Irish Examiner scoops awards for design and sports coverage

THE Irish Examiner’s reputation for cutting-edge design and great sports coverage was recognised yesterday when it scooped two of the top prizes at the inaugural National Newspapers of Ireland Journalism Awards in Dublin.

The Irish Examiner received the award for Best Design and Presentation and sports writer, Kieran Shannon was named NNI Sports Journalist of the Year.

The citation for the Irish Examiner’s award for Best Design and Presentation described the newspaper’s front pages covering such events as the Cloyne Report, Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland and the EU/IMF bailout as “classic and traditional but also very, very bold and memorable.”