The Travel Extra Awards took place on Friday, January 22 and Deirdre was “delighted” to walk away with the honour on the night.
.@DeirdreMullins wins Travel Journalist of the Year Award, Digital Media Category for @RTE_TEN @LifeStyleRTE pic.twitter.com/lWh1qImvNt
— RTÉ (@rte) January 23, 2016
"I’m absolutely thrilled to receive the award. Especially when I see calibre of the other winners, I know I’m in good company!", Deirdre told RTÉ LifeStyle.
"The event was a dinner followed by the award ceremony in Thomas Prior Hall with about 130 people attending. They were made up of travel journalist and editors, travel industry professionals and employees of the Spanish Tourist Board (including the Ambassador) who sponsored the event.
"There was dinner followed by the prize giving ceremony and I was delighted to hear my name called out."
Mullins will need a new trophy cabinet at this stage: "This was my third time to win an award. I won Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards 2012 for the Home Market category and last year I won it for the Long Haul category."
On the night, she tweeted: “Delighted to have won @TravelExtraIre Travel Journalist of the Year Award (Digital Media category) for work@RTE_TEN”.
Delighted to have won @TravelExtraIre Travel Journalist of the Year Award (Digital Media category) for work@RTE_TEN pic.twitter.com/G3OrqzHWIj
— Deirdre Mullins (@DeirdreMullins) January 23, 2016
You can read Deirdre’s Travel articles here on rte.ie/travel - here are three to get you started:
- Read Deirdre's article on Cuba
- Lake Tahoe: Deirdre Mullins checks out the what of the lake in North America has to offer in the off-ski season.
- Climbing to new heights in Kerry
In other travel award news, Eoghan Corry, (pictured above with Deirdre) Travel Extra Editor was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award from the travel industry at an event in the Mansion House on Thursday (January 21).
Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year Awards Announced In Dublin
Isabel Conway was presented with the Travel Extra Journalist of the Year Award at the ceremony which coincided with the annual Holiday World Show, which took place at the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin.
The category winners were:
Newcomer/Young Journalist Award Jamie Blake Knox of the Sunday Independent
Skiing Award Catherine Murphy of Sunday Business Post
Northern Ireland Award Mal Rogers of the Irish Times
Home Holiday Award Yvonne Gordon of the Sunday Times
Broadcasting Award Mary Fanning of RTE Nationwide
Digital Award Deirdre Mullins of RTE Ten
Short Break Award Conor Pope of the Irish Times
Sun Break Award Conor Power of the Irish Examiner
Spain Award Pól Ó Conghaile of National Geographic Traveller
Long Haul Award Isabel Conway of Sunday Business Post
