The University Observer

The University Observer

Infobox Student Newspaper
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name = "The University Observer"

caption = University Observer, April 18, 2005
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editor = Rob Lowney
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location = Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
foundation = 1994
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frequency = Fortnightly (during undergraduate term-time)
price = Free
circulation = 10,000
format = Broadsheet
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address = UCD Student Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
website = http://www.ucd.ie/observer/

"The University Observer" is a broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout campus of University College Dublin fortnightly. It was launched in the early 1990s by University College Dublin Students' Union. [ [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/1996/1130/96113000006.html ireland.com] ] and the "Irish Independent". [ [http://www.independent.ie/national-news/irish-colleges-in-bogus-degrees-battle-475020.html independent.ie] ] [ [http://www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/ucd-restructured-in-president-bushs-image-says-lecturer-102869.html independent.ie] ]

The paper was founded by dual editors Pat Leahy, now of the "Sunday Business Post", and Dara Ó Briain, now of BBC and RTÉ comic fame. It has provided a number of notable Irish journalists their first break, including Roddy O'Sullivan, now of the "Irish Times", Declan Walsh, now of "The Guardian", Shane Hegarty ("Irish Times"), Alan Torney (RTÉ Radio 1), Sinead Ingoldsby (BBC NI), Daniel McConnell ("Sunday Independent"), Juno McEnroe ("Irish Examiner"), Steve Cummins, now editor of "NME Ireland", Samantha Libreri (RTÉ News), Ciara Plunkett (Kfm), Emmet Ryan ("Sunday Business Post"), Sorcha Nic Mhathuna ("Daily Star"), and Stephen Carroll (RTÉ News).

Awards

"The Observer" and its contributors have consistently won a number of Oxegen Student Media Awards. [ [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2004/0422/1079399194486.html ireland.com] ] [ [http://www.oxygen.ie/page/263 oxygen.ie] ] It has won the Oxegen Smedia Newspaper of the Year Award more than any other student newspaper in Ireland. [ [http://www.ucd.ie/news/apr06/042706_student_media_awards.htm ucd.ie] ]

"The University Observer" is the only Irish student paper to win an award in the Best Newspaper category at "The Guardian" Student Media Awards, which are held annually. "The Observer" took runner-up spot for the Best Newspaper in 2002 (Volume 8).

References

External links

*http://www.ucd.ie/observer Official website of "The University Observer"
*http://netsoc.ucd.ie/~observer/ — former student-run website of "The University Observer"


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