Member Profiles
ISTJA consists of journalists with experience in print, broadcasting, and new media. Below are some profiles of our members.
ISTJA consists of journalists with experience in print, broadcasting, and new media. Below are some profiles of our members.
ISTJA President
Seán is a science graduate of University College Dublin (1987) with an MA in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting from New York University (1993).
Continue reading “Seán Duke”ISTJA Vice President
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”ISTJA Treasurer
Maria is the editor of Noteworthy, an award-winning crowdfunded investigative platform from Journal Media. As an investigative journalist, she specialises in science, social justice and health.
Continue reading “Maria Delaney”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”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.
Continue reading “Anthony King”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”Olive is a science journalist and author who has spent the past 20 years writing about oceans and climate change. Her first book, The High Seas: Dispatches from the Unclaimed Ocean, is forthcoming in Spring 2024 for Profile Books UK and Greystone in North America.
Continue reading “Olive Heffernan”Tom has over 40 years experience as editor, feature writer and photojournalist. He was a founding editor of Science Spin.
Continue reading “Tom Kennedy”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”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.
Continue reading “Niamh Shaw”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”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.
Continue reading “Conor Purcell”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.
Continue reading “Brian Trench”