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Student Independent News

NUI Galway Student Newspaper

SIN Award winners 2026

March 27, 2026 By SIN Editor
Filed Under: Campus News, News

Back L-R: Saoirse Jaago, Marcela Villagómez, Emma van Oosterhout, Gráinne Greene, Kate Flores, Tiernan Donovan. Front L-R: Finnian Cox, Fionn Murray, Dan Maher, Finn Brady, Jake Davis.

The inaugural SIN Awards were held last night, 26 March, in the Corrib Room, Sult.

The winners are as follows:

Best Sports Story: Eoin Langan – Colga F.C.: Inside the growth of a rural Galway football club

An t-Alt Gaeilge is Fearr: Finn Brady – I súile fíor-Ghaeilgeoirí óga: níos faide ná Seachtain na Gaeilge

Best News Story: Fionn Murray – A poisoned chalice: Galway journalists on AI and the future of media

Best Opinion Piece: Kate Flores – How many more names must we remember?

Best Feature: Grainne Greene – “The greatest show on earth”: last of the Ringling name reflects on a lifetime in the circus world

Best Interview: Dan Maher – Students’ Union Welfare and Equality Officer believes campus is mostly safe, despite sexual violence concerns

Best Investigation: Tiernan Donovan – 298 suspected AI cheating cases at University of Galway, students describe being investigated

Sports Writer of the Year: Jake Davis

Writer of the Year (Arts & Culture): Marcela Villagómez

Writer of the Year (News & Current Affairs): Tiernan Donovan

Outstanding Commitment to SIN: Saoirse Jaago

Newcomer of the Year: Tiernan Donovan

Journalist of the Year: Finnian Cox

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