Shortlist 2021

Shortlist 2021

Arts Journalism and Criticism

Barry Egan, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work Patrick Freyne, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work Shilpa Ganatra, Irish Times and Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work John Self, freelance for The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work Una Mullally, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Business Journalist of the Year

Brian Carey, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Joe Brennan, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Mark Paul, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Aaron Rogan, Business Post View the shortlisted work Fearghal O’Connor, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Ken Foxe, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work

Campaigning Journalism

Business Post View the shortlisted work Irish Independent View the shortlisted work The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work The Irish Mail On Sunday View the shortlisted work Sunday Independent  View the shortlisted work

Broadsheet Columnist of the Year

Ruadhán MacCormaic, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Justine McCarthy, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Shane Ross, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Una Mullaly, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Colin Murphy, Business Post View the shortlisted work Gene Kerrigan, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work

Popular Columnist of the Year

Maeve Quigley, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Roy Curtis, Sunday World View the shortlisted work Lisa Brady, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Damien Lane, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work Jenny Friel, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Mark Gallagher – Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work

Crime Journalist of the Year

Michael O’Toole, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Nicola Tallant, Sunday World View the shortlisted work Ali Bracken, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Ken Foy , The Herald and Irish Independent View the shortlisted work John Mooney, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work John Hand, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work

Best Digital News Coverage

www.extra.ie www.thesun.ie www.irishtimes.com www.Independent.ie www.irishmirror.ie www.irishexaminer.ie

Broadsheet Feature Writer of the Year

Sophie White, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Lara Marlowe, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Liz Dunphy, Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work Maeve Sheehan, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Jennifer O’Connell, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Roslyn Dee, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work

Popular Feature Writer of the Year

Maeve Quigley, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Nicola Bardon, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work Isabel Conway, The Irish Mail on Sunday View the shortlisted work Michael Doyle, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work John Hand, Irish Daily Mirror View the shortlisted work Lisa Brady, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work

Front Page of the Year

Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work

Headline of the Year

The Herald “President Bye Don” View the shortlisted work Irish Daily Star “Cead Mile Pfizer” View the shortlisted work Irish Daily Star “To Hell or Fanacht” View the shortlisted work Irish Farmers Journal “Sour Dough” View the shortlisted work The Irish Sun “The Needle has Landed” View the shortlisted work Sunday World “Give up yer auld gins” View the shortlisted work

Foreign Coverage

Richard Pine, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Amanda Coakley, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Beau Donelly, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Sally Hayden, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Denis Staunton, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Marion McKeone, Business Post View the shortlisted work

Investigative Journalism

Craig Hughes, Irish Daily Mail and The Irish Mail on Sunday View the shortlisted work Mostafa Darwish, Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work Killian Woods, Business Post View the shortlisted work Barry J Whyte, Business Post  View the shortlisted work Cianan Brennan, Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work Jack Power, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work

Newspaper Magazine of the Year

Irish Country Living, Irish Farmers Journal View the shortlisted work Life, Sunday Independent View shortlisted work People & Culture, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Irish Tatler, Business Post View the shortlisted work Home, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Business Post Magazine View the shortlisted work

News Reporter of the Year

Paul Healy, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Fionnán Sheehan, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Shane Phelan, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Craig Hughes, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Catherine Fegan, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Wayne O’Connor, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work

Political Journalist of the Year

Naomi O’Leary, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Fionnán Sheehan, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Aoife Moore, Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work Michael Brennan, Business Post View the shortlisted work Craig Hughes, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Philip Ryan, Irish Independent and Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work

Scoop of the Year

Craig Hughes, Irish Daily Mail & The Irish Mail on Sunday View the shortlisted work Joe Brennan, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Michael Brennan, Business Post View the shortlisted work John Mooney, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Paul Hosford & Aoife Moore, Irish Examiner View the shortlisted work

Showbiz Journalist of the Year

Sandra Mallon, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Barry Egan, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Niamh Donnelly, Business Post View the shortlisted work Niamh Walsh, The Irish Mail on Sunday View the shortlisted work Ken Sweeney, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work Emily Hourican, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work

Broadsheet Sportswriter of the Year

Vincent Hogan, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Malachy Clerkin, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Mark Gallagher, The Irish Mail on Sunday View shortlisted work Tommy Conlon, Sunday Independent View the shortlisted work Daniel McDonnell, Irish Independent View the shortlisted work Keith Duggan, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work

Popular Sportswriter of the Year

Jason Byrne, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work David Coughlan, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Gordon Manning, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work Mark McCadden, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Kieran Cunningham, Irish Daily Star View the shortlisted work Neil O’Riordan, The Irish Sun View the shortlisted work

Video Journalism

Danny De Vaal, The Irish  Sun Enda O’ Dowd, The Irish Times Johnny Brew, Independent.ie Kathleen Harris, The Irish Times Mostafa Darwish, Irish Examiner Mark Corcoran, Irish Daily Mirror

Podcast of the Year

Five Degrees of Change, Business Post The Irish Times Women’s Podcast Nicola Tallant’s Crime World, Sunday World The Indo Daily, Independent.ie Clarissa, A Life Stolen, Irish Examiner Inside Politics, The Irish Times

Young Journalist of the year

Louise Lawless, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work Lisa O’Donnell, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Sonja Tutty, The Sunday Times View the shortlisted work Louise Burne, Irish Daily Mail View the shortlisted work Rosanna Cooney, Business Post View the shortlisted work Jack Power, The Irish Times View the shortlisted work