Joe Ó Muircheartaigh of the Clare People newspaper has been named Provincial sports journalist of the year at the national media awards which were presented last night.
The award for overall journalist of the year was given jointly to Nick Webb and Shane Ross of the Sunday Independent for their exposure of overspending in Fás.
The awards were sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy.
A teenage girl and a young boy have died following separate drowning accidents.
A 16-year-old girl drowned in the River Liffey in the Strawberry Beds area of Chapelizod, Dublin. The teenage girl from Clonsilla was walking along the side of Wrens Nest Weir when she lost her footing and fell into the river. She became trapped under a large piece of wood. Onlookers, firemen and gardaí tried to help her. She was taken to hospital in Blanchardstown but staff were unable to save her.
In Co Down, ten-year-old Daniel Andre died in hospital after being rescued from the River Bann. It is understood that he was swimming in the river with friends at Hilltown, near Rathfriland, when he got into difficulties shortly before 5pm yesterday. It is thought he may have been under the water for several minutes before rescuers found him.
Source - RTE News
Gardaí are investigating two fatal road crashes yesterday in Longford and Limerick.
A 42-year-old man died when the teleporter he was driving collided with a car near Granard in Co Longford at around 2.30pm, reports breakingnews.ie. Three adults and a child were in the car, but they all escaped injury.
In Limerick, meanwhile, an 11-year-old boy died after being hit by a jeep while cycling on the Ardpatrick Road near Kilmallock just after 6pm.
Joe Ó Muircheartaigh of the Clare People newspaper has been named Provincial sports journalist of the year at the national media awards which were presented last night.
