the editor of any publication to show commitment, enthusiasm and editorial insight as reflected by the publication.
Submit three (3) issues published since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Gearoid O'Rourke, The Trinity News (TCD)
2007 Winner: Stephen Carroll, The University Observer (UCD)
2006 Winner: Andrew Payne - Trinity News (Trinity)
2005 winner: Eoghan Casey - University Observer (UCD)
2004 winner: Samantha Libreri – The University Observer (UCD)
Journalist of the year Sponsored by the Irish Examiner
Awarded to the best student journalist of the year reporting on news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for an ability to dig out original information and present it with imagination and style.
Submit three (3) articles published in student media since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Gearoid O'Rourke-Trinity News-TCD
2004 winner: Niamh Horan – The University Observer (UCD)
People's Choice award
Obviously a popular category. To enter, submit a pdf of one entire issue of your publication. It has to have been published since April 1st 2008.
To vote, you will need to click here. You must be logged into Oxygen.ie and only one vote per Oxygen account will be accepted. If you're not registered with Oxygen.ie, click here. It takes approximately one minute and it's free.
Last year's winner: Analogue Magazine, TCD (Brendan McGuirk)
2007 winner: UCC Express (Peter Tobin and Alan Good)
2006 winner: An Focal (UL)
Sports Writer of the year Sponsored by The Daily Mirror
Awarded to the journalist producing the most consistently high quality sports writing over the course of the year.
Submit three (3) articles published in student media since April 1st, 2008. We suggest that you cut out the articles and past them on to stiff backing card. Please don't send torn pages from the newspaper with jagged edges and all. This makes things much easier for the judges. And they're the people you want to impress.
Last year's winner: Eoin Fleck, Trinity News (TCD)
2007 winner: Laura Toogood (UCD)
2006 winner: Alan Burns - University Observer (UCD)
2005 winner: Cormac Toomey - University Observer (DIT)
2004 winner: Dermot Looney – College Tribune (UCD)
Features Writer of the year: Arts & Pop Culture
Awarded to the best student features writer of the year writing about the arts or pop-culture. Judges will be looking for entertaining, stylish, authoritative criticism which offers a fresh, illuminating view of a performance, film, album or popular cultural topic.
Submit three (3) articles published in student media since April 1st, 2007.
Last year's winner: Lorcan Archer, The College Tribune (UCD)
2007 winner: Marie Lavin (NUI Galway)
2006 winner: James Von Simson - Trinity News (Trinity)
2005 winner: Luke O’Neill - College View (DCU)
2004 winner: Barry White – Trinity News (TCD)
Features Writer of the Year: News & Current affairs
Awarded to the best student features writer of the year covering news and current affairs. This can include campus, national and international news. Judges will be looking for analytical skills and a fluent and compelling writing style.
Submit three (3) articles published in student media since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Philip Connolly-The College Tribune (UCD)
2007 winner: Andree Heslin (UCC)
2006 winner: Billy Jones - University Observer (UCD)
2005 winner: Michael Clark - University Observer (UCD)
2004 winner: Neasa Cunniffe – Trinity News (TCD)
Features writer of the year: Education Focus
Awarded to the best student features writer of the year writing about subjects with an educational focus.
Submit three (3) articles published in student media since April 1st, 2008. Please note that you need only submit 1 writing sample, given that it is a new category.
Last years winner: Rob Lowney -The University Observer (UCD)
Colour Writer of the year Sponsored by The Irish Daily Star
This is awarded to the finest writer of features with a particularly satirical slant and distinctly humourous tone. Imagination and wit are key.
Submit three [3] articles published in student media since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Sean Mulvey, University Observer (UCD)
2004 winner: Daniel Finn – The College Tribune (UCD)
Travel Writer of the year Sponsored by Hostelworld
Awarded to the writer of the best travel features. The work must have been published in a college publication or have been submitted as part of a college project.
Submit one article published in student media since April 1st 2008.
Last year's winner: Derek Larney, The Record (TCD)
2007 winner: Jago Tennant - Trinity News (TCD)
2006 winner: Harry Johnstone - Harat (Trinity)
2005 winner: Leonie Corcoran (DCU)
2004 winner: Eoghan Murphy – The University Observer (UCD)
Magazine of the year
Awarded to one publication produced either as a once-off [e.g. rag mag] or regular publication. Open to any magazine.
Submit three (3) issues (except in cases where the publication is a once-off) published since April 1st, 2008.
Last year: Sarah McCaffrey, The SU Magazine (Queen's University Belfast)
2007: Campus (DCU) - edited by Alan Flanagan
2006: Aoife Mahon, Sentinel (DIT Aungier Street)
2005 winner: Kate McKenna (Icarus - Trinity)
2004 winner: Ken Griffin – Flashback (DCU)
Society Publication of the year Sponsored by The Evening Herald
Awarded to one society publication produced either as a once-off [e.g. rag mag] or regular publication. Open to any society publication.
Submit three (3) issues (except in cases where the publication is a once-off) published since April 1st, 2008.
Last year: Ciara Brennan, UCD Student's Union survival guide, (UCD)
2007: Society - The Cairnes Review (NUIG) - edited by Catherine Regan and John Hogan
2006: Aoife Mahon, Sentinel (DIT Aungier Street)
2005 winner: Kate McKenna (Icarus - Trinity)
2004 winner: Ken Griffin – Flashback (DCU)
Small College publication of the Year Sponsored by Herald AM
Awarded to the best newspaper, magazine or society publication produced by a small college. Applications are only acceptable from colleges with 4,000 full-time students or less.
Newspapers: submit two issues of the newspaper published since April 1st, 2008.
Magazines and society publications: submit two copies - except in cases where the publication is a one-off - published since April 1st, 2007.
Last year's winner: Cian Ginty, The Ballyfermot Post (BCFE)
2007 Winner: Celia Zwahlen - Griffiti (Griffith)
2006 Winner: Diren Valayden/Stephen O'Leary/eds - The Circular (Griffith)
2005 Winner: The Circular (Griffith College)
Film Script of the year Sponsored by the Irish Film Board
Awarded to the most original, well-written, imaginative script showing the most insight to the cinematic form. Scripts may be filmed or unfilmed at time of submission.
Script should be formatted as a film script and submitted in Microsoft Word.
Last year's winner: Conor Kelly, Fishy Tale (TCD)
2007 winner: A View From The Top by Shane Collier (Colaiste Dhulaigh)
2006 winner: Noel Burke - Chloe & Kate (Griffith)
2005 winner: Ciara Bailey (DIT)
2004 winner: Stephen Stubbs – Manhattan II, Attack of the Space Tarantulas, (Ballyfermot College of Further Education)
Short Film of the year-Sponsored by Movies @ Cinemas
The Short Film of the Year will be awarded to the film that shows the greatest imagination and production values despite budgetary and other limitations.
Students work may be shot on film, digitally or on video, but all work must be submitted in DVD format.
Last year's winner: Liam Berrington, Prediction (BCFE)
2007 winner: 'Winner?' by Sarah-Jane Fortune (DIT- Aungier St)
2006 winner: Eamonn Nolan - A Love Song for Cedric Pelmutter (Ballyfermot CFE)
2005 winner: Colm Russell (Tallaght IT)
2004 winner: Ken Wardrop – Undressing my Mother (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design)
TV Production of the year Sponsored by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
Awarded to the best student TV production of the year. This includes news, arts, and entertainment shows. Must be produced expressly for broadcast on student or campus television.
Submit one (1) episode, or montage of episodes (maximum 1 hour), broadcast since April 1st, 2008. Acceptable format: DVD.
Last year's winner: Aonghus O hEochaidh, Dushlan (NUIG)
2007 winner: Paul Schwer (Griffith)
2006 winners: Peter Linnemann & Will Devine & Riona Ni Bhrolchain & Ruaidhri Devery & Siofra Ni Chiardha - Nyumbani (DCU)
2005 winners: Liam O' Cathasaigh & Colm Quinn (DIT)
2004 winners: Graham Hickey – Dublin’s O’Connell Street (DIT)
TV Journalist of the year Sponsored by The CV Service
The TV Journalist of the Year Smedia will be awarded to the best student TV journalist of the year. Entrants should submit a news report, feature, piece to camera, investigation or interview.
The report should be no shorter than 2 minutes, but not exceed 4 minutes in duration and must have been produced as part of a class project or for broadcast on student or campus television. Judges will be looking for an interesting, well-delivered report showcasing the research skills and presenting style of the entrant. Submit one report in DVD format.
Last year's winners: Tom Byrne (Griffith)
2007: Jonathan Donohoe (Griffith)
2006: Amy Breen & Lisa McCaghy - Dying to Know (DCU)
2005: John Bent (Griffith College)
Léiriúcháin Teilifíse i nGaeilge - Faisnéis agus Drámaíocht Sponsored by TG4
Awarded to the best Drama or Documentary Television Production in the Irish language. Submit one (1) episode, or montage of episodes (maximum 1 hour), broadcast since April 1st, 2007. Acceptable format: DVD.
Obviously, all entries in this category are to be in Irish. No Bearla please!
Last year's winner: Tadg O Criodan, Golaicht Ait (WIT)
2007 winner: Joan Henneghan (NUI Galway)
Iriseoireacht i nGaeilge (Raidió no Scríofa) Sponsored by Údarás na Gaeltachta
Awarded to the best Journalism done through Irish, written or Radio. Obviously, all entries in this category are to be in Irish. No Bearla please!
New Category for 2009!
Radio Production of the Year (Arts/Features) Sponsored by Phantom 105.2
Awarded to the best radio production covering the arts and entertainment. This can include magazine shows, comedy programmes, drama, music shows, arts coverage, interviews and all other arts and entertainment shows. Must be produced expressly for broadcast on student radio.
Submit one (1) episode, or montage of episodes (maximum 1 hour), broadcast since April 1st 2008. Acceptable format: CD. This might sound crazy but we did receive blank CDs last year, so best to check and make sure before you send them in.
Last year's winner: Madeline Woods (DIT Aungier Streer)
2007 winner: The Belsen Children by Caitlin O'Hanlon (NUI Galway)
2006 winner: Amy Rose Harte - It's a Wine Life (DCU)
2005 winner: Marc Redmond (Ballyfermot CFE)
2004 winner: Breda Ryan – flirt FM 105.6 HIV/Aids (NUI, Galway)
Radio Production of the year (News & current affairs)
Awarded to the best radio production covering news and current affairs. This can include news broadcasts, panel discussions, interviews and other news and current affairs related shows. Must be produced expressly for broadcast on student radio.
Submit one (1) episode, or montage of episodes (maximum 1 hour), broadcast since April 1st, 2008. Acceptable format: CD.
Last year's winner: Katie Corkery (DIT Aungier Streer)
2007 winner: Aileen Lee (UCC)
2006 winner: Fergal D'Arcy - Can You Hear Me Thinking? (DIT Aungier Street)
Awarded to the best maintained, frequently updated, user-friendly and informative website. Students' Union sites, clubs and societies homepages and college news sites all welcome.
2004 winner: Students’ Union UCC – http://su.ucc.ie
Web Designer of the year Sponsored by Irishtimes.com
Awarded to the designer of the most innovative, exciting and entertaining student website of the year. Where website of the year is about clearly and easily imparting information, webdesigner of the year is more about exploring the possibilities of new media technologies. Judges will be looking for programming skill, visual flair and imagination. The website cannot have been designed for commercial gain, but class projects, personal websites, flash [etc] cartoons and online games are all accepted.
Submit the url.
Last year's winner: Justin Dawson, NUIM
2007 winner: www.scottbryandesign.com by Scott Bryan (DCU)
2006 winners: Ruaidhri Devery & Will Devine - www.econsensorweb.dcu.ie (DCU)
2005 winner: Rory Donohue [NUIG]
Short Story of the year
Awarded to the most original, well-written work of short fiction. Applications can include published or previously unpublished material. Every applicant is however restricted to just one entry. This is the only category for which no hard copy has to be submitted- we require an email word file containing the story to smedias2009@gmail.ie. Stories should not exceed 4,000 words.
Last years winner: Dan Sheehan, Ferdia's awakening (TCD)
2006 winner: John Holten, Germania (UCD)
2005 winner: Barry Fowler (DIT)
Photographer of the year-Sponsored by Nokia
Awarded to one individual for an outstanding sample of photography produced since April 1st, 2008. The judges will be looking for excellence in composition, subject matter and for startling images. This category should not be confused with news photographer of the year. The work should either have been published in the student press OR be the work of a full-time student, in which case the work can be unpublished, but of publishable quality.
Submit three (3) prints. Photocopies or newspaper reproductions will not be accepted. Prints to be no larger than A4 size.
2004 winner: Nicola Brady – Disco Dining (Griffith College Dublin)
News photographer of the year-Sponsored by Nokia
Awarded to the photographer best capturing news events and current affairs on camera. The work should either have been published in the student press OR be the work of a full-time student, in which case the work can be unpublished, but of publishable quality. This should not be confused with photographer of the year.
Submit three (3) prints. Photocopies or newspaper reproductions will not be accepted. Prints to be no larger than A4 size.
Last year's winner : Orla Sloyan (DIT Mountjoy Square)
2007 winner: John Heeney (Griffith College)
2006 winner: Racheal Carroll (Griffith College)
2005 winner: Stephen Ryan (Griffith College)
2004 winner: Rosalind Goodbody – The Griffith Gazette (Griffith College Dublin)
Sports Photographer of the year-Sponsored by Nokia
We're looking for the most dynamic, creative and technically impressive pieces of the year. It doesn't need to have been published, you just have to be a full-time student. The photos can be no larger than A4 and no smaller than A5. Remember to submit it on good quality paper- no scraps of magazine or newspaper and nothing stuck to pieces of cereal boxes!
Submit three (3) prints. Photocopies or newspaper reproductions will not be accepted. Prints to be no larger than A4 size.
Last year's winner: Diarmaid Greene (Limerick Senior College)
Headline award for journalism relating to mental health or suicide prevention in association with Headline and the HSE's National office for suicide prevention
Headline is Ireland's national media monitoring programme, working to promote responsible and accurate coverage of mental health and suicide related issues within the Irish media.
Awarded to any form of media, be it written, published or broadcasted on television, radio, internet or otherwise, highlighting the issue of mental health or suicide prevention in Ireland. Please note that you need only submit 1 writing sample, given that it is a new category.
Students' work must be submitted on relevant format; CD, DVD (must be saved as MP3) or an original copy of published article. Internet publications or websites, please submit the URL.
2008 winner: Andrea Gilligan, The Long Day is Over (NUIG)
Layout and Design of the year Sponsored by The Irish Daily Star
Open to any publication produced in student media, awarded for innovative and intelligent creativity in design and layout.
Submit three (3) issues (except in cases where the publication is a once-off) published since April 1st, 2008.
Last year's winner: Andrew Gordon, The SU Magazine (Queen's University Belfast)
2007 winner: Sean Kearney - The University Observer (UCD)
2006 winner: Simon Ward - College Tribune (UCD)
2005 winner: Natalie Price & Philip Gilsenan - University Observer (UCD)
There's no better way to spoil a session of the ancient art of yoga than unexpected flatulence...
Overpaid sports stars sicken supporter
(Reuters) A New Jersey man was jailed for up to three months on Friday for making himself vomit on a fellow spectator at a baseball game.
Matthew Clemmens, 21, was sent to prison for at least 30 days, given two years probation, and ordered to serve 50 hours of community service, and pay $315 in restitution after the incident.
"Clemmens pleaded guilty to making himself throw up on a young girl at a Phillies game," the district attorney's office said in a statement.
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