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Irish Independent
23-05-2025
- Irish Independent
Twelve nominations for Irish Independent and Sunday Independent journalists for Justice Media Awards
Awarded by the Law Society of Ireland, the Justice Media Awards are the longest-running media awards in the country and recognise the highest standards of excellence in legal journalism. Special Correspondent Catherine Fegan has received three nominations across as many categories, the first for her story speaking to survivors of sexual abuse, who told of the difficult decision to waive their anonymity so the perpetrators could be named. She has also been shortlisted for her coverage of the civil rape case brought against MMA fighter Conor McGregor, where a jury found he assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018 and ordered him to pay almost €250,000 in damages. The headline of her article read: 'Nikita Hand v Conor McGregor: The moment the mask slipped.' McGregor is currently attempting to appeal the High Court civil jury finding. Ms Fegan has also been nominated in the human rights and social justice reporting category for her story speaking to survivors of abuse at schools about the trauma they faced and their fight for justice. Legal Affairs Editor Shane Phelan has been shortlisted for his coverage of the key factors that may have swayed the jury in Nikita Hand's case against Conor McGregor in the court reporting category. Sunday Independent journalist Mark Tighe received his first of three nominations for his story on 'how one woman took on the world's most 'notorious' fighter and triumphed'. He was also nominated alongside Joe Molloy and the Indo Sport podcast team for their podcast episode 'Nikita Hand wins David and Goliath case against Conor McGregor'. Mr Tighe and RTÉ Investigates' Marie Crowe have been nominated for their joint investigation 'Field of Broken Dreams', in which multiple female footballers claimed they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. ADVERTISEMENT Ireland Editor Fionnán Sheahan has been nominated for his coverage of a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) independent investigation surrounding it's director general Professor Philip Nolan. He has also been nominated alongside the Indo Daily podcast team in the podcast category for their episode ''Wanted': Gardaí release images of 99 Dublin riot suspects, is it a worrying precedent?', which was released last November. News correspondent Ellen Coyne has been shortlisted in the human rights and social justice reporting category for her coverage of how domestic violence victims are forced into homelessness by a lack of refuge spaces. Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken has received two nods in total, including for her story about assault victim Natasha O'Brien as she prepared to return to court to face her attacker and for the legal road still faced by the family of Valerie French in the years after her husband James Kilroy was convicted of her murder.
Irish Independent
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Mediahuis podcasts scoop prestigious prizes at New York Festivals Radio Awards
Having received four nominations, The Indo Daily, The BelTel and Indo Sport won awards across the best news podcast, best investigative journalism and best sports podcast categories. The Indo Daily received the bronze award in the news category and was nominated alongside its sister podcast The BelTel, which won the silver award. The podcasts were nominated in the news category alongside entries from international outlets including Sky News and Al Jazeera. The Indo Daily received another bronze award for best investigative journalism podcast for the two-part special investigation 'Field of Broken Dreams', a two-and-a-half year joint effort between Sunday Independent journalist Mark Tighe and RTÉ Investigates' Marie Crowe. As part of the joint investigation, multiple female footballers claimed they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s, outlining their personal stories and a series of harrowing allegations. Just eight months after being launched, the daily sport podcast Indo Sport, hosted by Joe Molloy, won silver in the best sports podcast category for the November 2024 episode 'The Descent of Conor McGregor'. The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been really successful Mediahuis Ireland group head of audio Mary Carroll said: 'The New York Festivals awards are hugely prestigious, so to see our podcasts win alongside those from some of the biggest media producers in the world is an amazing achievement for our teams. 'The Indo Daily and The BelTel are our flagship news podcasts that rely on old-fashioned journalism. The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been really successful in reaching new audiences. 'We're very proud of the success in the investigative journalism category for the 'Field of Broken Dreams'. For Indo Sport to win an award after only eight months on air is a fantastic accomplishment.' Mediahuis Ireland Group Head of Sport David Courtney said: 'Since its debut in September 2024, the Indo Sport podcast has rapidly become a flagship product for Mediahuis Ireland, redefining how Irish Independent sports fans engage with our daily coverage. 'Hosted by Joe Molloy and featuring a dynamic line-up of contributors including Pat Spillane, Philly McMahon and Dan McDonnell, the podcast delivers sharp, insightful and entertaining commentary across GAA, rugby, football and more.'
