Guild praises station for fodder crisis coverage

Clare FM has taken top prize in the Agricultural Journalism Awards 2014 for the radio station’s coverage of the fodder crisis that seriously affected the livelihood of thousands of farmers last year. 

Gavin Grace of Clare FM received the “Bull” bronze trophy and cash prize from Miriam Atkins, chairman of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, at a ceremony in Castleknock Hotel, Dublin.

From a huge number of entries covering TV, radio, press, online, technical, targeted, and photographic categories, Clare FM was adjudged the winner for the service it provided across its news, current affairs, and farming programmes. “It was a perfect example of a local media organisation taking on a very important community service role at a time of national crisis,” said judging panel chairman Martin Heraghty.