Awards Ceremony
The Press Pass awards ceremony took place on March 14th 2016 at the Convention Centre in Dublin. Damien English T.D., Minister for Skills, Research & Innovations was guest of honour and presented awards to the following students:
| Overall Winner | Emma Flanagan | Our Lady’s College, Drogheda |
| Features | ||
| 1st | Karen Stapleton | Coláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen |
| 2nd | Ali Cousins | St. Mary’s College, Naas |
| 3rd | Sarah Babiker | St. Mary’s College, Naas |
| Opinion | ||
| 1st | Eoin Hartnett | Coláiste an Chraoibhín, Fermoy |
| 2nd | Aoife Ní Éalaighthe | Pobalscoil na Trínóide, Youghal |
| 3rd | Siobhan Ní Neachtain | Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, An Daingean |
| News | ||
| 1st | Zachary Gillespie | St Columba’s Comprehensive School, Glenties |
| 2nd | Anna O’Neill | Loreto College, Foxrock |
| Sport | ||
| 1st | Ciarán Sheehan | CBS, Charleville |
| 2nd | Aoife Fennell | Donabate Community School |
| 3rd | Andrew Quinlivan | St Brendan’s College, Killarney |
| Photo | ||
| 1st | Lorraine Hanrahan | Presentation Secondary School, Castleisland |
| 2nd | Niamh Cronin | Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane |
| 3rd | Daragh Murphy | Coláiste Iognáid, Galway |