On Friday night, the Irish Farmers Journal won best print news article and best print feature at the 2018 Guild of Agricultural Journalists awards.

Thomas Hubert and Pat O’Toole received the award for best print news article for "Exposed – Revenue’s Kerry Co-op Project" – a series in which the Irish Farmers Journal documented how the Revenue Commissioners targeted Kerry Co-op shareholders for tax.

Lorcan Allen and Eoin Lowry received the award for best print feature for "Ireland’s Infant Formula Sector" – a feature which investigated the importance of the infant formula sector to Ireland’s dairy industry.

The overall winner on the night of the coveted bull prize went to Crawford McCann for its "Brexit – Farming on the Edge" TV programme produced for RTÉ in January 2018.

The awards, which are held every two years and supported by FBD, aim to encourage excellence in the coverage of farming, food and rural life on the island of Ireland.

Guild of Agricultural Journalists chair Ciara Leahy said: “We received more than 200 entries into this year’s awards and the quality of entries is testament to the hard work and dedication of our agricultural journalists and communicators.

“We are incredibly grateful to our judging panel who had a mammoth task in both selecting the shortlist and the overall winners.

“I would like to thank FBD Trust for once again sponsoring this industry showcase and finally, I would like to commend all of those who entered our awards for doing your part in encouraging healthy competition and promoting excellence in the reporting of agricultural and rural issues year round."