STORIES THAT MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE SCOOP TOP HONOURS IN LOCAL MEDIA AWARDS
Breaking news of the death of Cranberries singer Dolores Keane, preventing the closure of a Credit Union in Clonmel and a local sporting story that went national and righted a wrong were just some of the entries that won honours in the Local Ireland/National Lottery sponsored 3rd Annual Media Awards presented at a Gala Dinner in Athlone on Thursday 24th May. Iconic Newspapers led the way winning four individual titles. The Limerick Leader won the News Story of the Year (Áine Fitzgerald and Alan Owens) and the Best Community (Get Involved) category (Nick Rabbitts). The Leinster Leader’s Rory Delaney won Sports Story of the Year while Aileen …