Irish Examiner reporters scoop justice awards

IRISH EXAMINER reporters Noel Baker and Cormac O’Keeffe are among the winners of this year’s annual Justice Media Awards.

Organised by the Law Society of Ireland, the award in the daily newspaper category was won by Mr Baker for his article which focused on “children on the margins”.

This investigative piece looked at the legal implications for parents who are failing to ensure that their children are attending school and the effect that budgetary cuts might have on decisions taken by the National Education Welfare Board to pursue such cases through the courts.