STUDENTS across Limerick are celebrating after scooping a number of prizes at the annual Smedia awards. The annual ceremony recognises the best of student journ.
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Search By Live95 News Team University of Limerick is celebrating after picking up a number of prizes at the annual Smedia awards.
The awards celebrate the best of student journalism and UL received no less than 22 nominations across a wide variety of categories.
Among last night s award winners at the virtual event were UL s Mostafa Darwish who picked up student journalist of the year, Ivan Smith who won sportswriter of the year and Christine Costelloe of Castletroy who picked up an award for the layout and design of Limerick Voice.
Kathryn Hayes is course director of the BA in journalism at UL and says it was a particularly strong achievement for Mostafa.
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University of Limerick student Mostafa Darwish, who won the top prize a second year in a row );
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The annual ceremony recognises the best of student journalism.
Mostafa Darwish of the University of Limerick (UL) picked up the student journalist of the year title for the second straight year.
He was joined on the podium by fellow UL students Ivan Smyth who won sportswriter of the year and Christine Costelloe of Castletroy who picked up an award for the layout and design of Limerick Voice.
In total, UL received 22 nominations across a wide variety of categories, while there was a win for Limerick College of Further Education (LCFE) photography student Mark Collins.