Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish TimesSally Hayden of The Irish Times has been named Irish Journalist of the Year 2025 at the Irish Journalism Awards, in Dublin on Wednesday. The awards programme celebrates the best of Irish journalism across 23 categories, ranging from podcasts and political coverage, to opinion, news reports, sports, and video journalism. In all, The Irish Times won eight awards at the competition, the highest number of any news publisher. Sally Hayden speaks onscreen from abroad to accept the 2025 Irish Journalism Awards Journalist of the Year award. The Irish Sun won the award for best front page while the Irish Sun on Sunday won the award for best headline.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2025 19:17 UTC