The Irish Journalism Awards is an annual award ceremony organised by
NewsBrands (formerly National Newspapers of Ireland). Categories include Journalist of the Year, Critic of the Year, News Website, Young Journalist, and Foreign Coverage Journalist.
Recipients of awards have included
Fintan O'Toole
Fintan O'Toole (born 16 February 1958) is an Irish journalist, literary editor, and drama critic for ''The Irish Times'', for which he has written since 1988. He was drama critic for the ''New York Daily News'' from 1997 to 2001 and is Advisin ...
(Columnist of the Year, 2017, 2018, 2020),
Sally Hayden (Journalist of the Year 2023, Foreign Coverage Journalist of the Year 2019, 2023),
(Sports Story of the Year 2017) and
Nicola Tallant (Podcast of the Year 2021).
Awards were not presented from 2013 to 2015.
Recipients
2024
* Killian Woods, Business Journalist of the Year
* Anne Sheridan, Campaigning Journalism
* Mick Clifford, Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Brenda Power, Columnist of the Year (Popular)
* Conor Gallagher, Crime Journalist of the Year
* Keith Duggan, Arts Journalism and Criticism
* Sally Hayden, Features Journalist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Debbie McCann, Features Journalist of the Year (Popular)
* Hannah McCarthy, Foreign Coverage
*
The Irish Sun, Front Page of the Year
*
Irish Daily Star
The ''Irish Daily Star'' (formerly known simply as ''The Star'') is a tabloid newspaper published in Ireland by Reach plc, which owns the British '' Daily Star''.
The ''Irish Daily Star'' became known for its comprehensive in-depth coverage o ...
, Headline of the Year
* Mark Tighe and Marie Crowe, Investigative Journalism
* The Ticket, Magazine of the Year
* Daniel Murray, Political Journalist of the Year
* Donal Lynch, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Kitty Holland, News Reporter of the Year
* Paddy Logue, et al. (The Irish Times), Digital Innovation of the Year
*
"The Stardust Tragedy" (The Irish Sun), Podcast of the Year
* Níall Feiritear, Scoop of the Year
* Cathal Dennehy, Sportswriter of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Derek Foley, Sportswriter of the Year (Popular)
* Enda O'Dowd, Best Video Journalism
* Eimer Mcauley, Young Journalist of the Year
* Mark Tighe and Marie Crowe, Journalist of the Year
2023
*
Sally Hayden, Journalist of the Year, Foreign Coverage
* Paul Cullen, News Reporter
* Malachy Clerkin, Broadsheet Sportswriter
* Paddy Logue, Digital Innovation
* Enda O'Dowd, Best Use of Video
* Seanín Graham, Broadsheet Features
* Keith Duggan, Arts Journalism and Criticism
*
Justine McCarthy, Broadsheet Columnist
* Shauna Bowers, Young Journalist
* Donal MacNamee, Business Journalist
* Mary Carr, Popular Columnist.
* Paul Healy, Crime Journalist,
* Michael O'Farrell, Campaign Journalism
*
The Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork, though it is available throughout the country ...
, Front Page
*
Irish Daily Star
The ''Irish Daily Star'' (formerly known simply as ''The Star'') is a tabloid newspaper published in Ireland by Reach plc, which owns the British '' Daily Star''.
The ''Irish Daily Star'' became known for its comprehensive in-depth coverage o ...
, Headline
* Stephen Milton, Freelance Showbiz Journalist
* Neil O'Riordan, Popular Sportswriter
* John Mooney, Investigative Journalism
* Beau Donnelly, Scoop
* Daniel Murray, Political Journalist of the Year
* Ben Haug, Magazine
*
The Irish Sun, Podcast of the Year
2021
The ceremony was held remotely due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
The winners for 2021 were:
* Joe Brennan, Business Journalist of the Year
*
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Republic of Ireland, Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork (city), Cork, though it is ...
, Campaigning Journalism
* Michael O' Toole, Crime Journalist of the Year
* Justine McCarthy, Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Maeve Quigley, Columnist of the Year (Popular)
* Lara Marlowe, Features Writer (Broadsheet)
* Michael Doyle, Features Writer (Popular)
* Patrick Freyne, Arts Journalism & Criticism
* Marion McKeone, Foreign Coverage
* Irish Examiner, Front Page of the Year
*
Irish Daily Star
The ''Irish Daily Star'' (formerly known simply as ''The Star'') is a tabloid newspaper published in Ireland by Reach plc, which owns the British '' Daily Star''.
The ''Irish Daily Star'' became known for its comprehensive in-depth coverage o ...
, Headline of the Year
* Mostafa Darwish, Investigative Journalism
* Irish Country Living, Newspaper Magazine of the Year
* Craig Hughes, News Reporter of the Year
* Naomi O'Leary, Political Journalist of the Year
*
Aoife Moore
Aoife-Grace Moore is an Irish BBC journalist and political correspondent, from Derry, Northern Ireland. Based in the Republic of Ireland, she is best known for breaking the Oireachtas Golf Society scandal, "Golfgate", story with Paul Hosford fo ...
and Paul Hosford, Scoop of the Year
* Sandra Mallon, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Keith Duggan, Broadsheet Sports Journalist
* Kieran Cunningham, Popular Sports Journalist
* Kathleen Harris, Best Video Journalism
* Nicola Tallant, Podcast of the Year
* Rosanna Cooney, Young Journalist of the Year
* IrishExaminer.com, Digital News Coverage
2020
The winners for 2020 were:
* Lives Lost Team, The Irish Times
* Lorcan Allen, Business Journalist
* The Irish Times, Best Coverage of COVID
* Daniel Kinahan, Campaigning Journalism
* Fintan O'Toole, Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Linda Maher, Columnist of the Year (Popular)
* John Burns, Critic of the Year
* Patrick O'Connell, Crime Journalist of the Year
* Conor Lally, Features Writer (Broadsheet)
* Maeve Quigley, Features Writer (Popular)
* Marion McKeone, Foreign Coverage
* Irish Examiner (
Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary Byrne (5 August 1934 – 4 November 2019) was an Irish presenter and host of radio and television. His most notable role was as the first host of '' The Late Late Show'' over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. ''The Late La ...
Tribute), Front Page of the Year
* Irish Mirror (''The Parting Glass''), Headline of the Year
* Political Team (Irish Independent), Investigative Journalism
* The Irish Times Magazine, Newspaper Magazine of the Year
* Wayne O'Connor, News Reporter of the Year
*
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...
(irishtimes.com), News website of the Year
* Inside Politics (The Irish Times), Podcast of the Year
* Miriam Lord, Political Journalist of the Year
* Cormac McQuinn and Fionnán Sheahan, Scoop of the Year
* Johnny Watterson, Sportswriter (Broadsheet)
* Neil O' Riordan, Sportswriter (Popular)
* Ken Sweeney, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Enda O'Dowd, Best Use of Video
* Claire Scott, Young Journalist of the Year
2019
The ceremony took place on 14 November 2019. The winners for 2019 were:
* Paddy Clancy, Lifetime Achievement Award
* Mark Tighe, Journalist of the Year
* Hilary Fannin, Columnist (Broadsheet)
* Michael O' Farrell, Business Journalist
* Feargal O' Connor, Business Story
*
The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
, Campaigning Journalism
* Larissa Nolan, Columnist (Popular)
* Nicola Tallant, Crime Journalist
* Norma Costello, Crime Story
* Liam Fay, Critic
* Conor Gallagher, Features (Broadsheet)
* Catherine Fegan, Features (Popular)
*
Sally Hayden, Foreign Coverage
* The Irish Examiner, Front Page
*
The Irish Sun, Headline
* Colin Coyle, Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan, Investigative Journalism
* Mark Tighe, News Reporter of the Year
* ''The Floating Voter'', Podcast of the Year
* Kevin Doyle, Political Journalist
* Peter O'Dwyer, Political Story
* Eddie Rowley, Showbiz Journalist
* Barry Moran, Showbiz Story
* Mark Tighe, Scoop of the Year
* Cathal Dennehy, Sports Journalist (Broadsheet)
* Roy Curtis, Sports Writer (Popluar)
* Simon Carswell and Enda O' Dowd, Best use of Video
* Irishtimes.com, Best News Website
* Jack Power, Young Journalist
2018
The ceremony took place on 15 November 2018. The winners for 2018 were:
* Rosita Boland, Journalist of the Year
* Tom Lyons, Business Journalist
* Mark Paul and Colm Keena, Business Story
* Charlie Weston, Campaigning Journalism
* Philip Nolan, Columnist (Popular)
* Fintan O' Toole, Columnist (Broadsheet)
* Stephen Breen, Crime Journalist
* Michael O'Toole, Crime Story
* Richard Pine, Critic of the Year
* Irish Farmers Journal, Digital Excellence
* Conor Lally, Features (Broadsheet)
* Aoife Finneran, Features (Popular)
* Sally Hayden, Foreign coverage
* Irish Daily Mail, Front Page
* Irish Daily Star, Headline
* Maeve Sheehan, Wayne O'Connor and Mark O'Regan, Investigative Journalism
* Susan Mitchell, News Analysis
* Fiach Kelly, Political Journalist
* Ellen Coyne, Political Story
* Mark Tighe, News Reporter
* Rosita Boland, Scoop of the Year
* Jennifer O' Brien and Catherine Sanz, Showbiz Story
* Barry Egan, Showbiz Journalist
* Vincent Hogan, Sports Story
* Vincent Hogan, Sports Writer (Broadsheet)
* David Coughlan, Sports Writer (Popluar)
* Amy Molloy, Young Journalist of the Year
2017
* Catherine Fegan, Journalist of the Year
* Jack Horgan-Jones, Business Journalist of the Year
* John Meagher, Business Story of the Year
* Fintan O'Toole, Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Michael O'Toole, Crime Journalist of the Year and Crime Story of the Year
* Patrick Freyne, Critic of the Year
*
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...
Abroad and Ciara Kenny, Digital Excellence
* Conor Lally, Features Journalist of the Year (Broadsheet)
* Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Foreign Coverage
*
Irish Daily Mirror
Irish commonly refers to:
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state
*** Erse (disambiguati ...
, Front Page of the Year
* Irish Daily Star, Headline of the Year
* Michael O'Farrell, Investigative Journalism
* Daniel McConnell and Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, News Analysis
* Conor Feehan, News Reporter of the Year
* John Lee, Political Journalist of the Year
* Ellen Coyne, Political Story of the Year
* Sorcha Crowley and Sligo Champion, Local Ireland Regional Journalist of the Year
* David Labanyi, Scoop of the Year
* Martin Breheny, Sports Story of the Year
* Malachy Clerkin, Sports Journalist of the Year
* Ken Sweeney, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Nadine O' Regan, Showbiz Story of the Year
* Niall O' Connor, Young Journalist of the Year
2016
The winners for 2016 were:
*
Michael Clifford, Journalist, Broadsheet Columnist
* Ken Sweeney, Showbiz Journalist
*
The Irish Sun, Headline
* Tom Lyons, Business Journalist
* Fearghal O'Connor, Business Story
* Paddy Murray, Popular Columnist
* Nicola Tallant, Crime Journalist
* Alan Sherry, Crime Story
* Patrick Freyne, Critic
* The Irish Times, Digital Innovation
* Catherine Fegan, Popular Feature Writer
* Susan Mitchell, Broadsheet Feature Writer
* Jason O'Brien, Foreign Coverage
*
The Herald, Front Page
* Peter Murtagh, Investigative Journalist
* Rosita Boland, News Analysis
* Patrick O'Connell, News Reporter
* Jody Corcoran, Political Journalist
* Niamh Horan, Political Story
* Maeve Quigley, Showbiz Stor
*
Vincent Hogan, Sports Story
*
Neil Francis, Sports Writer
*
Sunday World
The ''Sunday World'' is an Irish newspaper published by Independent News & Media. It is the second largest selling "popular" newspaper in the Republic of Ireland, and is also sold in Northern Ireland where a modified edition with more stories r ...
, Scoop of the Year
* Sean Dunne, Young Journalist
2013
* Kitty Holland, Journalist of the Year
* Ian Kehoe, Business Journalist of the Year
* Paul Howard, Columnist of the Year
* David Walsh ''(The Lance Armstrong Doping Scandal)'', Campaign of the Year
* Mick McCaffery, Crime Journalist of the Year
* Fintan O'Toole, Critic of the Year
*
Sunday World
The ''Sunday World'' is an Irish newspaper published by Independent News & Media. It is the second largest selling "popular" newspaper in the Republic of Ireland, and is also sold in Northern Ireland where a modified edition with more stories r ...
, Design and Presentation
*
independent.ie, Digital Excellence
* Eoin Butler, Features of the Year
* Jason O'Brien, Foreign Coverage
* Deja Voodoo (Western People), Headline of the Year
* Michael O'Farrell, News Analysis of the Year
* Kitty Holland, News Reporter of the Year
* Young Irish Writing (The Irish Times), Newspapers in Education (NiE)
* Fiach Kelly, Political Journalist
* Anthony Hennigan, Local Ireland Regional Journalist of the Year
* Paul Williams, Scoop of the Year
* Roy Curtis, Sports Reporter of the Year
* Neil Francis, Sports Columnist of the Year
* Barry Egan, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Elaine O'Loughlin, Young Journalist of the Year
2012
* Michael Brennan, Fiach Kelly, Cormac McQuinn and Fionnan Sheahan, Journalist of the Year
* Ian Kehoe, Business Journalist of the Year
* Justine McCarthy, The Sunday Times (columnist), Dermot Bolger, Irish Daily Mail (commentator), Columnist of the Year
* Nicola Tallant, Crime Journalist of the Year
* Eileen Battersby, Critic of the Year
*
Irish Daily Mail
The ''Irish Daily Mail'' is a newspaper published on the island of Ireland by DMG Media (the parent company of the British ''Daily Mail''). The paper launched in February 2006 with a launch strategy that included giving away free copies on the f ...
, Design and Presentation
* Philip Nolan, Features of the Year
* Tiocfaith Ar Lamh (Irish Daily Star), Headline of the Year
* Titanic Supplement (Irish Independent), Newspapers in Education (NiE)
* Miriam Lord, Political Journalist
* Marisa Reidy, Local Ireland Regional Journalist of the Year
* Michael O'Farrell, Scoop of the Year
* Ewan McKenna, Sports Reporter of the Year
* Eamonn Sweeney, Sports Columnist of the Year
* Alexandra Ryan, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Jennifer Bray, Young Journalist of the Year
2011
* Simon Carswell, Journalist of the Year
* Tom Lyons and Brian Carey, Business Journalist of the Year
* Martina Devlin, Columnist of the Year
* Patrick Freyne, Critic of the Year
*
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Republic of Ireland, Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork (city), Cork, though it is ...
, Design and Presentation
* Kathy Sheridan, Features of the Year
* TY People (People Newspapers), Newspapers in Education (NiE)
* Miriam Lord, Political Journalist
* Colette Browne and Wexford Echo, Local Ireland Regional Journalist of the Year
* Senan Molony, Scoop of the Year
* Keiran Shannon, Sports Columnist of the Year
* Jennifer O'Brien, Showbiz Journalist of the Year
* Fiach Kelly, Young Journalist of the Year
References
External links
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