Shannon, Co. Clare-based PRII member, Colman Garrihy was recently awarded Life Membership of the National Union of Journalists at a ceremony organised by the NUJ’s Irish South West branch in Ennis.
The award acknowledged Colman’s service to the union over more than 40 years. A former Communications Manager with Shannon Development, Colman has operated his own business, providing editorial services to a wide range of clients, since 1997. A member of the Institute for many years, he was involved in organising the special ‘Truth in the News’ conference staged jointly by the PRII and NUJ in Limerick last year.