The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business has reinstated the Business Broadcast of the Year category for its annual Business Journalist Awards, marking the 19th edition of the event.
The awards honor outstanding work in Irish business journalism across print, online, audio, and broadcast media. Winners in each of the eight categories will receive €1,000.
Broadcast category returns after hiatus
The decision to bring back the broadcast category acknowledges the role of broadcast media in making complex economic issues accessible, relevant, and engaging to diverse audiences.
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Professor Federica Pazzaglia, director of UCD Smurfit School and associate dean of UCD College of Business, stated the awards emphasize the value of quality journalism in helping students as future business leaders and the wider public understand the forces shaping organisations, markets, and society. “We are proud to host the 19th annual Business Journalist Awards, celebrating the reporters, analysts, and editors whose clarity, rigour, and insight inform public debate and inspire responsible leadership,” she said.
Submissions remain open until 2 September and can be submitted via the school’s website. A panel of experts from academia, business, and media will review entries.
Judges include former Garda commissioner and banking executives
Nóirín O’Sullivan, former Garda commissioner, NED, independent advisor and consultant, leads the 2026 judging panel. Other members are Carin Bryans, former J.P. Morgan country head; Bryan Dobson, former journalist, newscaster and presenter; and Catarina Marvão, assistant professor of banking and finance at UCD.
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Bank of Ireland, the event’s sponsor, highlighted the role of reliable business journalism in the current economy. Damien Garvey, director of group corporate affairs at the bank, praised journalists who inform, explain, and scrutinise the issues shaping Ireland’s economy, businesses, and society.
The awards include categories for Business News Story of the Year, Business Podcast/Audio Story of the Year, Upcoming Journalist of the Year, and the Women in Business Journalism Award. The panel may also present an Outstanding Achievement Award.
The ceremony announcing winners will take place in December.
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