Winners of AgriGuild 2024 Awards revealed at glittering black-tie ceremony

The Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland revealed the winners of the prestigious AgriGuild Awards 2024 at a black-tie ceremony in Dublin on Thursday night, November 28, 2024.

The event, sponsored by FBD Insurance, saw more than 100 attendees from the agri-media sector gather at the Castleknock Hotel for the biennial awards ceremony, regarded as the pinnacle of the sector’s year.

There were nine category awards presented with the overall prize, the bronze sculpture known as ‘The Bull’ presented to a category winner of exceptional merit.

The independent judging panel comprised: Former RTE editor Tom McGuire (chair); Maeve Dineen (communications consultant and former journalist); Joe Healy (former IFA president and chair of the Agri-Food Regulator); Michele Filippi (PR consultant) and Anne-Marie Butler (head of education, Teagasc).

From left: Chair of Guild of Agricultural Journalists, Stella Meehan, Editor Agriland; with the judging panel for this year’s AgriGuild Awards, Maeve Dinneen, consultant; Chair of the Agri-Food Regulator, Joe Healy; Michele Filippi, Communications consultant; Tom McGuire, chair of judging panel; Anne-Marie Butler, head of education, Teagasc. Image: Finbarr O’Rourke

All category winners were presented with a framed certificate and a cash prize, while the overall winner received ‘The Bull’ along with a cash prize.

The overall winner of the prestigious prize, The Bull, was named asCaitriona Morrissey (Irish Farmers Journal).

Winner of The Bull at the AgriGuild Awards 2024, Caitriona Morrissey, Irish Farmers Journal. Image: Finbarr O’Rourke

The other category winners are as follows:

Best Environmental Reporting

Anaerobic Digestion, derogations and dairy farmers – can they co-exist? – Stephen Robb (Irish Farmers Journal)

Best Feature Story

Video: Cavan farmer ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall into slurry pit – Breifne O’Brien (Agriland)

Best News Story

Revealed: Coolmore’s extensive land empire – Caitriona Morrissey (Irish Farmers Journal)

Best Photograph

‘Playing the Blues’ – Dan Linehan (Irish Examiner)

Best Targeted Campaign

Farmer Time – Elaine Crosse (Airfield Estate)

Best Technical Article

The successful ‘back to basics’ approach of farming in the Burren – Anne Kinsella (RTE Brainstorm)

Best Use of Audio

‘We’re being left behind’ says farmer with learning difficulties – Louise Hickey (Agriland)

Best Visual Report

Livestream of Ploughing 2023 – Agriland Team (Agriland)

Rising Star Award

Anne O’ Donoghue (Irish Farmers Journal)

Chair of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists southern section Stella Meehan commented:

The quality of agricultural journalism and communications across the island of Ireland was very much on display on the list of finalists for this year’s awards.

I want to congratulate all of the winners on their exceptional achievement and in particular to the recipient of The Bull, Caitriona Morrissey who impressed the judges with her in-depth research and accessible writing style.

We are very grateful to FBD Insurance for their support of this event and we also look forward to seeing the ‘Rising Stars’ of agri-media continue to make their mark into the future.