Mick Clifford named Broadsheet Columnist of the year at Irish Journalism Awards

Overall, the Irish Examiner received 13 nominations at this year's awards

Mick Clifford was also shortlisted separately for his features and the Mick Clifford Podcast. File picture: Moya Nolan

Irish Examiner Special Correspondent Mick Clifford has been awarded the Broadsheet Columnist of the Year at this year's Irish Journalism Awards.

In selecting Mr Clifford as the overall winner, the judges highlighted three columns covering, respectively, the case of Mark Lawlor, who died in his prison cell in Cloverhill Prison in November 2019, comments made by Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary on the role of aviation in the climate crisis, and the spread of misinformation online, and the extent to which mainstream politicians contribute to it.