2026

AIB Sustainability Award

1st Place Winner

AIB Sustainability Award 2026, Valerie O’Sullivan

REVIVING, RESTORING, RE-THATCHING by Valerie O’Sullivan

Arts and Entertainment

1st Place Winner

Arts and Entertainment 2026, Mark Condren

PROUD MAN OF FAITH by Mark Condren

Actor Patrick Bergin reflects in a set he once used for a movie at his home in Tipperary.

Best use of Technology Award

1st Place Winner

Best use of Technology Award 2026, Michael Mclaughlin

THE TIES THAT BIND by Michael Mclaughlin

Country Life Award

1st Place Winner

Country Life Award 2026, Rynes Walker

THE ONE THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY by Rynes Walker

Daily Life & People

1st Place Winner

Daily Life & People 2026, Mark Condren

IT WILL PASS by Mark Condren

Girls sunbathe as a shore breeze brought in a dense sea fog to Sandymount Strand as a result of warm weather in the Irish Sea.

Multimedia

1st Place Winner

Multimedia 2026, Michael Mclaughlin

THE TIES THAT BIND by Michael Mclaughlin

The Ties That Bind is a Rural Life portrait of harvest, skill, and community. Bought unseen and cared for ever since, the machine still returns to the field to cut and tie small patches of grain. In its rhythm are the old ways, neighbourly help, and a friendship bound by the ties that bind.

Nature & The Environment

1st Place Winner

Nature & The Environment 2026, Mark Condren

DEVASTATION by Mark Condren

Ellen Blehein and her husband, Robert Somerville, whose back garden completely collapsed into the River Camac in Dublin from repeat flooding in the area.

News

1st Place Winner

News 2026, Niall Carson

SCORN IN THE USA by Niall Carson

Members of Enoch Burke’s family are ejected from the Ireland Funds 33rd National Gala dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, during the Taoiseach’s week-long visit to the US.

Politics

1st Place Winner

Politics 2026, Tom Honan

PRESIDENT HIGGINS’ FINAL WALK by Tom Honan

President Michael D. Higgins walks to the stage at Dublin Castle for the inauguration of President Catherine Connolly

Portrait

1st Place Winner

Portrait 2026, Mark Condren

THERE’S NO TIME, WE WILL DIE by Mark Condren

Palestinian mother Ibtisam, whose husband and son are trapped in Gaza, has begged the government to “please save them - the last time I spoke to them, they said there’s no time, we will die,” said Ibtisam (43), who was evacuated to Dublin from Gaza.

Public Relations

1st Place Winner

Public Relations 2026, Gerry Mooney

MINISTERIAL STRUGGLES by Gerry Mooney

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon struggles with Simmental cattle Tiger Lilly and Tempting Tessa at the launch of the 2025 National Ploughing at Screggan, Co. Offaly.

Reportage

1st Place Winner

Reportage 2026, Chani Anderson

OPERATION TRENCH by Chani Anderson

Tension builds as Gardaí oversee Ireland’s largest charter deportation, guiding families and individuals through Dublin Airport in a historic law-enforcement operation.

Sports Action

1st Place Winner

Sports Action 2026, Morgan Treacy

STANDING TALL by Morgan Treacy

Eoin Mahon on Fountain House has a close call the first time around before eventually winning The Stanley Asphalt Hunters Steeplechase for the Bishopscourt Cup at the 2025 Punchestown Racing Festival

Sports Feature

1st Place Winner

Sports Feature 2026, Seb Daly

DUFF IN THE ROUGH by Seb Daly

Shelbourne manager Damien Duff watches the action from a grass bank outside of the ground as he serves a touchline ban during the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division match between Bohemians and Shelbourne at Dalymount Park in Dublin