Justice Media Awards 2012

Certificate of Merit:Trudy Waters – Court reporting
Certificate of Merit: Morning Focus – Free Legal Advice show

Trudy Waters accepting her certificate of merit for court reporting from the Law Society of Ireland. Then have a read more and you can have this info below.

JUSTICE MEDIA AWARDS, THURSDAY 7th JUNE 2012 –

WINNERS and CitationS

The Law Society of Ireland has today (Thursday, 7th June, 2012) announced the winners of its annual Justice Media Awards 2012.

These awards, which are 20 years in existence, focus on published works or broadcasts that have helped to inform and educate Irish citizens on the role of law in society. The aim is to give national recognition to published works or broadcasts that:

Promote the highest standards in legal journalism;

Foster greater public understanding of the law, the legal system or any specific legal issue;
Inform and educate citizens as to the roles in society of the law, the courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession;
Disclose practices or procedures needing reform so as to encourage the development and modernisation of Irish laws, courts and law enforcement agencies; and/or
Assist the legal profession, the judiciary, and all others involved in the administration of justice in attaining the highest professional standards.

The Law Society wholeheartedly congratulates all of today’s winners of ‘Justice Media Awards’ and ‘Certificates of Merit’.

Trudy Waters of Clare FM for her report on the ‘Clare school abuse case’..

What the judges said:

“Trudy Waters is being acknowledged today for an excellent report on a case that had significant local interest, showing a great understanding of the main facts, and – under stringent time constraints – producing a report that was detailed yet comprehensive; colourful, yet highly informative.”

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JUSTICE MEDIA AWARD – ‘LOCAL RADIO’

ONE ‘MERIT’ CERTIFICATE was awarded in this category to John Cooke (presenter) and Niamh McNamara (producer) for the radio slot: ‘Free legal advice – on Clare FM’s Morning Focus’.

What the judges said:

“This team produces a very popular legal advice programme that airs weekly, utilising the expertise of local solicitors who are members of their county’s Free Legal Advice Centre. They join the presenter live in studio to address specific legal issues and queries received from members of the public. Running for four years now, in the past year there has been an emphasis on recent changes to the law and how these will affect the public. Solicitors discuss topical issues surrounding the Criminal Law Defence and Dwelling Act, the Civil Partnership Act, new drink-driving laws, and advice on new business start-ups in the recession. These reports featured solicitors Mairead Doyle and Elaine de Courcey, both assisting the Free Legal Advice Centre in Clare.

The judges commented that the issued raised during the programme are extremely topical, the quality of questioning and interaction between the presenter and solicitors is superb, and the format devised by this radio station for explaining the law to the general public is to be commended.”

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Justice Media Awards 2011

Clare FM has won two national media awards for News and Current affairs.

The Justice Media Awards were presented at a gala ceremony in Dublin on Thursday, June 2nd, where Clare FM's Deputy News Editor Trudy Waters was honoured for her court reporting on the Lying Eyes - Sharon Collins Appeal case.

The Law Society of Ireland also named Clare FM as the Local Radio Winner, presenting the station's Head of News and Current Affairs John Cooke with an award for the Free Legal Advice Slot on the Morning Focus Programme.

It's Clare FM's third year in a row to win at the Justice Media Awards, in which RTE, TV3 and the Irish Examiner were also among the big winners. THe Law Society Awards follow previous success for Clare FM News in the PPI Radio Awards and the New York Radio Awards.

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