Terms and conditions

Promoters

The promoters of this competition are Greater Blanchardstown Response to Drugs Ltd and Drugs.ie, Ana Liffey Drug Project.

Entries should be based around one of the official three official themes:

Alcohol and sport - who is the real winner?
Weed and health - are we making a hash of it?

General terms

Newspaper articles will be accepted by e-mail only (in Microsoft Word or Google Docs). The e-mail address for attachments is: awards@drugs.ie
Each entrant must complete an entry form, submitting the completed form along with the newspaper article before the deadline.
Use of a false name or address by any competition entrant will disqualify them from receiving any prize.
For the purposes of this competition, the entrant’s age at the time of the competition deadline (Friday, May 31st 2013) should be used to determine the appropriate age category.
The Judging Panel's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding any decision.
The winning entries will be published in September 2013 in The Irish Examiner.
Each winner shall agree to give their permission for their submitted article to be published in The Irish Examiner, with no fee or payment involved.
The Irish Examiner reserve the right to edit each winning article, before publication. Publication of the articles are subject to editorial approval by The Irish Examiner.
All winners will be required to take part in all publicity activity associated with the competition. This may include media interviews and photocalls and attendance at the awards ceremony in September 2013.
All entries shall be the property of the promoters, who shall also be the owner of the copyright. The promoters will not accept liability for loss or damage to any work submitted.
All prizes are non-transferable and will only be awarded to the prize winner in September 2013.
The Directors, officers and employees of the Greater Blanchardstown Response to Drugs Ltd and any other companies connected with this competition are excluded from entering.
All entrants and winners shall agree to waive any claim against the promoters, their servants or agents, for any damage, loss, injury or death.
Any person or persons found to be in disregard of any of the above rules will be disqualified automatically.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the promoters reserves the right to amend these rules and may at any time during the competition, at its absolute discretion, adjourn or terminate the competition before a winner has emerged.
The Judging Panel's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding any decision.

Video/animation feature specific terms and conditions

Submitted film/animated videos must be original works between 1 and 5 minutes in length, researched and recorded by the entrant himself/herself and must not have been previously broadcast. The film or animation can be recorded on any camera, but the quality must be fit for broadcasting.
There must be clear evidence of research where appropriate in all submitted film/animated videos.
Film/animated videos will be accepted by e-mail (in .flv, .mp4, .mov formats) or as a hardcopy entry on CD-R, DVD Video or DVD-R (in .flv, .mp4, .mov, .avi formats). The email address for attachments is awards@drugs.ie. The maximum file size accepted via email is 25MB. The postal address for hard copy entries is GBRD, 1 Weaver’s Row, Clonsilla, Dublin 15.

Audio feature specific terms and conditions

Submitted audio features must be original works between three and five minutes in length, researched and recorded by the entrant himself/herself and must not have been previously broadcast.
There must be clear evidence of research where appropriate in all submitted audio features.
Audio features will be accepted by e-mail (as MP3 files) or as a hardcopy entry on CD by post. The email address for attachments is awards@drugs.ie. The maximum file size accepted via email is 25MB. The postal address for hard copy entries is GBRD, 1 Weaver’s Row, Clonsilla, Dublin 15.
Each entrant must complete an entry form, submitting the completed form along with the audio feature before the deadline.
For the purposes of this competition, the entrant's age at the time of the competition deadline should be used to determine the appropriate age category.
The broadcaster reserves the right to edit each winning audio feature, before broadcast. Broadcast of any audio feature is subject to editorial approval by the broadcaster.

Cartoon strip specific terms and conditions

Submitted cartoon strips articles must be original works between 4 and 12 panels, drawn or created by the entrant himself/herself and must not have been previously published. The cartoon strip should be drawn as four panels (max) to an A4 page, either portrait or landscape. The minimum number of A4 pages is one (ie 4 panels) and the maximum number of A4 pages is three (ie 12 panels).
There must be clear evidence of research where appropriate in all submitted cartoon strips.