Colum Kenny


Colum Kenny is a journalist, barrister and historian. He is Emeritus Professor at Dublin City University, in Dublin, Ireland. He was formerly chair of the Masters in Journalism programme at DCU in the School of Communications 1982-2015.
He was a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland 2010-2015 and of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland/IRTC 1998-2003. A former employee of RTE, he was a founding board member of the E.U. Media Desk in Ireland and is a council member of the Irish Legal History Society.
He was a member of the Media Mergers Advisory Group that reported to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2008. The author of many academic articles on cultural and media matters, he is also a member of the National Union of Journalists and a frequent contributor to media debates and a consultant on communications.

Awards

Kenny was awarded the DCU President's Award for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004/5.
In 2018 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Irish Legal History Society.

Published works

Books by Colum Kenny include: