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This year
2023
Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati wins women’s Ballon d’Or while Katie McCabe ranks 22nd
Jude Bellingham wins award for best young player as Erling Haaland bags Gerd Muller Trophy for the world’s top-scoring striker.
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Oct 30th 2023, 9:39 PM
Quartet rewarded as GAA Player of the Month awards announced
Doireann O’Sullivan, Dearbhla Magee, Diarmuid Ryan and Shane McGuigan have all been recognised.
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Jun 7th 2023, 3:08 PM
Dan Sheehan lands URC Player of the Season award
The Leinster hooker has been named BKT URC Players’ Player of the Season for 2022/23.
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May 24th 2023, 11:44 AM
Last year
2022
Katie Taylor wins RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year
Boxer picks up award for the third time.
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Dec 18th 2022, 12:00 AM
Derry City star named November player of the month after FAI Cup win
The Derry City star’s two goals in the 4-0 win over Shelbourne ensured he took the accolade.
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Dec 7th 2022, 1:45 PM
Laois sharpshooter named Player of the Month for June
Erone Fitzpatrick has been in glittering form for the O’Moore county.
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Jul 6th 2022, 6:48 PM
Cullen named URC Coach of the Year
The Leinster head coach says the season didn’t end the way he would have liked, after they missed out on a spot in this weekend’s final.
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Jun 14th 2022, 1:28 PM
Leinster's Josh van der Flier wins European rugby player of the year award
The Ireland back-row forward follows in the footsteps of Sean O’Brien (2011) and Rob Kearney (2012).
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May 28th 2022, 11:37 PM
Salah crowned FWA Footballer of the Year
Sam Kerr won the women’s award.
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Apr 29th 2022, 10:35 AM
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy gets John F Kennedy award for defending democracy
The award is named after Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book Profiles In Courage.
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Apr 21st 2022, 9:25 PM
All time
Campaigner Vicky Phelan to be awarded the Freedom of Limerick
A special meeting of Limerick City and County Council today saw unanimous agreement with the Mayor’s nomination.
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Dec 21st 2021, 4:07 PM
France's Antoine Dupont named World Rugby player of the year
Meanwhile, England’s Zoe Aldcroft has won the women’s player of the year award.
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Dec 10th 2021, 1:12 PM
Ireland U21 striker Whelan named November's Player of the Month after netting 25 goals in 2021
The Kilkenny native helped the Students win promotion back to the top flight.
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Dec 7th 2021, 11:07 AM
Ulster's Coetzee named Pro14 Players' Player of the Season
The Springbok has been voted the top performer in this year’s tournament.
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Apr 1st 2021, 2:56 PM
Have your work featured on TheJournal.ie thanks to RTÉ's short story competition
This year’s judges are Lisa McInerney, Declan Hughes and Lisa Caldwell.
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Mar 3rd 2021, 6:00 PM
TheJournal.ie's Stardust wins prestigious Mary Raftery Prize
This is the third major award the six-part podcast series has won.
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Dec 17th 2020, 6:33 PM
One Irish author on shortlist for €100k International Dublin Literary award
Three of the shortlisted novels are in translation.
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Sep 3rd 2020, 6:10 AM
De Bruyne named Premier League Player of the Season ahead of Henderson
The Belgian recorded 13 goals and 20 assists in the 2019/20 campaign.
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Aug 16th 2020, 4:05 PM
Klopp named LMA Manager of the Year
‘I’ll forgive you for waking me up at 3.30am to tell me you have won the league,’ former Man United boss Alex Ferguson told the German.
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Jul 27th 2020, 10:22 PM
Fr Brian D'Arcy receives OBE at Buckingham Palace
D’Arcy said he would celebrate by going for fish and chips with his family.
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Jan 14th 2020, 7:24 PM
Shortlist for 2019 RTÉ Young Sportsperson of the Year unveiled - who should win?
11 rising stars have been nominated for the award.
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Dec 12th 2019, 7:00 PM
The Augustinian brother who became a pioneering figure for women's soccer in Ireland
Bernard Twomey on devoting much of his life to the beautiful game.
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Dec 1st 2019, 7:00 AM
21-year-old Tom Curry among nominees for World Rugby Player of the Year
Ardie Savea, Alun Wyn Jones, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Cheslin Kolbe, and Joe Taufete’e are also up for the award.
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Nov 1st 2019, 4:38 AM
Parisse and Perenara among nominees for World Rugby Try of the Year
Meanwhile, the shortlist for the Breakthrough Player of the Year has also been announced.
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Oct 30th 2019, 9:42 AM
Modric and Neymar miss out on Ballon D'Or shortlist
Megan Rapinoe is the favourite to win the women’s award.
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Oct 21st 2019, 10:47 PM
RTÉ Radio 1 short story award winner: 'Honey Days'
Read the overall winner of this year’s RTÉ Radio 1 Short Story Award, in memory of Francis McManus.
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Sep 15th 2019, 7:00 PM
Virgil van Dijk pips Messi and Ronaldo to Uefa Men's Player of the Year award
The defender’s displays in Liverpool’s Champions League success have been recognised with the prize.
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Aug 29th 2019, 7:00 PM
Game of Thrones author George R R Martin receives An Post book award in Dublin
Previous award winners include David Walliams and Jilly Cooper.
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Aug 20th 2019, 9:44 PM
Irish author Kevin Barry longlisted for Booker Prize
Barry is longlisted for his novel Night Boat to Tangier.
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Jul 24th 2019, 8:04 AM
Living in a remote house on a mountain inspired this €100k-winning novel about a murder
Idaho is inspired by author Emily Ruskovich’s childhood.
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Jun 22nd 2019, 9:00 PM
American author Emily Ruskovich wins Dublin literary award worth €100,000
The International Dublin Literary Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council.
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Jun 12th 2019, 9:05 PM
The42's Emma Duffy wins 20x20 award for excellence in journalism on Women in Sport
Interview with teenage soccer star Isibeal Atkinson wins April prize.
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May 20th 2019, 5:45 PM
Bohemians keeper and ex-Sunderland youth lands Player of the Month award
James Talbot has seen his excellent form and flying start at the Dublin club recognised.
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May 15th 2019, 2:32 PM
Irish defender lands Celtic's 2018/19 Player of the Year award
Dubliner Keeva Keenan was rewarded for her excellent form last night.
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Apr 29th 2019, 9:39 AM
Hozier nominated for prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award
Also nominated are Alex Turner and Ben Howard.
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Apr 24th 2019, 3:00 PM
Christy Dignam and Norah Casey among recipients of 2019 Lord Mayor award
Sportstar Philly McMahon and broadcaster Joe Duffy are among previous winners of the award.
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Apr 12th 2019, 7:04 PM
'Loads of girls on our team had previously suffered from mental health issues - I wanted to help them'
Mayo and Collingwood star Sarah Rowe on her recent AFLW award and subsequent donation to charity, and her plans going forward.
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Apr 8th 2019, 9:30 PM
Barry Keoghan and Jessie Buckley both nominated for Bafta Rising Star Award
The pair are joined by three other actors in the nominations: Cynthia Erivo, Lakeith Stanfield and Letita Wright.
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Jan 3rd 2019, 2:59 PM
N7 workers who were treated "appallingly" by employers awarded more than €1m
“It beggars belief that their ordeal could have lasted for so long,” Judge Carmel Stewart said.
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Dec 18th 2018, 8:21 PM
Woman who took domestic abuse survivors into her home receives volunteering award
Mary Fitzgerald founded Clare Haven Services.
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Dec 8th 2018, 7:15 AM
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