Mary Raftery Prize – Shortlist for 2020 Prize Announced

The shortlist for the Mary Raftery Prize 2020 has been announced. The Prize is awarded annually to an individual or small team responsible for social affairs journalism produced on the island of Ireland in the calendar year preceding the award which, in the view of the judges, combined the rigorous analysis and commitment to social justice that characterized Mary Raftery’s journalism, and resulted in a significant impact on society. The Prize consists

of a medal engraved with the winner’s name and an award of €1,000.

Mary Raftery Journalism Fund

The Prize is funded by a bequest from the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund and is sponsored by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. It is administered by the School of Communications, Dublin City University which appoints an independent panel of judges composed of experienced and distinguished figures from journalism and civic society. The judges for the 2020 Prize were Prof. Mary Corcoran, Maynooth University; Pat Brennan (formerly of The Sunday Tribune) and Maeve Lewis (One in Four).

The shortlisted nominees for the 2020 Prize are:

• “Redress: Breaking the Silence” – RTÉ – Máire Kearney, Mick Peelo and Sheila Ahern
• “Migrant Women & Domestic Violence” – Dublin Inquirer – Shamim Malekmian
• “Speak or Survive: Sexual Violence Victims Still Fighting Roadblocks to Justice” – noteworthy.ie – Peter McGuire
• “Rough Sleepers in the Capital Refused Beds Because They’re Not From Dublin” – Dublin Inquirer – Laoise Neylon
• “Reaping the Harvest” – noteworthy.ie – Niall Sargent

The winner of the 2020 Prize will be announced shortly.

For further information please contact: mark.obrien@dcu.ie / 087 7743 105