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THE IRISH TIMES has won four awards, the most of any title, at the National Newspapers of Ireland’s inaugural Journalism Awards for 2011.
The paper of record saw its finance correspondent Simon Carswell named National Journalist of the Year, while Kathy Sheridan won the title of features writer and Miriam Lord was named best political journalist.
The paper’s recently retired editor, Geraldine Kennedy, was given a special award for Outstanding Contribution to the Newspaper Industry.
The Irish Independent and Irish Examiner took two awards each – with the Independent’s Martina Devlin winning Columnist of the Year, while political correspondent Fiach Kelly was named Young Journalist of the Year, an award for writers aged 26 or younger.
For the Examiner, Kieran Shannon – formerly of the Sunday Tribune – was named Sports Journalist of the year, while the paper also took the nod for Best Design.
The Irish Daily Mail’s Senan Molony took the award for Scoop of the Year, for his story on the Michael Healy-Rae ‘Celebrities go Wild’ voting scandal, while the Irish Sun’s Jennifer O’Brien won Showbiz Story of the Year for covering the attack on the home of Boyzone’s Mikey Graham.
The Sunday Times’ pair of Tom Lyons and Brian Carey shared the Business & Economics Journalist of the Year prize.
The Evening Herald’s Patrick Freyne – also formerly of the Sunday Tribune – was named Critic of the Year, while the prize for regional journalist of the year went to the Wexford Echo’s Colette Browne.
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It does indeed have a role to play. Sure, we should be reducing our outputs but incineration is part of the solution. With this technique, one can actively generate energy from waste. Yes, it produces some fumes but these can be contained and treated. The technology has been in place for years and is in active use across most of Europe. Landfills are primitive – as all waste seeps back into the soil, it will get back into the water table. An incinerator avoids this AND generates a modicum of power. I still cannot fathom why people object to them so venomously..
Incinerator > Landfill
Agreed. But the question was, do they have a role to play in Ireland.
And Ireland is a well educated society one might be bold enough to suggest…
Please complete this problem:
X > Recycling waste
Define X.
Well said, David R Grimes. Totally agree with you. Time for Govt to implement the plan & stop listening too much to these nay-sayers.
It’s a burning issue.
*I’ll get my coat.
Your on fire today!
*I’ll get my coat too….
You found it I see ;-) lol
I am all for incinerators provided all the staff will be German. Safer that way. No hung over paddies to worry about.
this hung over paddy actually works in an incinerator and I haven’t killed anyone yet!
Better for the environment to incinerate here rather than send the waste to China to be incinerated there.
Me fail English? That’s unpossible!
Yes, of course there should be incineration. Our European neighbours appear to have no problem with the technology and in fact one incinerator, in Vienna, not far from the city centre, is a tourist attraction because of its unorthodox design by the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
See: http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/2007/08/hundertwassers-incinerator-works-vienna.html
Now, if the Austrians are happy with an incinerator a short distance from the heart of Vienna surely we can build one on the outskirts of Dublin?
And they use them as fuel too for generation, John. Which is infinitely better than burying the problem :)
The other issue is our addiction, as a society, to packaging.
Good point John – worth mentioning that the Austrians have been recycling over 70% of their waste for at least 20 years now. If we are to look abroad for inspiration, as we so often do, maybe Austria can lead the way.
I voted yes, mainly because I think we need them not because I think they are the best system for waste disposal.
85% of people are for it. As long as it’s not anywhere near them I bet.
I’d sooner live near an incinerator than a landfill.
I voted yes, but only tentatively. Incineration does have a role to play, as our waste management systems at the moment are almost entirely laughable. But, as there is always a but in this country, it has to be implemented correctly, as these things so frequently are not. For example, imposing a waste quota that must be met, as seems to be the case with the proposed Poolbeg incinerator, will only work to the detriment of recycling schemes, which would have to all but shut down in order to meet the minimum tonnage requirements set by the company running the incinerator. If I had my way, everything would be recycled, but this in an unrealistic idea and I fully acknowledge the need for incinerators in waste management. I just worry that recycling will suffer.
Do we think there’s no incineration already? The lack of proper recycling facilities, coupled with high refuse disposal charges in some areas, combine to make “burning in the fields” a viable alternative for many people, whether we care to admit it or not. Let’s have a joined up waste policy, whatever the methods.
I believe the pharma companies in cork have mini incinerators already.and no one is complaining..
I can haz incineration
Think you meant to write “have” not “has” in the title…
Sure as he’ll beats burning rubbish in the fireplace or in the garden. I think it is far safer than all of the alternatives. However, waste collections to feed the incinerators should be free. No point in paying to fuel the burners and then paying to use the output.
Also it might make Dubliners less likely to send their waste out into the surrounding counties. Waste should not be allowed to leave local authorities.
incineration is an integral part of waste management and would help reduce our addiction to sending waste to landfill.
However, it’s far inferior to recycling or even better, not generating waste at all.
so yes to incinerator but no to ludicrous current plan for Dublin bay with massive waste quotas and fines if we don’t send them sufficient waste!
Waste with any carbohydrate present should be used for production of bio fuel. Carboleum not petroleum!!
Yes but only if it’s part of a power generating processing plant.
I can see a real future for this.
have your say