Agriland journalist, Eva Osborne-Sherlock has been nominated in this year’s National Student Media Awards, known as the ‘Smedias’.
Her article, ‘Spain’s ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought‘ has been shortlisted in the ‘European Commission Award for Journalism Relating to European Issues 2024’ category.
The article was published on Agriland in April 2023, following research and reporting by Osborne-Sherlock.
She has previously been nominated for an award at the ‘Smedias’, as her article in 2023, ‘Digestate: A sustainable fertiliser alternative?’ was shortlisted in the SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) Journalism Relating to Science and Technology category.
Her nomination this year came as a result of her journalistic research on the request by Spain for the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country was experiencing in 2023.
The article required Osborne-Sherlock to detail the severity of the situation in Spain, including describing the weather using Spanish weather agency reports, describing the reaction of Spanish farm organisations, and explaining the requests made by the Spanish government for the crisis funds.
Osborne-Sherlock, is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and English at University of Galway.
Originally from Co. Cavan, she currently lives in a rural area of Co. Meath. Her family, who come from a farming background, are now involved in farm machinery maintenance and she has a keen interest in all things digital, media and agriculture.
She joined Agriland Media Group as an intern on the editorial team in September 2022 and since then has been involved in reporting on all aspects of agriculture.
The National Student Media Awards, in their 24th year, are open to students from every college across Ireland. They will be hosted by National Student Media Awards founder, Colman Byrne.
This year’s awards ceremony takes place on Friday, April 10 at the Mansion House in Dublin.