Harney presents farm journalists with awards

FOUR of the seven Guild of Agricultural Journalists awards, which Health Minister Mary Harney presented at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, were won by Irish Farmers Journal contributors.

Mairead Lavery and Con Hurley were chosen for the overall award for a series of articles, which highlighted the plight of some farm families indebted to moneylenders.

They also won the national print category award. Jack Caffrey won the photographic award and Darragh O’Keeffe took the young journalist award.