IRISH INDEPENDENT and ‘Sunday Independent’ journalists have dominated the shortlist for this year’s prestigious UCD Smurfit School Business Journalist Awards, scooping eight out of 20 nominations.

The awards, now in their 13th year, are run in conjunction with the Business Journalist Association of Ireland (BJAI) and sponsored by Bank of Ireland and aim to honour excellence in Irish business journalism across print, broadcast and online.

The Irish Independent’s Technology Editor Adrian Weckler was shortlisted for Business Feature of the Year.

Personal Finance Editor Charlie Weston, Legal Editor Shane Phelan and Adrian Weckler are each shortlisted in the Specialist Business Reporter category.

In the Interview of the Year category, Irish Independent Senior Business Reporter John Mulligan was shortlisted for his interview with Joachim Lang, head of the German employers body Bundesverband derdeutschenIndustrie; and ‘Sunday Independent’ Business Editor Samantha McCaughren was  shortlisted for her interview with Primark CEO Paul Marchant.

Irish Independent Business Reporter Ellie Donnelly is shortlisted in the Upcoming Journalist of the year category, as is Sean Pollock who recently joined the ‘Sunday Independent’.

The awards are adjudicated by an independent panel of judges comprising business, journalism and academic leaders and the shortlisted also features journalists from RTÉ, the ‘Irish Times’, the ‘Sunday Times’ and the Journal.ie.

Winners will be announced at a gala luncheon at the Westbury Hotel on Monday, December 2, with each category winner receiving a €1,000 cash prize.

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