MEDIA RELEASE

McNamee Awards / Duaiseanna MacCon Mídhe

3 Samhain 2015

The GAA McNamee Awards are held annually to honour excellence in the area of communications, public relations and journalism, specifically related to the activities of the Association.  These Awards are named after the late Pádraig McNamee, former President of the GAA, Chairman of the GAA Commission (1969-1971) and member of RTÉ authority.

Applications for the 2015 McNamee Awards are now being accepted. It should be noted that only work published or completed in the 2015 calendar year is eligible for consideration and entries will not be returned.  The awards scheme will be judged under the following headings:

·         - Best GAA Publication
To cover general works focussing on the Association.

·         - Best GAA Club Publication

To cover GAA County Yearbooks and Club History.

·         - Best GAA Website
Covering the websites of all the Association’s units.

·         - Best Photograph
Focussing on the best GAA-themed image.

·         - Best Programme
To cater for all match day programmes produced for any level of the Association.

·         - Best GAA related Radio Programme
To cater for all GAA programming broadcast either nationally or locally

·         - Provincial Media Award
To acknowledge high quality written journalism in a provincial publication.

·         - National Media Award
To acknowledge high quality written journalism in national daily or Sunday publication.

·         - Irish Language Award / Gradam na Gaeilge
To recognise excellence in the field of Irish language GAA journalism across all media/Aitheantas do ard-chaighdeán  iriseoireachta,  bainteach le CLG,  in aon bhrainse de mheáin na Gaeilge   

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·         - Club Project Award (Digital & Social Media)
A club only award, this category aims to acknowledge excellence in a one-off project across all forms of public relations, communication and digital activity.

Please note: There is a limit of three photographs per entrant for the photographic award and one entry for all other categories.

A Hall of Fame Award / Outstanding Service Award will also be made in recognition of a prolonged personal involvement in the coverage of GAA activities to the highest standards. This person is selected by the GAA President.

All entries should be marked “GAA McNamee Awards 2015” and addressed for the attention of Head of Media Relations & Communications Alan Milton, Croke Park, Dublin 3 or emailed to communications@gaa.ie  Entrants should also clearly state what category they are submitting their entry under.

Award winners will be contacted in due course with further details in relation to the awards banquet.

Closing date for entries is Tuesday, 1/12/15.

For further information please contact

Alan Milton, Head of Communications, Croke Park on 01 8658659