John Cunningham (journalist): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m Removing from Category:Irish journalists using Cat-a-lot |
|||
| (15 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}} |
|||
'''John Cunningham''' (June 1945 – 8 February 2012) an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[journalist]] from Salthill, Galway (originally from Tuam, County Galway). He was national journalist of the year in 1979.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/tributes-paid-following-death-of-journalist-john-cunningham-349960-Feb2012/|title=Tributes paid following death of journalist John Cunningham|work=The Journal|date=8 February 2012|access-date=14 February 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060431/http://www.thejournal.ie/tributes-paid-following-death-of-journalist-john-cunningham-349960-Feb2012/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was editor of the ''[[Waterford News & Star]]'' from 1982 to 1984 and editor of the ''[[Connacht Tribune]]'' from 1984 to 2007. Cunningham was also a journalism lecturer in [[National University of Ireland, Galway]]. He was awarded an honorary MA in 2006 by NUIG.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2012/february2012/president-browne-pays-tribute-to-john-cunningham.html | title=President Browne Pays Tribute to John Cunningham | publisher=NUI Galway | date=8 February 2012 | accessdate=21 June 2020 | archive-date=13 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113172448/https://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2012/february2012/president-browne-pays-tribute-to-john-cunningham.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |
|||
| ⚫ | He was married to his wife, Nuala, with whom he had four sons - Shane, Ivor, Gary and Enda.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0208/cunninghamj.html |title=Journalist John Cunningham dies aged 66 |work=RTÉ News |publisher=RTÉ |date=9 February 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615022324/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0208/cunninghamj.html }}</ref> He died in 2012 following a battle with cancer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0208/breaking17.html|title=Journalist John Cunningham dies|first=Lorna|last=Siggins|work=The Irish Times|publisher=Irish Times Trust|date=8 February 2012|access-date=14 February 2012|archive-date=12 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212124420/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0208/breaking17.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 10: | Line 14: | ||
[[Category:2012 deaths]] |
[[Category:2012 deaths]] |
||
[[Category:Connacht Tribune people]] |
[[Category:Connacht Tribune people]] |
||
[[Category:Disease-related deaths in the Republic of Ireland]] |
|||
[[Category:Irish newspaper editors]] |
[[Category:Irish newspaper editors]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:People from Tuam]] |
[[Category:People from Tuam]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Writers from County Galway]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:21st-century Irish journalists]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 4 May 2024
John Cunningham (June 1945 – 8 February 2012) an Irish journalist from Salthill, Galway (originally from Tuam, County Galway). He was national journalist of the year in 1979.[1] He was editor of the Waterford News & Star from 1982 to 1984 and editor of the Connacht Tribune from 1984 to 2007. Cunningham was also a journalism lecturer in National University of Ireland, Galway. He was awarded an honorary MA in 2006 by NUIG.[2]
He was married to his wife, Nuala, with whom he had four sons - Shane, Ivor, Gary and Enda.[3] He died in 2012 following a battle with cancer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tributes paid following death of journalist John Cunningham". The Journal. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "President Browne Pays Tribute to John Cunningham". NUI Galway. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Journalist John Cunningham dies aged 66". RTÉ News. RTÉ. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Siggins, Lorna (8 February 2012). "Journalist John Cunningham dies". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.