Local journalists up for prestigious awards

Two local journalists have been shortlisted for prestigious prizes at the forthcoming National Newspapers of Ireland (NNI) awards.

Daniel McDonnell, the chief soccer correspondent with The Irish Independent, has been nominated for the Sports Reporter of the Year prize.

Daniel, who hails from Ardee, made his breakthrough over a decade ago by launching the Orielweb website, which is still hugely popular as a forum for Dundalk FC fans.

Meanwhile, Sandra Mallon of The Irish Daily Mail has been nominated as the Young Journalist of the Year.

The Dunleer woman has previously worked in local newspaper The Dundalk Leader.

Winners will be announced on November 7^th.

This week’s Argus

In this week’s Argus, there’s the news that Louth County Council will make improvements to the Willowbrook estate after they secured a court order against the developer. There’s also the news that the Giro d’Italia will be passing through the town next year and a 12 page pull-out celebrating local newspaper week.

All that and more in this week’s Argus… on sale now!

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