Students make the news at Press Pass awards

The Irish Examiner columnist Michael Clifford told aspiring journalists how much he loves picking up one thread of a story and then finding another.

The 2016 NewsBrands Ireland Journalist of the Year was speaking at a national competition that encourages students to read newspapers.

This year more than 8,000 transition year students took part in the NewsBrands Ireland Press Pass initiative and yesterday in Dublin’s Convention Centre, 16 national finalists were awarded for their journalist endeavours.