Examiner journalist scoops top award

IRISH Examiner journalist Conall Ó Fatharta has won one of the highest accolades on offer at the Justice Media Awards for his outstanding exposé on Ireland’s illegal adoption scandal.

Conall was awarded the top prize in the daily newspaper category — a section dominated entirely by three Irish Examiner reporters — after a series of exclusive stories on the hidden crisis.

The journalist, from Galway, was commended at the Law Society of Ireland contest for his refusal to back down from uncovering the truth behind this country’s adoption past, and some international adoptions taking place today.