Shortlist 2020

Shortlist 2020

Business Journalist of the Year

• Aaron Rogan, The Business Post – View the shortlisted work
• Vincent Boland, The Business Post- View the shortlisted work
• Michael O’Farrell, The Irish Mail on Sunday- View the shortlisted work 
• Lorcan Allen, Irish Farmers Journal- View the shortlisted work
• Samantha McCaughren, Sunday Independent- View the shortlisted work
• Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work

Best Coverage of Covid

• Peter O ‘Dwyer, The Business Post – View the shortlisted work
• Lost Lives, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Ian Begley, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
• Rosita Boland, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Maeve Sheehan, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Patrick Freyne, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)

• Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner- View the shortlisted work
• Patrick Freyne, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Fintan O’Toole, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Brenda Power, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work
• Justine McCarthy, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work
• Sarah McInerney, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work

Columnist of the Year (Popular)

• Linda Maher, Irish Daily Mail- View the shortlisted work
• Lisa Brady, Irish Daily Mail- View the shortlisted work
• Neil O’ Riordan, The Irish Sun- View the shortlisted work
• Niamh Walsh, The Irish Mail on Sunday- View the shortlisted work
• Roy Curtis, Sunday World- View the shortlisted work
• Pat Flanagan, Irish Mirror- View the shortlisted work

Critic of the Year

• Patrick Freyne, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• John Burns, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work
• Fintan O’Toole, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Niall MacMonagle, Sunday Independent- View the shortlisted work
• Katy McGuinness, Irish Independent- View the shortlisted work

Crime Journalist of the Year

• Nicola Tallant, Sunday World- View the shortlisted work
• Patrick O’Connell, Sunday World- View the shortlisted work
• John Hand, The Irish Sun- View the shortlisted work
• Ken Foy, The Herald- View the shortlisted work
• Gary Meneely, The Irish Sun- View the shortlisted work
• Conor Gallagher, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work

Campaigning Journalism of the Year

• The Irish Sun, Defend Our Forces campaign – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Independent, Insurance reform – View the shortlisted work
• Sunday World, Kinahan Dossier – View the shortlisted work
• The Business Post, Insurance campaign – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Times, Nursing Home campaign – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Daily Star, Daniel Kinahan campaign – View the shortlisted work

Features Writer (Broadsheet)

• John Mooney, The Sunday Times- View the shortlisted work
• Rosita Boland, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Conor Lally, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Sally Hayden, The Irish Times- View the shortlisted work
• Nicola Byrne, The Irish Mail on Sunday- View the shortlisted work
• Catherine Fegan, Irish Independent- View the shortlisted work

Features Writer (Popular)

• Patrick O’Connell, Sunday World  – View the shortlisted work
• Jenny Friel, Irish Daily Mail- View the shortlisted work
• Emma McMenamy, Irish Sunday Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Eugene Masterson, Sunday World- View the shortlisted work
• Maeve Quigley,  Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
• Eamon Dillon, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work

Foreign Coverage

• Norma Costello, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
• Sally Hayden, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Marion McKeown, The Business Post – View the shortlisted work
• Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
• Colm Keena, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Suzanne Lynch, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Front Page of the Year

• Sunday Independent, A Nation Changed Utterly – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Examiner, Gay Byrne tribute – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Sun, Dickie: I’ll Box Johnny Logan – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Mirror, God Bless Them All – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Times, Stay Home – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Examiner, Election Face Off – View the shortlisted work

Investigative Journalism

• Jack Power, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Mark Hilliard and Sorcha Pollak, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work 
• Amy Molloy, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Catherine Fegan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Michael O’ Farrell, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Independent Political Team – View the shortlisted work

News Reporter of the Year

• Alison O’Reilly, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
• Wayne O’Connor, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Stephen Breen, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
• Amy Molloy, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Craig Hughes, Irish Daily Mail and The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Trevor Quinn, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work

News website of the Year

• IrishTimes.com
• Independent.ie
• Extra.ie
• IrishMirror.ie
• TheSun.ie
• FarmersJournal.ie

Podcast of the Year

• The Women’s Podcast, The Irish Times Click here for shortlisted work
• Confronting Coronavirus, The Irish Times Click here for shortlisted work
• Coronavirus Ireland, The Business Post Click here for shortlisted work
• The Big Tech, Independent News & Media Click here for shortlisted work
• Five Degrees of Change, The Business Post Click here for shortlisted work
• Inside Politics, The Irish Times Click here for shortlisted work

Political Journalist of the Year

• Fionnán Sheehan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Cormac McQuinn, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Miriam Lord, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
• Michael O’Farrell, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
• John Lee, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work

Scoop

• Patrick O’Connell, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
• Craig Hughes, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Cormac McQuinn and Fionnán Sheahan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
• Michael O’ Farrell, The Irish Mail On Sunday – View the shortlisted work
• Ronan McGreevy, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Mark Tighe, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work

Sportswriter (Broadsheet)

• Malachy Clerkin, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Johnny Watterson, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Mark Gallagher, Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
• Larry Ryan, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
• Sinead Kissane, Irish Independent  – View the shortlisted work
• Dermot Crowe, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work

Sportswriter (Popular)

• Neil O’ Riordan, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
• David Coughlan, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
• Michael Scully, Irish Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Roy Curtis, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
• Sean McGoldrick, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
• Derek Foley, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work

Showbiz Journalist of the Year

• Barry Egan, Sunday Independent  – View the shortlisted work
• Melanie Finn, The Herald – View the shortlisted work
• Katie Gallagher, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Eoin Murphy, Sunday Independent and Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Eddie Rowley, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
• Ken Sweeney, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work

Headline of the Year

• Sunday World, Blame it on the Buggy – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Daily Mirror, The Parting Glass – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Daily Star , Go Out Your Back and Tan – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Daily Star, Assault and Vinegar – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Sun on Sunday, Hash Van Walloped – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Sun, Brendan Howlin’ – View the shortlisted work

Best Use of Video

• ‘The Liffey Swim’, Enda O’Dowd, The Irish Times 
• ‘A Day at the Mater Hospital’, Kathleen Harris and Jennifer O’ Connell, The Irish Times
• ’50 Years of the Troubles’, Ronan McGreevy and Enda O’ Dowd, The Irish Times
• ‘Making The Cut: Inside MMA’ , Adam Lacey, DMG Media
• ‘Socially Distanced Bingo’, Johnny Brew, Independent.ie
• ‘Way out West’, Philip Doyle, Irish Farmers’ Journal

Newspaper Magazine of the Year

• Irish Times, Health & Family – View the shortlisted work
• Sunday Business Post, Magazine – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Independent, Review – View the shortlisted work
• The Irish Times, Magazine – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Independent, Weekend – View the shortlisted work
• Irish Country Living – View the shortlisted work

Young Journalist of the Year

• Ciara Phelan, Irish Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Claire Scott, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
• John Hand, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
• Katie Gallagher, Irish Mirror – View the shortlisted work
• Louise Lawless, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
• Rosanna Cooney, The Business Post – View the shortlisted work