Órla Ryan
Órla Ryan is a journalist who recently joined The Irish Times, recognized for her impactful investigation into mental health services for young people, which has led to her nomination for the Mary Raftery Prize.
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Recent news mentions
Órla Ryan reported on the weather warnings and flooding impacts in Ireland.
Met Éireann issues weather warnings for seven counties with more than 30mm of rain forecast – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-01-30
Our reporter Órla Ryan has written a full Q&A on the support available to households following the storm through the Emergency Response Payment.
Flooding clean-up begins; emergency payments open – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-28
Órla Ryan contributed to the coverage of the events in Davos.
Trump said he wants to build the ‘greatest Golden Dome’ over Greenland – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-21
Órla Ryan reported on a deepfake AI video related to Catherine Connolly's campaign.
Polls favour Catherine Connolly as presidential campaign enters frantic endgame – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-23
Órla Ryan is the reporter who covered the story of Neville Kearns and the allegations against him.
the Dublin scout leader and the men who accuse him of abuse – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-07
Órla Ryan is reporting on the Public Accounts Committee's examination of the Arts Council's spending controversies.
Arts Council has begun ‘legal proceedings’ against contractors over botched €6.7m IT project, PAC told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-29
Órla Ryan reports on the impact of Trump tariffs on European markets.
EU ministers meet to discuss response – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-07Órla Ryan was nominated for The Journal Investigates project 'Falling Through the Cracks'.
Irish Times project on landlord Marc Godart wins Mary Raftery Prize – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-27
Órla Ryan, who recently joined The Irish Times, was nominated for The Journal Investigates project 'Falling Through the Cracks: Are young people with psychosis getting the help they need?'
Mary Raftery journalism prize winner to be announced on Thursday – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-24