UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards Shortlist Announced, Awards Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
- Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2024
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By Beth Gormley, Communications and PR Manager, UCD College of Business
Photo l-r: Damien Garvey, Head of Group External Communications and Public Affairs, Bank of Ireland; Nóirín O'Sullivan (Chairperson), Former United Nations Assistant Secretary General for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security and former Garda Commissioner, Professor Anthony Brabazon, Dean of UCD College of Business
26 November 2024: The UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Business Journalist Awards which includes 39 journalists across seven categories.
The UCD Smurfit School Business Journalists 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.
This year’s entries set records with all-time highs of 136 entries from 72 journalists from 21 different media outlets.
This year also saw 30 women submit entries, up eight journalists from the previous year. This represents 45% of all submissions, which sets a record high in the award’s 17-year history.
The 2024 Business Journalist Awards Shortlist is as follows:
Category A: Business News Story of the Year
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Cian Ó Broin, Maeve McTaggart, Darragh Nolan, Tabitha Monahan, Sarah Burke, Adrianna Wrona, Laura Lynott and Amy Donohoe |
Irish Independent |
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Charlie Weston |
Irish Independent |
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Killian Woods |
Business Post |
Category B: Business Podcast / Audio Story of the Year
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Ian Doyle, Wayne O’Connor, Ellen Coyne, Rory Bowens, Shane Brennan and Fergus Foody |
Irish Independent |
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Will Goodbody |
RTÉ |
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Conall Ó Móráin |
That Great Business Show, The Media Group |
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Nicky Ryan, Christine Bohan, Laura Byrne, Sinéad O’Carroll and Muiris Ó Cearbhaill |
The Journal |
Category C: Business Feature of the Year
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Brian Carey |
The Sunday Times, Ireland |
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Jon Ihle |
The Sunday Times, Ireland |
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Laura Roddy |
The Sunday Times, Ireland |
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Barry J Whyte |
Freelance, The Irish Times |
Category D: Business Analyst of the Year
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Eoin Burke-Kennedy |
The Irish Times |
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Donal MacNamee |
Business Post |
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Paul O’Donoghue |
The Journal |
Category E: Business Interview of the Year
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Thomas Hubert |
The Currency |
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Mark Tighe |
Sunday Independent |
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Killian Woods |
Business Post |
Category F: Women in Business Journalism Award
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Linda Daly |
The Sunday Times |
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Kathleen Gallagher |
Business Post |
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Catherine Sanz |
Business Post |
Category G: Upcoming Journalist of the Year
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Alice Chambers |
The Currency |
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Ellen O’Regan |
The Irish Times |
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Emer Walsh |
Irish Examiner |
Photo l-r: Damien Garvey, Head of Group External Communications and Public Affairs, Bank of Ireland; Nóirín O'Sullivan (Chairperson), Former United Nations Assistant Secretary General for the United Nations Department of Safety and Security and former Garda Commissioner; Professor Federica Pazzaglia, Director of UCD Smurfit School and Associate Dean of UCD College of Business
The winner of each category will be announced at an awards ceremony on Monday, 9th December 2024, with each winning category awarded a €1,000 prize.
The winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award will be announced at the event.
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