Cunningham awarded prestigious MacNamee award

Kieran Cunningham has been awarded a prestigious MacNamee award.
The GAA National Communication and Media Awards are named after the late Pádraig MacNamee, former President of the GAA, Chairman of the GAA Commission (1969-1971) and member of the RTÉ authority.
They are presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions made by individuals and Association units in the area of media and communications.
Glencolmcille native Cunningham has won the National Media Award for a series of articles in the Irish Daily Star, titled “Dubliners – 15 Short Stories”
A press release from the GAA said: “Throughout the decades, between 1974 and 2024, Dublin GAA experienced pleasant and painful days. Some of the great characters and stories are beautifully documented in Kieran Cunningham’s 15 short stories feature ‘Dubliners 1974-2024’. The 12-page pullout was published in the Irish Daily Star on Saturday September 7, 2024.”
Cunningham, who is a proud follower of Naomh Columba, left the Star in October after 28 years of service.
Uachtarán CLG Jarlath Burns said: “It is very fitting that the MacNamee Awards will be presented on November 1 – the calendar anniversary of the formation of the GAA 141 years ago, and the birth of a movement that was inspired in part by writers and journalists. From those earliest days the GAA was acutely aware of the importance of communication and of the need to be able to tell our story and have our voice heard. The passing decades have served to only make this ever more crucial. These are turbulent times in the media industry and an initiative like the MacNamee Awards allows us to recognise professionals who excel in the coverage of our games, coverage that we greatly value as we promote the GAA.”