Member Profiles
ISTJA consists of journalists with experience in print, broadcasting, and new media. Below are some profiles of our members.
Maria Delaney
ISTJA President
Maria is an investigative reporter for Noteworthy, a crowdfunded investigative journalism platform by Journal Media, publishers of Ireland’s leading online news source TheJournal.ie.
Continue reading “Maria Delaney”Anthony King
ISTJA Vice President
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.
Continue reading “Anthony King”Conor Purcell
ISTJA Secretary
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.
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ISTJA Treasurer
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.
Continue reading “Cormac Sheridan”Catherine Collins
EUSJA Delegate
Catherine is a science journalist and communications professional born and raised in Ireland. For the past five years she’s called Brussels home.
Continue reading “Catherine Collins”Fintan Burke
Fintan is a freelance science journalist currently based in Hamburg. He has written for The Irish Times, Horizon Magazine and SciDev.net. He was previously based in Brussels and Dublin.
Continue reading “Fintan Burke”Sean Duke
Sean is a founding editor of Science Spin, Ireland’s first popular science magazine (2003), and a regular contributor to The Sunday Times (Ireland) and The Irish Times (health supplement).
Continue reading “Sean Duke”Olive Heffernan
Olive covers climate change, oceans and sustainability, mostly for international science magazines such as Nature, Scientific American and New Scientist.
Continue reading “Olive Heffernan”Tom Kennedy
Tom has over 40 years experience as editor, feature writer and photojournalist. He was a founding editor of Science Spin.
Continue reading “Tom Kennedy”Anthea Lacchia
Anthea is a freelance science journalist and audio producer with a PhD in palaeontology from Trinity College Dublin and a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London.
Continue reading “Anthea Lacchia”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.
Continue reading “Sabine Louët”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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