2018 Winners

Awards

After receiving close to 700 entries this year, the 2018 'Let's Talk about Drugs' National Youth Media Awards category winners and runners-up have been announced. A huge “Thank you” to all of the entrants for their hard work and creativity.

This year we are awarding the runners-up too and we are offering 6 special prizes selected by judges from the Honorary Mention list.

Judges

Thanks to the following guest judges: Stuart Clarke (Hotpress); Colin Clarke (Irish Second-Level Students’ Union); Eoin Corbett (Spunout.ie); Andrew Rooney (Merchants Quay Ireland) and Cathy Keenan (Youth Representative).

Overall Winner 12-17-year-old category

The Overall Winner for 12-17-year-old category was Ryan Cramp Keeley, for his entry "See no evil" which was entered into the Video 12-14 Age Category.

Overall Winner 18-25-year-old category

The Overall Winner for the 18-25-year-old category was Taz Kelleher for her entry on Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs which was entered into the Poster 22-25 Age Category.

Age Category Winners, Runners-up & Honourable Mentions
See below for a list of winners, runners-up and honourable mentions!

Video/Animation Category Winners & Runners-up

12-14 Runner-up: Belfast Model School for Girls

15-17 Winning Entry: Youth Work Ireland, Cork

15-17 Runner-up: Mercy Secondary School, Ballymahon

18-21 Winning Entry: St. Colmcille’s Community School

22-25 Winning Entry: Correy McKinney, Belfast

Video Special Prizes

Max Bell, Cobh, co. Cork – For the great twist on virtual reality
New Cross College, Finglas – For the educational humoristic news story
Reach Out Project, KCCP, Dublin – For the steroids research

Video Honourable Mentions

12-14 Video Honourable Mention

Foroige Juniors Moneymore, Drogheda

15-17 Video Honourable Mention

Salerno Secondary School, Salthill, co. Galway
Emily Miller, St. Leo’s College Carlow
Cathal O’Brien Regan, Youth Work Ireland Cork
Castleblayney College, co. Monaghan
Royal School Cavan
Waterford Traveller Youth Support Project

22-25 Video Honourable Mention

Sagar Gantyla, National University of Ireland, Galway

Audio Category Winners & Runners-up

12-14 Winning Entry: The Hut Junior Crew, Cork

12-14 Runner-up: Saoirse Ng and Imelda Nic Ionais, Coláiste Chilliain, Dublin

15-17 Winning Entry: Tia Burke, Cross & Passion College Kilcullen, Kildare

15-17 Runner-up: Cavan Youthreach

18-21 Winning Entry: Niamh Ni Iceadha, DCU St. Patrick College, Blackrock

18-21 Runner-up: Daniel Sheehan, GMC Beats & Youth Work Ireland, Cork

22-25 Winner: RASP Laneview Learning Centre, Dublin

Audio Honourable Mentions

12-14 Audio Honourable Mention

Alex O Conchuir, Sam Mac Aodhgain, Shanice De Stafford, Colaiste Chillian

15-17 Audio Honourable Mention

Mackenzie Cummins, Old Bawn Community School
Whitechurch Community Youth Project

18-21 Audio Honourable Mention

Jade Maples, National University of Ireland, Galway
Lara Zell, Griffith College Dublin

Poster Winners & Runners-up

12-14 Winning Entry: Leah Kearns, Davitt College, Castlebar, Co. Mayo

12-14 Runner-up: Grace McConnell, Loreto College, Coleraine, Londonderry

15-17 Winning Entry: Emily Miller, St Leo’s College Carlow

15-17 Runner-up: Clondalkin Youth Service – Health & Wellbeing Group

18-21 Winning Entry: Georgina Picard, Dublin Institute of Technology

18-21 Runner-up: Tim Warren, Dublin

22-25 Winning Entry: Taz Kelleher, Dublin

22-25 Poster Runner-up: Marta Witkowska, Dublin Institute of Technology

Poster Special Prizes

Ballymun Educational Support Team – For the most interactive poster, “Weedopoly”
Merchants Quay Ireland, Midlands – For creating a multi-textured collage