Two journalists from the Sunday Independent were among Ireland’s leading business journalists who were honoured at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business Journalist Awards in Dublin yesterday.
he awards honour excellence in Irish business journalism across the media spectrum in seven categories.
Sunday Independent business report Sean Pollock was among the winners of the seven categories in which each recipient received a €1,000 prize. He was honoured in the Business Feature of the Year category for his piece “Irish Tech Firms answering a Global Call of Duty,” to which he responded on Twitter: “Genuinely didn’t see that coming! Delighted with this award.”
Fearghal O’Connor, deputy Business Editor at the Sunday Independent, won the Business Interview of the Year award
Fearghal O’Connor, deputy Business Editor at the Sunday Independent, won the Business Interview of the Year award for his interview with Irish businessman Richard O’Halloran who spoke of his detainment ordeal in China in the piece “I Felt Abandoned.” He tweeted: “This is a real honour given the superb nominations. I’m thankful that in a very small way, alongside others, I could help highlight a terrible injustice only set right by the bravery and tenacity of Richard, his family and a small group of people who refused to give up on him.”
They were among journalists from print, broadcasting and online media.
