Trinity College’s University Times named Newspaper of the Year

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The Student Media Awards (Smedias), The Irish Times sponsor the National Newspaper category. Pictured is Emer Moreau, University Times. Photograph Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times

Trinity College Dublin's University Times has been crowned Newspaper of the Year at the 2022 National Student Media Awards. At a ceremony in the capital's Aviva Stadium - the first public gathering for the so-called Smedias since the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic in 2019 - Trinity took home seven of the 35 awards on offer.

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