JOURNAL MEDIA HAS won two top prizes at this year’s Justice Media Awards, the longest-running media awards in the country, which recognise excellence in Irish legal journalism.

Eoghan Dalton, Sinéad O’Carroll and Daragh Brophy won the award Human Rights/Social Justice Reporting (print/online) category.

They covered the Bill Kenneally inquiry, which looked at the garda investigation into the former sports coach found guilty of indecently assaulting a number of boys.

Sinéad O'Carroll, Eoghan Dalton and Daragh Brophy Jason Clarke Jason Clarke

Sinéad O’Carroll is Editor of The Journal and Daragh Brophy is News Editor.

Muiris O’Cearbhaill won Best Newcomer for highlighting key issues facing public services and other stories in the public interest.

Stephen McDermott, Eoghan Dalton, Muiris O'Cearbhaill and Órla Ryan Jason Clarke Jason Clarke

Journal Media was also awarded four merits.

Órla Ryan received a merit in the Human Rights/Social Justice Reporting (print/online) category for her coverage of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on pension rights, while Lauren Boland received a merit for her work on Ireland’s late submission of long-term climate strategy and the EU’s infringement proceedings in response.

Stephen McDermott won two merits, one in International Justice Reporting for his piece examining what a war crime is and if international law is being broken in Israel and Gaza, and another in the general Print/Online Journalism (daily) category for fact-checks debunking false claims about the Family and Care referendums.