Major podcast award for Crossmolina students

April 30, 2026 | 2:40 pm

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Jesus and Mary Secondary School Gortnor Abbey were awarded the Podcasting Award during Kinia’s Creative Technology Week.

‘The Gap’ is a student-led podcast which provides regular updates in the school which includes interviews with students both present and past who make a positive impact on their school community.

The Crossmolina School was also nominated in a further five categories: Mobile Filmmaking, Robotics, Organisation of the Year, Educator of the Year and TechSpacer of the Year.

The award was presented during Kinia’sTech Fest on Saturday, April 25th, the annual showcase of young digital innovators, celebrating groundbreaking projects in Creative Technology, Smart Energy, Green Tech, Mobile Filmmaking, Podcasting and Robotics.

The awards were presented in front of a record breaking attendance of over 1,000 young innovators from across the country in the Explorium, Sandyford.

 

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Caption: Dylan Whyte and Aoife Finnerty from Gortnorabbey, Jesus and Mary Secondary School pictured with the Podcast Award at TechFest during Kinia’s annual Creative Technology Week in Explorium, Dublin. The nationally recognised initiative created by Kinia celebrates young people and their achievements with 2026 seeing the largest ever attendance with over 1,000 taking part. Picture Andres Poveda

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