The former staff of Foinse (1996 – 2009) have been named as this year’s winners of Buaic-Ghradam Cumarsáide Oireachtas na Gaeilge – basically, they have won the Oscar for their work on the newspaper during its first incarnation. It is certainly well-deserved recognition for editors Breandán Delap and Seán Tadhg Ó Gairbhí and their staff for their hard work over many years in producing a first-class weekly publication. (I wrote a very short sports column for Foinse for a number of years and miss the old paper a lot.) Of course, the paper had very many fine journalists and contributors over the years which begs the question – who gets to take the big crystal trophy home?

Go maire siad a ngradam.