alana daly mulligan
awards & honours
creative & performing arts
July 2020:
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Overall Winner of the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Poetry Award for Poetry & Film. CA, USA.
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​April 2020:
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Selected as one of the Irish Writers' Centre /International Literature Festival Dublin Young Writer Delegates for 2020. Dublin, IE.
January 2020:
Doolin Writers' Weekend: Shortlisted For Bucharest. Clare, IE.
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November 2019:
UMaine Poetry Slam (2nd Place). Orono, ME, USA.
October 2019:
Ó'Bhéal Poetry Film Competition @ IndieCork: Shortlisted for The Beach Woman. Cork, IE.
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July 2019:
Cursed Murphy Step Up To The Mic Slam (2nd Place). Wexford, IE.
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April 2019:
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Cúirt International Festival of Literature: Spoken Word Platform (2nd Place). Galway, IE.
October 2017:
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NoiseFlicks Film Festival: Best Writing Award for My Great Aunt Chrissie. Dublin, IE.
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journalism
June 2021:
The National Student Media Awards 2021. Dublin, IE.
Winner – European Commission Award for Journalism Relating to European Issues
Nominated – Journalist of the Year
Nominated – Features Writer of the Year: News & Current Affairs
Nominated – Digital Journalist of the Year
Shortlisted – Features Writer of the Year: Arts & Pop Culture
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May 2021:
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Student Publication Association National Conference 2021. London, UK.
Highly Commended – Best Interview Award for interview with Nile Rodgers in Motley Magazine
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February 2021:
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Student Publication Association Regional Conference 2021, Dublin, IE.
Highly Commended – Outstanding Commitment to Student Journalism
academic
March 2020:
Eoin Murray Memorial Scholarship Winner 2020 under the mentorship of Danny Denton. University College Cork, IE.
August 2019:
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​Recipient of the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship to the University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
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January 2018:
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Inaugural Kavanagh Celtic Civilisation Entrance Scholarship Recipient, Department of Early and Medieval Irish, University College Cork, IE.
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September 2017–September 2021:
Quercus Talented Students' Programme Active Citizenship Scholarship at University College Cork, IE.
miscellaneous
April 2019:
Winner – Best Social Media Campaign for UCC Fencing at UCC Clubs & Societies Awards. Cork, IE.
March 2019:
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Selected as 1 of 32 delegates to attend the ThreeDotDash Peace Summit with We Are Family Foundation for work relating to The Lit Young Writers' Festival. NY, USA.
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April 2018:
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Shortlisted– Fresher of the Year for UCC LGBT* Society at UCC Societies STAR Awards. Cork, IE.
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May 2017:
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Best Student English & History at Abbey Community College. Waterford, IE.
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November 2016:
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Waterford Lions' Club Youth Ambassador. Waterford, IE.