National Media Award for ACP founder and Western People columnist, Brendan Hoban
Comghairdeas to one of our founders, Brendan Hoban, on his National Media Award for his weekly column in the Western People newspaper – the longest-running columnist in a regional newspaper in Ireland. His weekly WP articles are also reproduced on this site. Maith thú Brendan!
Western People columnist, Fr Brendan Hoban receives his award as Columnist of the Year at the Local Ireland Media Awards in the Mullingar Park Hotel last Thursday evening.
Pictured, from left: Dan Linehan, president, Local Ireland; Dearbhail McDonald, judge; Fr Brendan Hoban; Cian Murphy, CEO, National Lottery; Alison O’Connor, chair of the judging panel; and Marty Whelan, master of ceremonies.
Congrats, Brendan — so well deserved — may your voice go on resounding unstoppably to the benefit of us all.
I would like to add my congratulations to Brendan. A modern day prophet with a gift with the pen.
Congratulations Fr. Brendan on receiving the National Media Award and Thanks for bringing up the ACP site!!
It has become a channel of blessing!!
Many congratulations, Brendan.
So well deserved.
So well deserved Brendan. A prophet writing with passion, challenging us to look to a new future with such style.
Jim Caffrey
“the longest-running columnist in a regional newspaper in Ireland “…
May you keep on “running” and never run out of Breath in your writing! Congratulations Brendan.