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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 This year the National Student Media Awards celebrated its 10th Birthday. The awards recognise the work produced in student publications, websites, radio, television or film. The importance of these awards cannot be underestimated as they recognise the hard work and effort of Ireland's rising media stars.
The Smedia Awards are seen as the pinnacle of achievement for media students in Ireland. The event is the biggest night in the Irish student calendar. This year the Oxygen National Student Media Awards took place on Wednesday, the 21st of April in the Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin 2. There was an excellent turnout this year with a full house of over 700 students, sponsors, celebrity guests and media luminaries present.
Television personalities Kathryn Thomas and Daithi O’Se, hosted the evening this year for the first time. Their interaction with the students allowed for a relaxing atmosphere on stage. They had both been involved with the awards on a presenting level but were delighted to step up to co hosting this year’s show.
The Smedias were promoted on campus in a number of ways to ensure the awards gained maximum exposure and entries. Students nationwide began submitting entries from February. Impressively, the total number of entries was over 1,400 this year, a jump of almost 50% on last years awards.
A list of all news coverage - radio, television, print and web based - and articles representative of mentions in the press and on the web are included in the report.
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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 On Campus promotion of the Awards: • • • • • •
Advertisements in the Spanner Magazine - Issue 27 & 28 Posters around all the Colleges, specifically in the English, Journalism and Media departments. The Students Union and Club and Societies areas were also included Emails and phone calls to all College news paper editors and station managers Emails sent to all last of last years entrants Emails sent to entire Oxygen.ie student database Emails and phone calls to lecturer and course heads – information regarding entry dates and deadlines. They were also emailed a sample email to send out to their students, which they found useful and passed on
Colleges Students from the following colleges entered the 2010 awards: Dundalk IT Waterford IT Carlow IT Cork IT Tallaght IT Sligo IT Limerick IT Tralee IT Blanchardstown IT Athlone IT Letterkenny IT Cork IT Dublin IT (DIT) - Aungier St, Kevin St, Bolton St, Mountjoy, Cathal Brugha, Temple Bar NCAD Griffith College The Queen's University Belfast University of Limerick (UL) University College Dublin (UCD) Dublin City University (DCU) University College Cork (UCC) Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Stillorgan College of Further Education Ballyfermot College of Further Education Limerick College of Further Education Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology (IADT) Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) NUI Galway Maynooth NUI Colaiste Dhulaigh CFE St Pats Smedias Report 2010
The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 Sponsorship Partners Companies who get involved in the Smedias benefit from the associated goodwill, while exposing their brand to the lucrative student market. They are also fostering the country’s future media professionals and supporting the event which recognizes the students’ talents, and opens the doorway for them into a potential career. Following the trend from previous years the partners involved in the event were prestigious. They featured a combination of national newspapers, Irish broadcasting companies and other major organisations who are interested in supporting Irish students. Many of the companies involved have been involved now for a number of years. Below is a list of those who kindly sponsored a category in 2010.
Media Sponsors
The Irish Times (also associate sponsor)
The Irish Independent
Associated Sponsors
Category Sponsors
Bulmers
HostelWorld.com
Foras na Gaeilge
Blue Insurance
Truvo
o2
Irish Examiner
Spar
The Irish Daily Mirror
Aero
(also associate sponsor)
Údarás na Gaeltachta
Evening Herald
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI)
Irish Times.com
Irish Film Board (IFB)
The Irish Daily Star
Road Safety Authority
(also associate sponsor)
Headline & HSE
Phantom 105.2 Fm TG4
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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 The Judges Esteemed judges were responsible for judging categories in their sector of the media. This year’s judges were: Geraldine Kennedy - Editor, The Irish Times Micheál Ó Meallaigh - Senior Commissioning Editor, TG4 John Walshe - Group Education Editor, Irish Independent Samantha Libreri - Broadcast Reporter, RTE Ruth Scott - 2FM Radio DJ & Host Ian Mallon - Deputy Editor, Evening Herald Eoin McVey - Managing Editor, The Irish Times Niall Stokes - Editor, Hotpress John O’Donovan - Picture Editor, The Irish Examiner Billy Scanlan - Deputy News Editor, The Star Brian Boyd - Journalist, The Irish Times Maeve Quigley - Features Editor, Irish Daily Mirror Graham Cantwell -TV & Film Director Carl O’Brien – Chief Reporter, The Irish Times Gerry Millar - Editor, Daily Mirror Northern Ireland Cathal Poirtéir - Producer in charge of Irish Language Programs in RTE Phil Mason - Senior Assistant Editor, The Star Mark Condren - PPAI Photographer of the year 2010 Fiona Scally - Head of Programming & Production at Phantom 105.2 Louise Heraghty - Radio Presenter & Broadcaster Brian Farrell - Communication Manager for the RSA Hugh O’Connor- Actor & Director Chris Binchy - Best Selling Author Colman Byrne - oxygen.ie Brian Gavin- PPAI News photographer of the year 2010 Paul O’Hehir - Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mirror Colm Hanratty - Editor, Hostelworld.com Chris Carpenter - Irishtimes.com Brid O'Connell - Community Manager, Truvo Smedias Report 2010
The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 The Presenters The awards were presented on the night by a number of the judges and other esteemed guests. Brid O'Connell - Community Manager, Truvo Padraic Halpin - Reuters, Irish Correspondent John Walshe - Education Editor, Irish Independent Richard Seabrooke - Dynamo Design & Founder of Candy (www.candyculture.net) Maeve Quigley - Features Editor, Irish Daily Mirror Robert Cullen - Boulder Media Susan Kenny - Headline Lynette Fay - BBC Radio Billy Scanlan - Deputy News Editor, The Star Catrina Hayes - Marketing Manger, Spar Phil Mason - Senior Assistant Editor, The Star Nathalie Marquez Courtney - Deputy Editor, Kiss Magazine Mark White - Irish Daily Mirror Eoin McVey - Managing Editor, The Irish Times Eoin Ryan - Editor, Oxygen.ie John O'Donovan - Picture Editor, The Irish Examiner Brian Daly - Marketing Manger, Phantom 105.2 FM Fergal Darcy - Host, i102-104 Ruth Scott - 2FM Radio DJ & Host Brian Farrell - Communication Manager for the RSA Hugh O'Connor - Actor/Director Chris Binchy - Best Selling Author Claire Grady - Executive Editor, Evening Herald Louise Heraghty - Radio Presenter & Broadcaster Paul O'Hehir - Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mirror Colm Hanratty - Editor, Hostelworld.com Samantha Libreri - Reporter RTE Chris Carpenter - Irishtimes.com Marianne Kelly - Senior Marketing Executive, Truvo Smedias Report 2010
The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 Press Coverage National Publications The Irish Independent The Irish Times The Irish Daily Mirror The Irish Daily Star The Irish Examiner Local Publications The Clare Champion The Clare People Donegal News Donegal Post Kildare Nationalist Kilkenny People Limerick Leader Meath Chronicle Mourne Observer Northside People Roscommon Champion Roscommon Herald The Mayo News Western People
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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 Press Coverage National Television Coverage • Ireland Am - 22/04/2010 The managing director of Oxygen Direct, Colman Byrne was interviewed about the awards on the Ireland Am, on TV3, Thursday 22nd April. He was accompanied by the winner of the Short Animation category winner Sean Mullen from Ballyfermot CFE. • 3e News - 22/04/2010 3e’s news programme ‘FYI’ did a special report on the Smedias which was approximately five minutes in duration and aired on Thursday 22nd April. After a studio introduction which included the Smedias logo as a backdrop, reporter Claire Brock presented a package on the awards night. Claire chatted with students as they arrived for the awards, interviewed some of the industry personalities attending such as Ruth Scott of 2fm and Billy Scanlan of The Star, and interviewed award winners Steven Conlon (Blog of the Year) and Sean Mullen (Animation of the Year). The interviews were interspersed with shots of the main hall, which highlighted the sponsors branded materials. On Campus Print Coverage Trinity News (Trinity) The College View (DCU) The SU Mag (Queens) The Gown (Queens) Sin (NUIG) Grifitti The Ballyfermot Press
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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 Press Coverage Local Radio Coverage Phantom 105.2 fm 30sec advert aired Twice a day between 7am-7pm (prime time) Twice a day between 7pm and midnight (night time) for 15 days in April. Ocean Fm, Highland Radio Donegal based stations, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 Clare FM Clare based station, mentioned in the news report and interview with winner of TV Production of the year - Colm Flynn on the 22/04/2010 KFM, i105107 Kildare based station, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 Ocean Fm, i102104 Sligo based station, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 Ros Fm, Shannonside, i102104 Roscommon based stations, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 i102104, Mid West Radio Mayo based station, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 LMFM, i105107 Meath based station, mentioned in the news report and interview with winner of Photographer of the year - James Foley on the 22/04/2010 Live FM, Spin Southwest Limerick based station, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010 KCLR FM, Beat 102 Kilkenny based station, mentioned in the news report on the 22/04/2010
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The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards 2010 Press Coverage Web Coverage http://alexsherwood.blogspot.com/2010/04/smedias-win-for-ballyfermot.html http://www.audiofarm.org/audiofiles/9713 http://blog.marketing.ie/?p=2672 http://blog.truvo.ie/2010/04/smedias-netbook-winner/ http://blurredkeys.com/2010/03/smedia-awards-longlists-now-online/ http://nessymon.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/dcu-at-the-smedias/ www.campus.ie/news/campus-news/dcu-run-riot-at-the-smedias.html www.cogar.ie/default.aspx?treeid=346&ItemID=41 www.corkstudentnews.com/breaking-news/dcu-clean-up-at-2010-smedias-4989 www.davemolloy.net/blog/smedias_2010/ www.dcufm.com/?p=476 www.gcd.ie/www.gcd.ie/index.jsp?1nID=323&nID=344&aID=2377 www.headline.ie/awards/ www.iftn.ie/rep_bodies/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283020&tpl=archnews&force=1 www.irishfilmboard.ie/irish_film_industry/news/Congratulations_to_Allyn_Quigley_Winner_of_ the_Short_Film_Award_at_the_Student_Media_Awards_/1264 www.journosoc.com/?tag=smedias www.mark-griffin.net/?p=925 www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news.php?p_id=1260 www.phantom.ie/entertainment/3854-the-smedias-2010.html www.phantomfm.com/entertainment/from-the-newsdesk/3993-smedias-jennie-wins-theradio-production-of-the-year.html www.raidionalife.ie/english/ www.spinsouthwest.com/entertainment/the-lowdown/2-smedias-for-southwest-students/ www.thecollegeview.com/2010/04/05/college-view-nominated-at-smedias/ www.thegown.org.uk/2010/04/22/news-double-win-for-su-at-smedias/ http://twitpic.com/1hc8gk www.ucd.ie/news/2010/04APR10/220410_stujour.html www.ulsu.ie/news/smedias
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Society Publication UCD -UCD Students’ Union Fresher Guide 2009- Rob Lowney QUB - SU Magazine - Sarah Creighton & Chris Andrews QUB - Students Handbook & Diary - Gareth McGreevy IADT - Fresh Magazine IADT- Bernard Farrell QUB - The Verdict- Sarah Sistern Short Story of the year DCU - The Village School - Cormac Madden UCC - Confinement - John Anthony Barker TCD - Brother - Dan Sheehan UCD - The Red Marble - Ekaterina Tikhoniouk DCU - Ages - Edel Blake Web Designer GMIT - Active Galway.com - Michael Monaghan BCFE - Emerald Radio.ie - Niall O’Keefe TCD - Lunchblock.ie - Martin McKenna UCD - The College Tribune.net - Philip Connolly Blog TCD - www.soooali.com - Ailbhe McNeela DCU - http://nessymon.wordpress.com/ - Vanessa Monaghan TCD - http://walsho.net/ - Mark Walsh DCU - www.tallyman.ie - Steven Conlon TCD - http://ripped-knees.blogspot.com/ - Ana Kinsella Small College Publication Rathmines College - Risqué - Martin Shivnen, Micheal McGee Colaisie Dhulaigh - RCK Magazine - RCK Magazine Team BCFE - The BCFE Bulletin - Ben Blake GCD - Griffiti Magazine - Mark Corcoran IADT - Fresh Magazine - Bernard Farrell Radio Production - Arts & Features DIT Aungier Street - The Urban Cowboy - Jennie Breen NUIG - College - Colm Byrne DIT Aungier Street - Let Music Live - Emma Kelly NUI Maynooth - Memories - Lisa Whelan GCD – Veronica Dunne - Elaine Ryan & Laura Delaney Headline award for Journalism relating to Mental heath and Suicide prevention DCU - A Sense of Abandonment - Vicky Kavanagh UCD - Back from black - Cathy Buckmaster UCD - Away in the head - Catriona Laverty DCU - Mental Health in Ireland - Stephen Mangan, Helen Boyle & Julie Ni Ghaibhaini DIT Aungier Street - Out of Mind - Kate Mc Carroll Magazine of the Year DCU - Flux -Samuel Hamilton DIT Aungier Street - Exit Magazine - Exit team TCD - Delhi Report - Luke Maishman, Martin McKenna & Catriona Gray TCD - TN2 - Michael Armstrong UCD - otwo Magazine - Colin Sweetman
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Short Animation of the year BCFE - Olinda - Bruno Palma BCFE - The Old Guys - Alex Sherwood, Daniel Courtney & Robert Semple BCFE - The Artists- Sean Mullen BCFE - Laurie & the Litterbugs - Leo Crowley BCFE - Cookie Love - Stephen Byrne Colour Writer TCD - The Last Word - Mark Walsh UCD - University Observer - Eoin Brady UCD - University Observer - Emer Sugrue UCD - Jamie’s World - Jamie Martin TCD - Sport Illustrated - Conor O’Toole
Layout & Design TCD - Trinity News - Hugh McCafferty UCD - The University Observer - Kristin McKnight DIT Aungier Street - Exit Magazine - Brian Herron & Jesse Pinster BCFE - The BCFE Bulletin - Ian Goode TCD - University Times - Conor Smith Short Film of the year IADT Dun Laoghaire - The Christmas Ward - Allyn Quigley IADT Dun Laoghaire - Dorn - Daniel Butler DIT Aungier Street - Just - Conor Flanagan DIT Aungier Street - 24 7 - Emer Maguire Colaiste Dhulaigh - Bridie & Arthur - Anthony Assad & Gary Teeling
Sports Photographer UCD - Dáire Brennan GCD - Piaras Ó Mídheach LCFE - David Lane DIT Templebar - Catherine Coleman DIT Templebar - Donal Glackin
TV Production NUIG - Beans - Danny MacEachmharcaigh Mary Immaculate - For the Love of the Game - Lisa Lawlor AOG - Pobalsceal - Padraic Deiseach Colaiste Dhulaigh - St Lukes Boxing Club - Patrick Warren, Dara Foran, Jack Collins & Eoin Canavan IT Tallaght - Chernobyl Children - Colm Flynn
Film Script Colaiste Dhulaigh - Hide - John McGovern Dun Laoighaire College of Further Education- Spitfire - Adam Gray GCD - Fraternity - Joseph Morgan BCFE - Slow down, you’ve got a friend- Maureen Walshe BCFE - Green Gloves- Gary Ward
Features Writer - Art & Pop UCD - College Tribune - Niamh Hanley UCD - College Tribune - Philip Connolly UCD - The University Observer - Conor Barry DCU - Flux Magzine - Patrick Kavanagh UCD - The University Observer - Paul Fennessy
Leiriuchain Teilifise i nGaeilge - Faisnéis & Drámaíocht AOG - Pobalsceal - Pádraic Déiseach AOG - Nósanna - Úna Ní Chárthaigh WIT - Crazy Love - Rebecca Ní Chearnaigh WIT - An t-Éalú Mór - Máire Ní Chatháin AOG - Beans- Danny MacEachmharcaigh
Radio DCU QUB GCD DCU GCD -
Website of the Year DCU - www.thecollegeview.com - Samuel Hamilton GMIT - www.activegalway.com - Michael Monaghan NUIG - www.sin.ie - Mairéad Ní Chaoimh QUB - www.qubsu.org - Gareth McGreevy UCD - www.universityobserver.ie - Gavan Reilly
Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge (Scríofa) DCU - The College View - Audrey Donohue UCD - University Observer - Maria Ní Shíthigh AOG - Sin & The Record - Lisa Ní Shuairc
RSA Award for Journalism relating to Road Safety Media DCU – DCU Fm - Alan Regan UCD - College Tribune - Charles O’Donnell UCD - Driving Miss Bracken - Amy Bracken UCD - On two wheels & a prayer - James Fagan UCD - Aftermath - Peter Molloy News Photographer of the Year LCFE - David Lane DCU - James Foley DIT Templebar - Tony Kinlan LCFE - Linda Mc Nulty LCFE - Galvin Abercrombie
DJ of the year The on-line on DCU fm - Russell James Alford An Dúbhrud - Cillian de Búrca Mid Morning Show - Rosalind Griffin & Neil Darcy Mid Riff - Darren Regan & Eoin Cooke The Mix - Darren Cleary
Journalist of the year - National Press BCFE - Mail on Sunday - Philip Ryan NUIG - Irish Mail on Sunday, Leitrim Observer, Galway City Tribune - Antoinette Giblin UCD - RTE.ie & Meath Post - Amy Bracken UL - Sunday Business Post, Irish Examiner- Craig Hughes & Rowan Gallagher DCU - Irish Independent & Irish Times - Joanne Hunt Radio Production - News & Current Affairs DCU - DCU Fm Newswire - Seamus Conwell, Keith Hoare, Rowan Finch & Brendan McLoughlin NUIG - Leaving Ireland - Vicki McKenna DIT Aungier Street - Web Servers - Cliona Ward DIT Aungier Street - Pinpoint - Pinpoint team GCD - Griff-fm - Mid morning current affairs show Neil Darcy & Rosiland Griffin
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Features Writer - News & Politics UCD - The University Observer - Leanne Waters UCD - The University Observer - Natalie Voorheis UCD - The College Tribune - Eileen Gahan DCU - The College View - Stephen Mangan UCD - The College Tribune - Cathy Buckmaster Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge (Raidió) UCD - Tuairisc - Jack ÓLeocháin & Eoin ÓMurchú AOG - Deiseanna Dúchais - Úna Ní Chárthaigh AOG - I mbéal an phobail - Miriam Ní Mheachair AOG - An Ticéad - Diarmuid Ó Mathúna & Lisa Madden DCU - Coinfití - Éadaoin ní Cronin & Deirdre ní Dunne Travel Writer TCD - Anarchy: Rules to Live By - Jimmy Lee TCD - Racing Through Paris - Allan Klompas TCD - Trinity News - Paul McDonnell UCD - Jake O Brien UCD - A cycle to the Cyclades - Kris Goodbody People’s Choice Awards TCD - The Piranha - Jonathan Wyse QUB - The Verdict - Sarah Sistern TCD - T.C.D. Miscellany - Conor James McKinney UL - An Focal - Aoife Ní Raghallaigh DIT Aungier Street - DIT News - Cliona Ward Sports Writer DCU - Over The Lateral - Michael Paul Glennon UCD - Richard Chambers DCU - Stephen Mangan UCD - The College Tribune - Eoghan Brophy UCD - The University Oberver - Ryan MacKenzie Journalist of the Year DCU - The College View - Samuel Hamilton TCD - Trinity News - Alex Hamilton DCU - The College View - Steven Conlon TCD - Trinity News - Conor Sullivan TCD - Trinity News - Kate Palmer
the judges Geraldine Kennedy - Editor, The Irish Times Micheál Ó Meallaigh - Senior Commissioning Editor, TG4 John Walshe - Group Education Editor, Irish Independent Samantha Libreri - Broadcast Reporter, RTE Ruth Scott - 2FM Radio DJ & Host Ian Mallon - Deputy Editor, Evening Herald Eoin McVey - Managing Editor, The Irish Times Niall Stokes - Editor, Hotpress John O’Donovan - Picture Editor, The Irish Exminer Billy Scanlan - Deputy News Editor, The Star Brian Boyd - Journalist, The Irish Times Maeve Quigley - Features Editor, Irish Daily Mirror Graham Cantwell -Tv & Film Director Carl O’Brien - Social Affairs Correspondent, The Irish Times Gerry Millar - Editor, Daily Mirror Northern Ireland Cathal Poirtéir - Producer inchange of Irish Launage Programs in RTE Phil Mason - Senior Assistant Editor, The Star Mark Condren - PPAI Photographer of the year 2010 Fiona Scally - Head of Programming & Production at Phantom 105.2 Louise Heraghty - Radio Presenter & Broadcaster Brian Farrell - Communication Manager for the RSA Huge O’Connor- Actor & Director Chris Binchy - Best Selling Author Colman Byrne - oxygen.ie Brian Gavin- PPAI News photographer of the year 2010 Paul O’Hehir - Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mirror Colm Hanratty - Editor, Hostelworld Chris Carpenter - Irishtimes.com Brid O’Connell - Truvo
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Photographer of the Year DIT Templebar - Rebecca Kinsella DIT Templebar - Tony Kinlan LCFE - Shane Serrano DCU - James Foley Griffith College - Faye Bollard Editor of the Year UCD - The University Observer - Catriona Laverty TCD - Trinity News -David Molloy UCD - The College Tribune - Cathy Buckmaster & Philip Connolly TCD - The University Times Robert Donohoe QUB - Students’ Union - Gareth McGreevy Newspaper of the Year TCD - Trinity News -David Molloy, Micheal Armstrong, Aoife Crowley UCD - The University Observer - Catriona Laverty & Gavan Reilly UCD - The College Tribune - Cathy Buckmaster & Philip Connolly DCU - The College View - David Kearns & Audrey Donohue TCD - The University Times - Robert Donohoe & Conor Smith
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Oxygen.ie cordially invites you to attend the
10th Annual National Student Media Awards Hosted by Kathryn Thomas & Dáithí Ó Sé Wednesday, April 21st 2010 The Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 Doors open 7.00pm - Awards ceremony 8.00pm After party in Samsara will follow the ceremony
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10th Anniversary
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ireland’s premier student event - The National Student Media Awards. They grow up so fast‌
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This year marked the 10th anniversary of Ireland’s premier student event - The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards...
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Headline award for Journalism relating to Mental Health and Suicide prevention Kate Mc Carroll - Out of Mind - DIT Aungier Street Magazine of the Year Samuel Hamilton, DCU, Flux
The 10th anniversary Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards took place in the Mansion House on Wednesday April 21, with DCU emerging as the big winners this year and claiming 10 prizes overall. The highlight of the student calendar was attended this year by over 600 students and national media personalities, and hosted by Kathryn Thomas and Dáithí Ó Sé.
Smedias Hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas
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Event organiser and Oxygen. ie MD Colman Byrne said: “We are delighted that the Smedias continue to go from strength to strength. I can honestly say that this year was our biggest and best yet, with a record number of entries received. “It’s heartening to see such support for students from industry professionals, and after a decade of rewarding talent The Oxygen.ie National Student Media Awards are now firmly established as part of the syllabus for aspiring media stars.”
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Short Animation of the Year Sean Mullen, Ballyfermot CFE, The Artists Colour Writer of the Year WINNER: Jamie Martin, UCD, Jamie’s World Sports Photographer of the Year Dáire Brennan, UCD Newspaper of the Year winning team from the University Times, Trinity. (L-R) Mary Kate Collins, Emma Kearney, Eoin McVey(Managing Editor Irish Times and Judge), Robert Donohoe (Editor), Conor Smith (Deputy Editor) and Conor O’Toole.
The Winners Newspaper of the Year Robert Donohoe & Conor Smith, Trinity, The University Times Journalist of the Year Samuel Hamilton, DCU, The College View Journalist of the year - National Press Joanne Hunt, DCU, Irish Independent & Irish Times Editor of the Year Catriona Laverty, UCD, The University Observer Photographer of the Year James Foley, DCU Sports Writer of the Year Stephen Mangan, DCU, The College View Blog of the Year Steven Conlon, DCU, www.tallyman.ie Radio DJ of the year Russell James Alford, DCU, The on-line on DCU fm Society Publication of Year Gareth McGreevy, Queen’s University Belfast, 2009/2010 Students Handbook & Diary Short Story of the Year Dan Sheehan, Trinity, Brother Web Designer of the Year Martin McKenna, Trinity, Lunchblock.ie Small College Publication of the Year Ben Blake, Ballyfermot, The BCFE Bulletin Radio Production - Arts & Features Jennie Breen, DIT Aungier St, The Urban Cowboy
Film Script of the Year Adam Gray, Dun Laoighaire, Spitfire Leiriuchain Teilifise i nGaeilge - Faisnéis & Drámaíocht Danny MacEachmharcaigh, Acadamh na hOllsocilaiochta Gaeilge NUIG, Beans Website of the Year Gareth McGreevy, Queen’s University Belfast, www.qubsu.org RSA Award for Journalism relating to Road Safety Peter Molloy, UCD, Aftermath News Photographer of the Year Linda Mc Nulty, Limerick CFE Layout & Design Brian Herron & Jesse Pinster, DIT Aungier Street Exit Magazine Short Film of the Year Allyn Quigley, Dun Laoighaire, The Christmas Ward TV Production Colm Flynn, Tallaght IT, The Chernobyl Children Features Writer - Arts & Pop Culture Patrick Kavanagh, DCU, Flux Magazine Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge (Scríofa) Maria Ní Shíthigh, UCD, University Observer Radio Production - News & Current Affairs DCU Fm Newswire team, DCU Features Writer - News & Politics Stephen Mangan, DCU, The College View Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge (Raidió) Jack ÓLeocháin & Eoin ÓMurchú, UCD, Tuairisc Travel Writer Kris Goodbody, UCD, A Cycle to the Cyclades People’s Choice Award Aoife Ni Raghallaigh, University of Limerick, An Focal 15
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Smedias 2010
The Judges Geraldine Kennedy - Editor, The Irish Times Micheál Ó Meallaigh - Senior Commissioning Editor, TG4 John Walshe - Group Education Editor, Irish Independent Samantha Libreri - Broadcast Reporter, RTE Ruth Scott - 2FM Radio DJ & Host Ian Mallon - Deputy Editor, Evening Herald Eoin McVey - Managing Editor, The Irish Times Niall Stokes - Editor, Hotpress John O’Donovan - Picture Editor, The Irish Exminer Billy Scanlan - Deputy News Editor, The Star Brian Boyd - Journalist, The Irish Times Maeve Quigley - Features Editor, Irish Daily Mirror Graham Cantwell -Tv & Film Director Carl O’Brien - Chief Reporter, The Irish Times Gerry Millar - Editor, Daily Mirror Northern Ireland Cathal Poirtéir - Producer in charge of Irish Language Programs in RTE Phil Mason - Senior Assistant Editor, The Star Mark Condren - PPAI Photographer of the year 2010 Fiona Scally - Head of Programming & Production at Phantom 105.2 Louise Heraghty - Radio Presenter & Broadcaster Brian Farrell - Communication Manager for the RSA Hugh O’Connor- Actor & Director Chris Binchy - Best Selling Author Colman Byrne - Oxygen.ie Brian Gavin- PPAI News photographer of the year 2010 Paul O’Hehir - Chief Sports Writer, Irish Daily Mirror Colm Hanratty - Editor, Hostelworld Chris Carpenter - Irishtimes.com Brid O’Connell - Truvo.ie
Billy Scanlan (L), Deputy News Editor, Irish Daily Star, pictured with Samuel Hamilton, The College View, DCU, Journalist ofcthe Year
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John Walshe, Irish Independent, pictured with Editor of the Year, Caitriona Laverty, from the UCD University Observer
Ruth Scott of 2fm pictured with Russell James Alford, DCU FM, winner of Radio DJ of the year.
http://blog.truvo.ie/2010/04/smedias-netbook-winner/
http://blurredkeys.com/2010/03/smedia-awards-longlists-now-online/
http://www.campus.ie/news/campus-news/dcu-run-riot-at-the-smedias.html
http://www.cogar.ie/default.aspx?treeid=346&ItemID=41
http://www.corkstudentnews.com/breaking-news/dcu-clean-up-at-2010-smedias-4989
http://www.davemolloy.net/blog/smedias_2010/
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http://www.gcd.ie/www.gcd.ie/index.jsp?1nID=323&nID=344&aID=2377
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