Law Society of Ireland announces the winners of the historic Justice Media Awards 2020
Court reporting entries earn significant praise.
The Law Society of Ireland has announced the winners of the 2020 Justice Media Awards, held online for the first time in the event鈥檚 29 year history.
The top award was presented to Conor Gallagher of the Irish Times for his article 鈥淎na Kri茅gel murder trial: the complete story鈥.
Winners were announced online this afternoon (Thursday 25 June 2020) for the first time ever, with 33 prizes presented across the categories.
鈥淚t is a historic moment for the Law Society to bring the Justice Media Awards online,鈥 said Law Society of Ireland President Michele O鈥橞oyle. 鈥淎s our entry deadline approached in April, journalists and news rooms were working remotely across the country and still delivering essential news on a day-to-day basis. Even in these challenging circumstances, we still received an outstanding response across the spectrum of Irish journalism.鈥
鈥淭he Law Society would like to particularly commend the exceptionally high quality of court reporting entries for this year鈥檚 Awards, reflected in the fact that our Overall Award this year came from this category,鈥 Ms O鈥橞oyle highlighted.
鈥淭he enormous challenge of reporting on one of the State鈥檚 most disturbing murder trials, alongside the daily court reports from up and down the country that are so important for the administration of justice, have been recognised and rewarded in this year鈥檚 Justice Media Awards.鈥