FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
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Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards Announced<br />
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Dublin, 27th January 2017   Yvonne Gordon was presented with the Travel Extra Journalist of the Year Award at a ceremony held to coincide with the annual Holiday World Show, which takes place at the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin this weekend.<br />
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Ten other winners, each for different holidaying categories, were announced on Friday night at a dinner in Thomas Prior House, Ballsbridge which was attended by the cream of Irish travel and tourism writers and broadcasters.  The event was sponsored by the Spanish Tourism Office and Costa Dorada.  The award winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of senior Irish journalists. This year saw a huge increase in the number of submissions from previous years, displaying the creativity and continuing innovation of travel and tourism journalism in Ireland. <br />
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The category winners were:<br />
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Newcomer/Young Journalist Award	Conor Haugh, Sunday Independent for a feature on Myanmar<br />
Sponsored by Falcon Holidays<br />
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Home Holiday Award	Yvonne Gordon, Sunday Times for a feature on Lighthouses, Ballycotton<br />
Sponsored by Fáilte Ireland<br />
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Northern Ireland Award - 	Jasper Winn, Country Walking Magazine<br />
Sponsored by Tourism Northern Ireland<br />
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Spain Award	Isabel Conway, Sunday World for a feature on Tenerife Walking<br />
Sponsored by Spanish Tourism Office<br />
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Broadcasting Award	Mary Fanning, RTE Nationwide for a broadcast feature on Food in Derry<br />
Sponsored by Cassidy Travel<br />
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Skiing Award	Catherine Murphy, Daily Mail for a feature entitled Chalet Girl<br />
Sponsored by Topflight & Gastein Tourist Board Austria<br />
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Digital Award	Janet Newenham, Journalist on the Run<br />
Sponsored by Click&Go<br />
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Sun Holiday Award	Madeleine Keane, Sunday Independent for a feature Malta & Gozo<br />
Sponsored by Sunway <br />
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Short Break Award	Jamie Blake Knox, Sunday Independent<br />
Sponsored by Malta Tourism Authority<br />
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Long Haul Award	Dara Flynn, Sunday Times for a feature on Toronto<br />
Sponsored by Turkish Airlines and Rixos Hotels