Member Profiles

Catriona Boyle

ISTJA President

Catriona is an experienced science journalist with extensive experience across various communications activities such as publications, events, social media, and media partnerships.

Olive Heffernan

ISTJA Secretary

Olive Heffernan is an award-winning science journalist and author of THE HIGH SEAS: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean, first published in 2024.

Maria Delaney

ISTJA Treasurer

Maria is the editor of The Journal Investigates, one of the only independent investigative journalism units working at national level in Ireland.

Fintan Burke

EUSJA Delegate

Fintan is a freelance science journalist currently based in Hamburg. He has written for The Irish Times, Horizon Magazine and SciDev.net.

Anthony King

ISTJA Members’ Secretary

Anthony is a freelance science journalist based in Dublin. He covers a variety of topics in chemical and biological sciences, as well as science policy, health and innovation.

Eoin Murphy

ISTJA Social Media Manager

Eoin is a Biochemist, Educator and Science Communicator. He holds a degree in Biotechnology as well as master’s degrees in both Biochemistry and Science and Health communication.

Elaine Burke

Elaine Burke is a journalist and broadcaster who provides clear, plain-speaking commentary on science and technology developments in print, online, on TV and radio, and in podcasts.

Catherine Collins

Catherine is a science journalist and communications professional born and raised in Ireland. For the past five years she’s called Brussels home.

Seán Duke

Seán is a science graduate of University College Dublin (1987) with an MA in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting from New York University (1993).

Tom Kennedy

Tom has over 40 years experience as editor, feature writer and photojournalist. He was a founding editor of Science Spin.

Frieda Klotz

Frieda Klotz is a senior contributor at Undark magazine. Her writing explores topics in medical ethics and aims to illuminate the debates and dilemmas underlying healthcare and medical practice.

Anthea is a freelance science and nature writer and journalist with a PhD in palaeontology from Trinity College Dublin and a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London. Her business is called Nature Tales & Trails.

Sabine Louët

Sabine is a science journalist, editor, and media entrepreneur with a keen interest in how best to use technology to deliver improved editorial coverage of science, medicine, and technology.

Niamh Shaw

Passionate about igniting curiosity and rekindling people’s passion for knowledge, Niamh shares space stories in broadcast and print journalism, podcast and video platforms to communicate science topics to the general public.

Cormac Sheridan

Cormac has worked as an international science journalist for over 25 years. His current focus is on biotechnology. He has previously reported on the ICT industry.

Conor Purcell

Conor is a science journalist and editor with a PhD in Earth Science. He is a regular contributor at The Irish Times and has also written for Nature, Scientific American and Science, amongst others.

Brian Trench

Brian has been a member of ISTJA for thirty years, and president in 1990s. Contributed to Technology Ireland, New Scientist, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Business Post, RTÉ Radio1 programmes, Irish Farmers’ Monthly, among others.

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