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CORRECTION: Irish TV Production of the year was awarded to Caoimhin
O Cuinn from NUIG, and not of Griffith College Dublin as first stated. This also changes
the listed amount each college won.

Trinity College Dublin won eight of 31 categorises at the Irish Student Media Awards / Smedias last night at the Mansion House in Dublin, including the top awards of editor and newspaper of the year.

In terms of crude numbers, Trinity’s win compares to four for UCD — The two largest third level colleges in Ireland typically take home the most wins. Trinity managed to out do the DCU which has a large communication and journalism focused school, the north side university only managed to take away three awards. NUI Galway and DIT both picked up four wins.

The other winners included: Griffith (2), Ballyfermot College of Further Education (2), Institute of Art Design and Technology (1) Letterkenny Institute of Technology (1), and Queens University Belfast (1).

Also of note, the winners were heavily male-dominated with few of the 31 awards going to female students.

PDFs of the People's choice award can be found here, while all the nominations can be views here, and the category description along with the previous winners here. A full list of winners are as follows:

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National talk radio station Newstalk is running a documentary competition for students.

Media students or those who have recently graduated are being invited to work created between August last and this month. The deadline is August 17 at 4.30pm.

The station says it is looking for innovative, original and relevant work which is produced to a high standard. Audio which has been submitted for course work may be reworked.

Newstalk will broadcast the winning documentary, while runners up of a high standard may also be aired. According the radio station’s website, the winner will also receive an undefined cash prise and a month-long placement at the station.

For entry details and further information see newstalk.ie.