‘Smoke’ and ‘Mirrors’ at film awards

Two youth groups from Cork have taken top awards at the Irish Cancer Society’s X-HALE Film Festival, an annual event designed to combat smoking among young people.

Macroom Youthreach won the Overall Senior Category Award as well as the Online Award for their film Nicotine Nation. St Joseph’s Youth Programme Foroige, Mayfield, were runners-up in the Junior Category for their film Mirrors.

In total, 43 youth groups from around the country attended the event which took place at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield, Dublin.