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DCU students win five Smedias Awards

12 April 2011

DCU students won five National Student Media Awards (Smedias) at an awards ceremony hosted by Kathryn Thomas and Dáithí O Sé in the Mansion House. The winners saw off competition from over 1,500 entries and were drawn from more than 10 colleges and universities.

DCU journalism student Cormac O’Brien won the journalist of the year award in the national media category for his article published in GCN magazine.

Denis McEvoy, DCUfm Station Manager and winner of three Smedias, said: “I’m incredibly proud of DCUfm. It’s a great end to my two years here as manager and it’s fantastic to end on such a high.

“I want to thank all the people who work tirelessly throughout the week to put out their shows. Their commitment has brought DCUfm from where it was two years ago to where it is today.”

Awards were won in all the following categories.

Web Designer of the Year-Sponsored
Winner: Denis McEvoy, www.dcufm.com, DCU

Radio Production - Arts & Features
Winner: Stephen Long, Action replay, DCU

Website of the Year
Winner: Denis McEvoy and Alan Regan, www.dcufm.com, DCU

Journalist of the year - National Press
Winner: Cormac O’Brien, GCN - Gay Community News, DCU

Radio Production – News & Current Affairs
Winner: Alan Regan and Denis McEvoy, Newswire Budget 2011, DCU

Among the judges were Irish Times Chief Reporter Carl O’Brien, Evening Herald Deputy Editor Ian Mallon and RTÉ Drivetime presenter Mary Wilson.