Drugs.ie Media Awards 2016 Category Winners Announced

Awards

After a record number of entries this year, the 2016 'Let's Talk about Drugs' National Youth Media Awards category winners and runners-up have been announced.

The awards ceremony will take place on May 11th 2016 @ 2:15pm in the Department of Education Clock Tower Building, Dublin 1. Eoghan McDermott from RTE will be guest of honour on the day. Category winners will receive an iPad mini and runners up will receive a framed certificate. The overall winner (chosen from category winners) will be announced on the day and will receive a prize of €2,000!

Thanks to everyone for entering. The standard was so high this year that we have decided to also provide a list of 'Honourable Mentions'. These are entries that were not winners or runners-up, but ones we think deserve a mention!

Judges

Thanks to the following guest judges: Danielle Flynn (PTSD); Stuart Clarke (Hotpress); Lauren Kelly (Spin 1038) Aoife Ní Shúilleabháin (Union of Students in Ireland); Ruth Armstrong (HSE); Ciaran D’Arcy (Irish Times)

Winners, Runners-up & Honourable Mentions

See below for a list of winners, runners-up and honourable mentions!

Article Category

12-14 Article Winning Entry
Emma Urquhart, Presentation College Athenry
12-14 Article Runner-Up
Hanna O Donovan, St Marys Secondary School Cork

15-17 Article Winning Entry
Darragh Elbel, Kerry
15-17 Article Runner-Up
Elle Loughran, Louth

15-17 Honourable Mention

Bangor Grammer School
St Dominics Secondary School Ballyfermot

18-21 Article Winning Entry
Courtney Smith, Dublin
18-21 Article Runner-Up
Mary Katherine Clancy, Clare

22-25 Article Winning Entry
Daniel Waugh, Dublin
22-25 Article Runner-Up
Seán O’Reilly, Dublin

Audio Category

12-14 Audio Winning Entry
Colaiste Eoin Finglas
12-14 Audio Runner-Up
Our Lady’s Secondary School Templemore

15-17 Audio Winning Entry
Abbie Rea, Loretto College Cavan
15-17 Audio Runner-Up
Laura Byron & Maeve Rutledge, Middleton College Cork

15-17 Honourable Mention

The Hut Rat Group

18-21 Audio Winning Entry
R.A.S.P
18-21 Audio Runner-Up
Aine O’Donnell

18-21 Honourable Mention

Tuam Community Centre

22-25 Audio Winning Entry
Lauren Pidgeon

Video/animation Category

12-14 Video/animation Winning Entry
St David’s CBS Dublin 5
12-14 Video/animation Runner-Up
St Louis Comprehensive Belfast

12-14 Honourable mention

Le Cheile Secondary School Dublin 15
Riccs Youth Cafe

15-17 Video/animation Winning Entry
Kells Youth Reach
15-17 Video/animation Runner-Up
Ben Kavanagh – Bar Fly

15-17 Video/animation Honourable Mention

Gateway Youth Project
Loretto College Bray
New Cross College Finglas 1 & 2
Robert Gaynor
Sacred Heart Newry
St Dominics Ballyfermot
Hurt Derry
Connect Bray
Youthreach Cavan
St Leo's Carlow
Ciara Murphy

18-21 Video/animation Winning Entry
John Carney
18-21 Video/animation Runner-Up
Karl Caulfield

18-21 Video/animation Honourable mention

North Cork Film Project
Jamie Clark
Choice Production Group Dublin

22-25 Video/animation Winning Entry
Ed Griffen - Playing house
22-25 Video/animation Runner-Up
Kilbarrick Coast Community Project

Poster Category

12-14 Poster Winning Entry
Emily McAlinden, the Teresian School Dublin
12-14 Poster Runner-Up
Ciara Walsh, Tarbert Comprehensive, Co. Kerry

12-14 Poster Honourable Mention

Darragh Reilly
Eabha Gaughan
Paul Ciocan
St Colemans College Cork
St Ciaran’s Community College Kells
Largy College Monaghan
St Marks Community School Tallaght
Wiktoria Jagielska
Kathleen Mc Cormack
Alison O’Connor
Molly O’Kelly
Caitlyn O’ Mahony
Ciaran Delaney
Kate Clarke
Alexandru Steorobela
Leah Bermingham
Sarah McQuillan
St Olivers Post Primary School Meath
Emma Doherty
Tarbert Comprehensive Kerry

15-17 Poster Winning Entry
Lena Boettcher, Mercy Secondary School Tuam
15-17 Poster Runner-Up
Pedro Navarro & Oscar Lopez, Ballymahon Mercy Secondary School, Co. Longford

15-17 Poster Honourable Mention