Golfgate scoop among 10 journalism award nominations for 'Irish Examiner'

The Irish Examiner's coverage of Golfgate has received a Scoop of the Year Nomination. Picture: Harry Burton.

The Irish Examiner’s work on Golfgate and the Mother and Baby Homes scandal has been recognised after it earned 10 nominations in the Newsbrands Ireland Journalism Awards.

The Irish Examiner's work on Mother and Baby Homes and Bessborough saw the paper earn a nomination in the Campaigning Journalism category, while the cover dedicated to the memory of those who died in the Cork institution has been nominated for Front Page of the Year.