Celt-ebrations with four Local Ireland nominations
There's delight in The Anglo-Celt's offices as the paper has received four nominations in this year's Local Ireland awards.
Sports Editor Paul Fitzpatrick has been nominated in two seperate categories, Sports Journalist of the Year and Columnist of the Year for his Cavanman's Diary.
The Celt is one of four nominees in the Best News Story category for "Team Eden’s Legacy". That story looks at the tragic death of Eden Heaslip and his family's work to highlight bullying and call for action to tackle the long running issue.
Photographer Alex Coleman has been nominated for Best Photograph for "Threshing it out".
The prestigious awards, sponsored by the National Lottery, celebrate excellence in local journalism and the regional news publishing industry.
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President of Local Ireland Declan McGuire said: “We are delighted to have had more than 600 entries this year, which is a record.
“It reflects the huge popularity of the awards and the intense competition to get a nomination.
“We are grateful to the National Lottery for their continued support and I want to thank all our judges for their time in considering so many entries.”
National Lottery CEO Andrew Algeo said: “At the National Lottery, we are so proud of our long-standing partnership with the Local Ireland Media Awards and we are especially looking forward to this year’s in-person event, which will allow us to celebrate the impact that local media has on the communities that they serve."
The judging panel for the awards is chaired by entrepreneur and broadcaster Áine Kerr. She is joined by author and broadcaster Dearbhail McDonald, Emeritus Professor at TUD Michael Foley, Dawn Wheatley of DCU School of Communications, Managing Director of Kinetic Ireland Andrew Sinclair, photographer and former Irish Times Picture Editor Frank Miller, broadcaster and writer Valerie Cox, and journalist and author PJ Cunningham.
This year’s awards will be held at the Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar on Thursday October 13. Guest Master of Ceremonies will be celebrity sports commentator Marty Morrissey.