Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

 

The editor of the Irish Examiner, Tim Vaughan, is to take up a new position in another company next October.

Two Irish Examiner journalists have won a top prize at the annual Justice Media Awards.

University College Cork was the big winner at the National Student Media Awards which were held in Dublin last night.

Two and a half days isn’t nearly enough in the city they call the Big Easy, as Tim Vaughan discovered

What began as a concept to mark the passing of a rugby legend has become an iconic image shared by hundreds of thousands of people across the world.

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Rightly or wrongly, it has long been the tradition of news media companies, including this one, to not publish some of the most disturbing photographs that emanate from war zones, areas of conflict and man-made or natural disasters.

Irish Examiner readers have been sharing their thoughts since the difficult decision was made to publish the deeply disturbing photograph of Syrian boy Aylan Kurdi’s body washed up on a beach in Turkey.

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Thousands of extra readers are enjoying the Irish Examiner on a daily basis as a growing audience helped strengthen the title’s lead over its competitors across Munster in the past 12 months.

Richard Johnson reached his quickest 50 in his quest to land his first jump jockeys’ championship when steering Easily Pleased to victory at Newton Abbot.

The best in Irish creativity and design was recognised at the annual Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) awards last night.

THE media was all over the news last week, says Michael Clifford.

Newspapers and other media outlets were unable to fully forewarn of the economic crash before 2008 because State and international agencies were insistent there was nothing wrong.

It was Ireland’s “best kept secret” that the economic bubble burst in summer 2006 not 2008, but the situation was effectively masked by politicians focussed on the 2007 general election and vested interests who did not want to break the silence.

Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy has called on the protesters who shouted personal insults at President Michael D Higgins to apologise.

Annie Power tops a list of 48 entries for the OLBG Mares’ Hurdle which will be run as a Grade One contest for the first time at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

Irish Examiner journalist Michael Clifford has scooped two awards, picking up the gong for Story of the Year and Journalist of the Year at the Tonight With Vincent Browne Political Awards 2014.

The Irish Examiner continues to be by far the most widely read daily newspaper in Munster, according to the latest Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS).

Fortune favoured Galway Jack as he made virtually all the running to take the feature totepool.com Best Odds On Irish Lotto Handicap Chase at Southwell.

The Irish Examiner bucked the trend in national readership figures by being one of only three daily papers to post an increase.

Richard Johnson is confident Wishfull Thinking is ready to run up to his best as he looks to defy top-weight in today’s Betfred Monet’s Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies labelled The New One “exceptional” after the youngster laid down an early marker for next year’s Champion Hurdle with a truly stunning seasonal return at Kempton yesterday.

Reaction in Limerick to an Irish Examiner billboard campaign flagging an in-depth look at crime figures across Ireland may have resulted from a misinterpretation of the nature of the promotion, the newspaper’s editor said yesterday.

The stock image of Alex Ferguson, familiar around the world, is of someone who lives and breathes football, and gives it loads to referees. But there’s more to him than that, as Irish Examiner editor Tim Vaughan discovered

The best young media talent gathered in Dublin last night for the National Student Media Awards.

Jessica Harrington’s Jezki remains on course for next month’s Punchestown Festival following his excellent run in defeat in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Big Fella Thanks bids to bag back-to-back victories over fences for the first time when he goes for a second success in the StanJames Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury.

Former Grand National hero Ballabriggs tops a total of 17 entries for Saturday’s StanJames Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Chase at Newbury.

Tim Vaughan is hoping to get Beshabar in tip-top shape for the John Smith’s Grand National without a prep run.

The Irish Examiner’s Denis Minihane was among the winners at last night’s AIB Photojournalism Awards.

A bright light went out yesterday in Irish sport and news journalism with the death after a brief illness of one of its best known practitioners — John A Murphy.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among the substantial crowd of mourners who last night attended the removal of Margaret Barry, wife of former tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs, Peter Barry.

Sprinter Sacre will have six rivals in tomorrow’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, if the meeting survives a 4.30pm precautionary inspection today.

Tony McCoy does not feel Teaforthree’s chance in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow is as clear-cut as the bookmakers seem to believe.