Judging Panel

Kieran McDaid

,Chair of the Young Journalist Ireland Judging Panel 2026 & Editor of The Sunday Times Ireland

Sheila O’ Reilly

Deputy Editor, Irish Examiner

Shauna Bowers

Health Correspondent, The Irish Times

Daniel McConnell

Editor, Business Post

Declan Conlon

Head of Audio, The Irish Times

Eddie Coffey

Editor, Irish Daily Mail

Fiona Wynne

Editor, The Irish Sun

Neil Leslie

Editor, Irish Daily Star

Aaron Rogan

Deputy Editor, Business Post

Linda Maher

Deputy Features Editor, Irish Daily Mail

Orla McElroy

Sports Editor, Irish Daily Mail

Patrick O’ Donoghue

Journalist, The Sunday Times

Anne Hayden

Deputy Chief Sub Editor, The Irish Times

David Robbins

Associate Professor ,School of Communications DCU

Mark McCadden

Sports Reporter, Irish Daily Star

David Branigan

President PPAI