Irish Examiner journalist wins award for series on diocesan abuse scandal

IRISH Examiner journalist Claire O’Sullivan was last night named Social/Humanitarian Affairs Journalist of The Year at the Bord Gáis Energy National Media Awards.

Claire was shortlisted for the award for a series of exclusive news stories and thought-provoking commentary and analysis pieces which helped lift the lid on the scandal of clerical abuse in the Diocese of Cloyne.

She was the driving force behind a sustained Irish Examiner campaign which forced the Government to publish the much delayed report into clerical abuse and eventually forced Bishop John Magee to step aside.