Congratulations to the finalists in this year’s NewsBrands Ireland Press Pass Student Journalism Awards.

Over 10,000 students took part in this year’s Press Pass programme and hundreds entered the competition which was judged by leading national newspaper editors and journalists.

The finalists, their families, and teachers are all invited to the awards lunch which will be held in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Tuesday, May 9th. Prizes will be given in six categories – News Reporting, Features Journalism, Opinion Journalism, Photojournalism, School Newspaper, and Sports Journalism.

The finalists are as follows:

Features Journalism

Noah Cavanagh, Moville Community College, Co. Donegal  

Beck Fitzgibbon, Clonakilty Community College, Co. Cork

Grace De Bhal , Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Dingle, Co. Kerry

News Reporting

Oisín Ó Fearghail,, Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Dingle, Co. Kerry

Sadhbh Kennedy, Pobailscoil Na Trionóide, Youghal, Co. Cork

Cian Morrison, Coláiste An Chraoibhin, Fermoy. Co. Cork

Opinion

Elyssa Thornhill, Coláiste an Chraoibhín, Fermoy, Co. Cork

Jara Schaufler, Moville Community College, Co. Donegal

Neasa O’ Farrell, Coláiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare

Photojournalism  

Maya Hogan, Coláiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare

 Isabella Danaher, Coláiste Muire, Ennis Co. Clare

Ava Farrell, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina, Co. Mayo

School Newspaper

Realtín, Coláiste Muire, Crosshaven, Co. Cork

Banagher Examiner, Banagher College, Co. Offaly

TY Times, Moville Community College, Co. Donegal

Sports Journalism  

Erin Leech, Moville Community College, Co. Donegal

Trina Kennedy, Presentation College, Listowel, Co. Kerry

Amelia Corcoran, Coláiste Muire, Ennis, Co. Clare

For further details on Press Pass, go to https://presspass.ie/