Irish Examiner view: Newspaper journalism's valuable contribution to our society  

From illegal nursing home charges to datacentres, from patients wrongly denied treatments they need to gangland crime: Irish newspapers are reporting on issues that really matter

When people consider the great journalists of the past century, it’s likely that Hugh Cudlipp will appear on the shortlist.

Cudlipp was a founding father of modern tabloid style and a prestigious honour in his name for campaigning and investigative reporting is awarded every year.