The best 27 photographs from last year: PPAI awards
Tom Honan named Press Photographer of the Year
Work riders turn up at training yards and stables all over Ireland early every morning to exercise hundreds of thoroughbred horses out on the gallops. Harsh weather, punishing hours and low pay do nothing to dent their passion. Video: Bryan O'Brien
Sat Feb 16 2019 - 18:00
Irish Times freelance Tom Honan has been named PPAI Press Photographer of the Year. Dubliner Honan won for his Irish Times commissioned portfolio and won three of the award’s nine categories – Politics, Arts and Entertainment, Portrait – as well as the overall award.
Irish Times Picture Editor Brenda Fitzsimons won the Daily Life and People category for her photo of former National Maternity hospital master Rhona O’Mahony and Bryan O’Brien was named multimedia photographer of the year for his video of work riders at stables on the Curragh.
The Press Photographers Association of Ireland awards took place in Dublin on Friday night. An exhibition of this year’s awards, featuring 101 prints, will be available to view at the Ballsbridge Hotel until Thursday, February 21st, before it moves to the RDS.
NEWS
1 Gary Ashe, Irish Daily Star
Fatal stabbing in Dundalk ,Day2.Pic shows Mohamed Morei (black hair,black top,grey tracksuit bottoms) at Dundalk courthouse this evening.Pic Gary Ashe/The Star.4/1/2018
2 Fergal Philips
Pope Francis as he arrives at Dublin Airport.
3 Leah Farrell, Rollingnews.ie
DAILY LIFE AND PEOPLE
1 Brenda Fitzsimons, The Irish Times
02/03/2018-NEWS-Rhona Mahony Master of the National Maternity Hospital photographed at Hollis Street Hospital.Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons / THE IRISH TIMES
2 Tom Honan
SUMMER IN THE CITYA view of Dollymount Strand in Dublin during the fine weather.
3 Steve Humphreys, INM
Aaron Lavery (13) from Thomas Street, Dublin, gets a sneak peek past Garda Michael McGrath atthe Dublin footballersÕ homecoming in Smithfield
17 November 2018; Jonathan Sexton of Ireland celebrates with supporters late in the Guinness Series International match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
3 William Cherry, Presseye
Ahmed Clarke of University at Albany scores against Long Island University during Thursdays game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic, Belfast.
PORTRAIT
1 Tom Honan
1st - PORTRAIT: Tom Honan - Young boy feels the force of the Beast of the East during the snow storm.
2 Daragh Mac Sweeney
3 Jerry Kennelly
Dingle dancer David Geaney leaps for joy as his dance show opens at New YorkÕs Victory Theatre
NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
1 Ramsey Cardy, Sportsfile
A view of the 18th hole ahead of the Ryder Cup 2018 Matches at Le Golf National in Paris, France. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
2 Valerie O‘Sullivan
3 Margaret McLaughlin
POLITICS
1 Tom Honan
WINNING FEELINGPresident Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina at Dublin Castle after wining the Presidential Election.
2 Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters
Bertie Ahern, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton attend an event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC19792325C0
3 Naoise Culhane
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy takes a closer look at a model of Cherrywood Town Centre whichwill develop 1,269 new apartments in South Dublin
ART AND ENTERTAINMENT
1 Tom Honan
1st Tom Honan – Bono performing at rhe eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour
2 Hany Marzouk
2nd, Hany Marzouk – Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon measuring seven metres in diameter and featuring imagery of the lunar surface at Shop Street, Galway as part of Galway Arts Festival.
3 Sasko Lazarov, Photocall
REPORTAGE
1 James Crombie, Inpho
A view of wind-swept racegoers at the Cheltenham Festival
