Member Profiles
ISTJA consists of journalists with experience in print, broadcasting, and new media. Below are some profiles of our members.
Anthony King
ISTJA 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.
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Olive Heffernan
ISTJA Vice-President
Olive covers climate change, oceans and sustainability, mostly for international science magazines such as Nature, Scientific American and New Scientist. She has Find out more
Cormac Sheridan
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. Find out more
Maria Delaney
ISTJA Secretary
Maria is an award-winning science and health journalist for national newspapers, specialist magazines, and radio. Her writing has appeared in The Sunday Find out more
Sean Duke
Sean is a science graduate from UCD (1987) with a MA in Science, Health & Environmental Reporting from New York University (1993). He is a founding editor of Science Spin, Ireland’s first popular science Find out more
Will Goodbody
Will has been RTÉ’s Science & Technology Correspondent since 2013, leading the Irish national broadcaster’s coverage across TV, radio, online, and social media. He reports from home and abroad on the latest Find out more
Tom Kennedy
Tom has over 40 years experience as editor, feature writer and photojournalist. While his main focus is on the natural sciences he has produced reports on young entrepreneurs, a series on the science and folklore Find out more
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. She is the Founder and CEO Find out more
Conor Purcell
Conor is a science journalist and editor with a PhD in Earth Science. He is a regular contributor of science at The Irish Times, and has also written for New Scientist, Cosmos, The Ecologist, Ars Technica, Find out more
Brian Trench
Brian has been a member of ISTJA for thirty years, and president in 1990s. Contributed on S&T to Technology Ireland, New Scientist, Sunday Tribune, Sunday Business Post, RTE Radio 1 programmes, Irish Farmers Find out more
