Top Irish Film Festivals in 2024
By Ruth Cawley
Screen Ireland will be featured in several prominent film festivals in 2024, all based in Ireland. These events are lined up to showcase interesting and daring new submissions from acclaimed ...
The History of the Irish Independent
By Sarah Donoghue
The Irish Independent – Ireland's most popular news website, trailblazing platform for local news, and sponsor of a category for the 2024 SMEDIAS Awards. The Irish Independent is a househo...
5 Chlár Iontach ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta..agus fógra mór!
Le Caitríona Ní Chonaill
Agus tú ar do shlí chun na hoibre, na soithí á ní agat nó ar shiúlóid chun beagáinín Vitimín D a fháil sula n-imíonn an ghrian uainn arís, is iontach comhluadar a bheith agat sna cl...
What is Coimisiún na Meán?
by Caitríona Ní Chonaill
We here at the National Student Media Awards and Oxygen.ie are pleased to announce Coimisiún na Meán as a sponsor this year, continuing on from their sponsorship of the SMEDIA Award...
SMEDIAS 2024 Categories
The National Student Media Awards are fast approaching, and here are the categories for this year! Entries will open on the 26th of February 2024 and will close on the 7th of March 2024. Get writing!
Colla...
Science Week 2023 & SFI SMEDIAS Announcement!
Science Week 2023 is taking place this week, from the 12th-19th November with events happening all over the country to help celebrate science in our everyday lives. From tours, talks, escape rooms, exhibitions...
The SMEDIAS are back!
The SMEDIAs are back for 2024! We are proud to announce that BOOST Drinks are bringing the energy by becoming Title Sponsor of the 2024 awards.
Boost Drinks offer great tasting energy stimulation, sport hyd...
SMEDIAS Winners 2023!
Here are the winners for all categories for the Smedias awards 2023. Congratulations to all!
Collaborative Journalism of the Year: David Wolfe, Shannon Connolly & Kate Henshaw- TCD
Short Story of...
SMEDIAs Entry Guidelines
The 23rd annual National Student Media Awards are coming! Marking the best in student film, photography, journalism, and design, The SMEDIAs have been a consistent platform for students over the last 22 years ...
SMEDIAs FAQ
Q. How do I apply?
Specifics about this will be in under each category.
You will be able to enter the majority of our categories online. Under your chosen category, there will be a link to the applicatio...