Nine business journalists have been honoured at the UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards 2015, sponsored by eir. The winners were:

• Business News Story – Colin Coyle and Justine McCarthy, The Sunday Times, for their piece entitled, ‘State memo slams IBRC Siteserv deal’.
• Economic Commentator – Richard Curran (pictured), Independent News & Media, for contributions on farmers’ borrowing, the gambling industry and the culture of tax avoidance.
• Business Analyst – Brian Carey, The Sunday Times, for analysis of Aer Lingus, CRH and the sale of Waterford Wedgwood.
• Specialist Business Reporter – Emma Kennedy, Sunday Business Post, for her article entitled, ‘The business of distressed mortgages’.
• Business Interview – Emmet Ryan, Sunday Business Post, for an interview with Michael Flynn, aka ‘Mattress Mick’.
• Upcoming Journalist of the Year – Jack Horgan Jones, Sunday Business Post, for three submitted articles: ‘Kevin Cardiff’s evidence to the banking inquiry’; ‘Late rush to exploit Double Irish loophole’; and ‘Exiting the bailout - one year on’.
• Technology Reporter – Mark Hilliard, The Irish Times, for his piece entitled 'As the drone era has taken off let’s ensure our safety and privacy'.

An Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Matt Cooper. Previous winners in this category were Frank Fitzgibbon, Damien Kiberd, Brendan Keenan, Cliff Taylor and Richard Curran.

An award for Business Book of the Year was voted for by UCD Business faculty members. Their choice was Other People's Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?, authored by John Kay.

Richard Moat, CEO of eir (pictured, right), sponsors of the awards, commented: “Recognising this excellence is important as it plays a crucial societal role in educating the public, challenging the status quo and, where necessary, holding business to account in the public interest.”

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