We now have all the category nominations back from the judges. Huge congratulations to everyone who has been nominated!
The Smedias is only a week away so remember to book your tickets to the event. Here is a link to guide you on how to do it here.
Here is the list:
Small College/Society Publication of the Year:
- Babble – UL
- Dub 8 Magazine – GCD
- Limerick Voice – UL
- The Liberty – DIT
- UCC GreenZine – UCC
Short Story of the Year:
- Áine Thistleton – TCD
- Philip Hayden – UCC
- Shane Breen – DKIT
- Shauna Bowers – DCU
- Sophie McKenzie – UCC
Blog/Vlog of the Year:
- Aaron Gallagher – DCU
- Ailbhe Woods – UCC
- Bríon Hoban – UCD
- JJ Lee – UCC
- Sadhbh Sullivan – UCC
Radio Production of the Year – Arts and Features:
- Gavin Quinn, Ian Brennan – DCU
- Killian Dowling – DIT
- Mary-Kate Findon – DIT
- Nell Hensey, Alex Lockhart – UCD
- Valerie O’ Riordan – ITB
Magazine of the Year:
- Cypher – DIT
- Dub 8 Magazine – GCD
- Motley Magazine – UCC
- The Look – DCU
- TN2 Magazine – TCD
Short Animation of the Year:
- Anita Fehrmann, Usoa Kuartango Rozas, Emilie Vicaire, Ira Perez, Lauren O’ Sullivan – BCFE
- David Delaney, Niamh Skelly, Kishan Nayar, Jonathan Carroll, Mark Brennan – BCFE
- Dillon Brannick – IADT
- Stephen Poole – BCFE
- Yasmin Hanschke – CDCFE
Colour Writer Of The Year:
- Callum Casey – UCC
- Éadaoin O’ Regan – UCC
- Fergal Smiddy – UCC
- James Simcox – UCD
- Sarah Ryan – UCC
Sports Photographer Of The Year:
- Andrew Tierney – SCFE
- Cian Reinhardt – UL
- Dylan TerMorshuizen – GCD
- Emily Flood – DKIT
- Mark Carroll – DCU
Film Script of the Year:
- Adam Gray – BCFE
- Aine Thistleton – TCD
- Aoife Bradshaw – IADT
- Cian Johnston – GCD
- Conor Duffy – IADT
- David A Smyth – IADT
Léiriúcháin Teilifíse i nGaeilge – Faisnéis & Drámaíocht:
- Cóilín Duffy & Neil Hallahan – WIT
- Donal Nolan – WIT
- Fiona Griffin & Ryan O’Dwyer – WIT
- Niall Kenny & Allister Higgins – WIT
- Nuala Dalton – WIT
Website of the Year:
- Limerick Voice – UL
- The College View – DCU
- TN2 Magazine – TCD
- UCC Express – UCC
- University Observer – UCD
RSA Award for Journalism related to Road Safety:
- Cian Carton – UCD
- Fergal Smiddy – UCC
- Jack Carolan – GCD
- Michelle Beazley – UCC
- Sean Mooney – UCD
News Photographer of the Year:
- Aoife Mac Alister – GCD
- Ashling Duignan – LCFE
- Chris Corner – GCD
- Matthew Rose-Nel – UCD
- Sarah Dargle – GCD
SFI Science Writer of the Year:
- Aela O’Flynn – UCD
- Aoife Hardesty – UCD
- Danielle Crowley – UCD
- Samantha Calthrop – UCC
- Shauna Bowers – DCU
Layout & Design of the Year – Magazine:
- Babble – UL
- Cypher – DIT
- Dub 8 Magazine – GCD
- OTwo – UCD
- TN2 Magazine – TCD
Layout & Design of the Year – Newspaper:
- Jenny Murphy Byrne, Luke Toomey, Kasper Delaney Peterson – DIT
- Joanne Olivia Steger – UCD
- Marisa Kennedy – UL
- Michael Foley, Stacey Wrenn, Sorcha Ní Cheallaigh, Maria Cordero, Oisin Vince Coulter, Emma McCarthy – TCD
- Shauna Bowers, Daniel Troy – DCU
Short Film of the Year:
- Daniel Moynihan – DIT
- Danilo Zambrano, Gabriela Chrobak, Alba Fernandez, Ailsa Barrie, Briana Cullen, Ogi Ugonoh, Eva Kyne, Arron Lynch & Flann Manning – IADT
- Dillon Brannick – IADT
- Eduardo Nogueira – GCD
- Laura Byrne – ITB
- Skye Sozan Alanazi, Naomi Balfe – CDCFE
TV Production of the Year:
- Brian Baneham, Robert Maguire – CDCFE
- Hannah Collins, Nicole Hyland, Emmet McCabe – GCD
- John Murphy – BCFE
- Luke Fitzpatrick – UCD
- Sarah McCoy – WIT
Features Writer of the Year – Arts & Pop Culture:
- Aoife Walsh – UCC
- Colin Gannon – DCU
- Gemma Kent – UCC
- Laurie Shelly – UCC
- Rachel O’Neill – UCD
Radio DJ of the Year:
- Abigail Joffe – UCC
- Jessica Cowley – BCFE
- Katie Hughes – LIT
- Leanne Bergin – UCD
- Ryan McDonnell – NUIM
- Sean Butler – UCD
Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge – Scríofa:
- Alison Spillane – DCU
- James McAuliffe – UCC
- Méabh Riordan – DCU
- Rebecca Fisher – NUIG
- Zoe Kinsella – DIT
Radio Documentary of the Year:
- Garr Cleary – IADT
- Josh Crosbie – GCD
- Keith McEvoy – IADT
- Mark Hogan – IADT
- Niamh Walsh – IADT
- Simon Doyle – IADT
Journalist of the Year – National Media:
- Aaron Gallagher – DCU
- Fionnuala Walsh – DCU
- Hajar Akl – DIT
- Kyle Ewald – DCU
- Nikki Murphy – DIT
Radio Production of the Year – News & Current Affairs:
- Aoife Horan, Ellen Butler, Niamh Dunne, Megan Kavanagh, Marianne Foody – DCU
- Chris Leneghan, Rory Hughes, Conor McKay – QUB
- Oliver Reid – UCD
- Páraic McMahon – MIC
- Robert O’Sullivan, Niamh O’Reilly – UCC
- Simon O’Leary – BCFE
Features Writer of the Year – News & Current Affairs:
- Cian Carton – UCD
- Cormac Dineen – UCC
- Eamonn Grennan – UCC
- Lauren Mulvihill – UCC
- Rachel O’Neill – UCD
Iriseoireacht trí Ghaeilge – Radió:
- Antóin Ó Dúllaing, Aisling Ní Ghealbháin, Therese Collins – UCC
- Cian Griffin, Dean Farrell, Sophie Osborne – UCD
- Eibhlín Ní Chatháin – NUIG
- Meadhbh Ní Eadhra – NUIG
- Wuraola Majekodunmi – IADT
Radio Journalist of the Year:
- Ben Sweeney – MIC
- Lara Zell – GCD
- Mary-Kate Findon – DIT
- Paul Byrne – DIT
- Robert O’Sullivan – UCC
People’s Choice Award:
- Aoife Hardesty – UCD
- Cian Griffin – UCD
- Ciara Murphy & Genevieve Warren ‘Freshly Squeezed Fridays’ – UCC
- Katie Kilgannon’s “#metoo” for UCDTV – UCD
- Willem McCartney – UCD
Sports Writer of the Year:
- Aaron Gallagher – DCU
- Aoife Brady – UCD
- David Kent – UCD
- Dylan O’Connell – UCC
- Gerard Flanagan – UL
- Mark Boylan – UL
European Commission Award:
- Brian Donnelly – UCD
- Jessie Dolliver – TCD
- Lauren Mulvihill – UCC
- Michelle Beazley – UCC
- Ruth Murphy – UCD
- Samantha Calthrop – UCC
Journalist of the Year:
- Aoife Walsh – UCC
- Dan Patrick Grennan – DIT
- Lauren Mulvihill – UCC
- Robert O’ Sullivan – UCC
- Ruth Murphy – UCD
- Simon Bourke – UL
Photographer of the Year:
- Laura Burke – LCFE
- Courtney Oliver – GCC
- Chris Corner – GCD
- Mira Linda Melissa Kalliomäki – GCD
- Matthew Rose-Nel – UCD
Editor of the Year:
- Anna Cullen- UL
- Aoife Hardesty and Ruth Murphy – UCD
- Lauren Mulvihill – UCC
- Michael Foley – TCD
- Shauna Bowers – DCU
Newspaper of the Year:
- Limerick Voice – UL
- The College Tribune – UCD
- The University Observer – UCD
- Trinity News – TCD
- UCC Express – UCC
We look forward to seeing you all there on the night!