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JANUARY 2014 PAGE 34
TRAVEL WRITER AWARDS 2013
2002 winner Cleo Murphy
2003 winner Pól Ó Conghaile with tourism minister Seamus Brennan who presented the award
2004 winner Pól Ó Conghaile with Gerry O’Hare, Seamus Brennan and Michael Doorley
2005 winner Kathryn Thomas with Gerry O’Hare and James Malone
2006 winner Muriel Bolger with Stephen Rea who presented the awards
The awards ceremony will take place in Thomas Prior Hall on January 24th 2014
Get your entry in for travel writer awards T
he Travel Extra Travel Writer of the year awards are now open for entries. There are eleven categories and entries are invited to: Travel Extra Travel Writer awards, Limelight Communications, 60 Grand Canal Street Upper, Dublin 4. Articles should be printed out in hard copy with contact details for the entrant. The awards will be presented at a function in Thomas Prior Hall on Friday January 24 2014, during the Holiday World Show at RDS Sim-
monscourt. Home market - Category sponsor: Fáilte Ireland. Long haul - Category sponsor: Sunway. Northern Ireland - Category sponsor: Northern Ireland Tourist Board. New media - Category sponsor: Clickandgo. Short break - Category sponsor: Cassidy Travel. Skiing - Category sponsor: Topflight. Sun holiday - Category sponsor: Falcon Holidays.
Broadcast Production - Category sponsor: Istop shop. Travel Book – Category sponsor: Lowcostholidays. Spain – Category sponsor: Spanish Tourist Board. Overall - Category sponsor: Maltese Tourist Board. Previous winners of the overall award were: 2002 Cleo Murphy, 2003-4 Pól Ó Conghaile, 2005 Kathryn Thomas, 2006 Muriel Bolger, 2007 Philip Nolan, 2008 Pól Ó Conghaile, 2009 Mark Evans 2010 Philip Nolan 2011 Isabel Conway 2012 Sue Morrell.
2007 winner Philip Nolan with Gerry O’Hare, James Malone and Alex Incorvaja
2008 winner Pol O Conghaile with Gerry O’Hare
2009 winner Mark Evans with Eoghan Corry and Gerry O’Hare
2010 winner Philip Nolan with Lorraine Keane, Maureen Ledwith and Eoghan Corry
2012 all Category winners
2011 winner Isabel Conway with Alex Incorvaja and Gerry O’Hare
2012 winner Sue Morrell with Eoghan Corry, Gonzalo Ceballos and Alex Incorvaja