IRISH News journalists have been recognised for their work at the Regional Press Awards in London.
Mal McCann won the social media journalist of the year accolade at the prestigious event yesterday.
He said he was "absolutely over the moon" to receive the award after judges praised how he was able to "expertly use image and video to tell stories and engage with audiences".
In a successful day for the photographer, Mal was also highly commended in the photographer of the year category, with the judges singling him out for his "powerful images".
The event, organised by the Society of Editors, celebrates the best of regional and local newspaper journalism in 2018 for print, online and other news platforms.
The winners were announced during a lunchtime ceremony at IET, Savoy Place, hosted by LBC radio presenter Nick Ferrari.
In other success for the Irish News, Neil Loughran was highly commended in the sports journalist of the year for a daily newspaper with the judges praising his "great storytelling".
Andy Watters had also been shortlisted in the daily sports journalist of the year section, while sub-editor Kevin Farrell also made the shortlist in the designer of the year section.
Security correspondent Allison Morris, reporter Brendan Hughes and Weekend columnist Jake O'Kane were also shortlisted for awards.
During the ceremony yesterday, murdered journalist Lyra McKee was honoured posthumously, with her mother Joan and sister Nicola accepting the Journalists’ Charity Award on her behalf.
Other Northern Ireland award winners included the Belfast Telegraph was named daily/Sunday newspaper of the year while the Newry Reporter picked up the award for Campaign of the Year for Weekly Papers for its 'Newry Clean-Up'.