By Beth Gormley, UCD College of Business, PR and Communications Manager

21 November 2023: The UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Business Journalist Awards which includes 23 journalists across seven categories.

The awards are sponsored by Bank of Ireland and honour excellence in Irish business journalism across the media spectrum. Entries are submitted by nominees themselves or on behalf of journalists by their editors or peers.

In total, an impressive 120+ entries were received which was an increase across all categories from the previous year. Sixty-four journalists submitted entries from 16 different media outlets.

This year saw 22 women submit entries, representing 34% of all submissions, which sets a record high in the award’s 16-year history. In 2022, the Women in Business Journalism Award was created to celebrate consistent excellence from a female business journalist for work that fosters a greater understanding of business and economics, demonstrating outstanding writing, reporting, analysis or commentary.

The 2023 Business Journalist Awards Shortlist is as follows:

Category A: Business News Story of the Year 

Category B: Business Podcast / Audio Story of the Year

Category C: Business Feature of the Year

Category D: Business Analyst of the Year

Category E: Business Interview of the Year

Category F: Women in Business Journalism Award

Category G: Upcoming Journalist of the Year

View list of shortlisted articles here

The winner of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, 11th December, with each winning category awarded a €1,000 prize.                  

The awards are adjudicated by an independent panel of judges composed of business, media and academic leaders. 

• Breege O’Donoghue (Chairperson), Chair and NED (Public and Private Sectors)
• Leah Boersig, Head of Fraud Operations, Europe at Square, UCD Smurfit School Executive MBA Alumna 2023;
• Associate Professor Julie Byrne, Associate Professor of Banking and Finance, Incoming Programme Director of MSc in Finance at UCD College of Business;
• Professor John Cotter, Professor of Banking and Finance, Chair in Quantitative Finance at UCD College of Business;
• Leon Diop, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Irish, Board member at Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) and South Dublin County Partnership (SDCP);
• Professor Patrick Gibbons, Jefferson Smurfit Professor of Strategic Management at UCD College of Business;
• Tony Golden, Board Advisor, Albany Beck and Former Chairman Citibank Ireland;
• Audrey Healy, Head of Marketing and Communications, Director of Alumni Relations at UCD College of Business;
• Conor Keane, Senior Consultant at Heneghan, Former Business Editor at Irish Examiner, Journalist and Documentary Maker;
• Jane O’Sullivan, Digital Content Creator, Editor and Former Business Journalist;
• Noirin O’Sullivan, Former Irish Garda Commissioner, Director of Strategic Partnerships for Europe at the International Association of Chiefs of Police;
• Emmet Oliver, Former Business Editor, UCD Quinn School Lecturer and Broadcaster;
• Anton Savage, Radio and Television Presenter and Founding Director of the Communications Clinic.