Journalism Awards Shortlist 2022

Journalism Awards Shortlist 2022

Arts Journalism and Criticism

Deirdre Falvey, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Emily Hourican, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Hugh Linehan, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Kate Demolder, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
Katy Hayes, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Patrick Freyne, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Business Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Business Plus

Adrian Weckler, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
Lorcan Allen, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Mark Paul, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Peter O’ Dwyer, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Samantha McCaughren, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work

Campaigning Journalism

Business Post: Ireland’s Infrastructure Problems – View the shortlisted work
Irish Examiner: Sex for Rent – View the shortlisted work
Sunday Independent: Covid Misinformation – View the shortlisted work
The Irish Mail on Sunday: Knife Crime – View the shortlisted work
The Irish Sun: Call This Out – View the shortlisted work
The Sunday Times: Dying with Dignity – View the shortlisted work

Columnist of the Year (Broadsheet)

Ann Marie Tomchak, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Brianna Parkins, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
David McWilliams, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Ellen Coyne, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Gene Kerrigan, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Malachy Clerkin, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Columnist of the Year (Popular)

Deirdre Reynolds, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
Jenny Friel, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
John Lee, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
Neil Leslie, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Philip Lanigan, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
Roy Curtis, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work

Crime Journalist of the Year

Ann Murphy, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
Catherine Fegan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Conor Gallagher, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Patrick O’Connell, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
Paul Healy, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Stephen Breen, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work

Digital Innovation

Instagram Reels, Irish Examiner – https://www.instagram.com/irish_examiner/
Local News Project, Irish Independent – https://www.independent.ie/localnews/
AI Voices, The Irish Times – https://www.irishtimes.com/listen/
Gubu: A Digital Storytelling Project, The Irish Times – Visit the shortlisted work
The Making of a Detective, The Irish Sun – Visit the shortlisted work
Cost of Living Calculator, Irish Mirror – Visit the shortlisted work

Features Journalist of the Year (Broadsheet)

Catherine Sanz, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Maeve Sheehan, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Michael Clifford, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
Miriam Lord, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Rosita Boland, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Ali Bracken, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work

Features Journalist of the Year (Popular)

David Coughlan, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Debbie McCann, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
Gary Meneely, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
Jason O’Toole, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work
Jenny Friel, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
Michelle Fleming, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work

Front Page of the Year

The Irish Sun, Fairy Tayl of New York – View the shortlisted work
Irish Daily Mirror, Eyesore – View the shortlisted work
Irish Independent, Putin’s war on Europe – View the shortlisted work
The Irish Sun, Wanted – View the shortlisted work
The Herald, Pride of Portland Row – View the shortlisted work
Irish Independent, Ashling Murphy family interview – View the shortlisted work

Foreign Coverage

Daniel McLoughlin, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Derek Scally, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Jade Wilson, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Jeff Farrell, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Martin Wall, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Sally Hayden, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Headline of the Year

Murder on the Menu, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Kiss your Assets Goodbye, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
ArmaghGeddon, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
Headless Check In, The Herald – View the shortlisted work
Hutchdown, The Herald – View the shortlisted work
Truckin Diesl. Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work

Investigative Journalism

Aaron Rogan & Daniel Murray, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Kitty Holland, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Lorcan Allen & Daniel Murray, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Mark Paul, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Naomi O’ Leary, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Rodney Edwards, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work

Magazine of the Year

Business Post Magazine – View the shortlisted work
Food & Wine, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Irish Independent Review – View the shortlisted work
Irish Tatler, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Sunday Independent Life Magazine – View the shortlisted work
The Irish Times Magazine – View shortlisted work

News Reporter of the Year

Arthur Beesley , The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Daniel Murray, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Fionnán Sheehan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
John Lee , The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work
Paul Healy, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Shane Phelan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work

Podcast of the Year

The Big Tech Show with Adrian Weckler, Independent.ie – Visit the shortlisted work
Shadow Boxing, Irish Daily Star – Episode one here
The Lost American, Irish Examiner – Visit the shortlisted work
Nicola Tallant’s Crime World, Sunday World – Visit the shortlisted work
The Indo Daily, Irish Independent – Visit the shortlisted work
The Making of A Detective, The Irish Sun – Visit the shortlisted work

Political Journalist of the Year

Daniel McConnell, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
Daniel Murray, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Hugh O’Connell, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Jack Horgan-Jones, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Jennifer Bray, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Louise Burne, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work

Sportswriter of the Year (Broadsheet)

Denis Walsh, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
Keith Duggan, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Malachy Clerkin, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Paul Kimmage, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Sinéad Kissane, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Tommy Conlon, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work

Sportswriter (Popular)

Brian Flanagan, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
David Coughlan , Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Mark McCadden, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work
Neil O’Riordan, The Irish Sun – View the shortlisted work
Philip Lanigan, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work
Shane McGrath, The Irish Mail on Sunday – View the shortlisted work

Scoop of the Year

Ann Murphy, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
Kitty Holland, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Shane Phelan, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
John Hand, Irish DailyMirror – View the shortlisted work
Daniel McConnell, Irish Examiner – View the shortlisted work
Mark Paul, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work

Showbiz Journalist of the Year

Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times – View the shortlisted work
Donal Lynch, Sunday Independent – View the shortlisted work
Eddie Rowley, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
Eugene Masterson, Sunday World – View the shortlisted work
Melanie Finn, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Sandra Mallon, Irish Daily Star – View the shortlisted work

Best Use of Video

Byran O’Brien, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Enda O’Dowd, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Karen Morgan, Dublin Live – View the shortlisted work
Kathleen Harris, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
Mark Condren, Owen Breslin & team, Independent.ie – View the shortlisted work
Michael Carolan, Independent.ie: – View the shortlisted work

Young Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Newspaper Licensing Ireland

Ciara Phelan, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work
Donal MacNamee, Business Post – View the shortlisted work
Gabija Gataveckaite, Irish Independent – View the shortlisted work
Jade Wilson, The Irish Times – View the shortlisted work
John Hand, Irish Daily Mirror – View the shortlisted work
Lisa O’ Donnell, Irish Daily Mail – View the shortlisted work