Newstalk Senior Producer Claire Darmody has been announced as one of two Irish winners of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism.

Founded by former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the Fellowship gives journalists across the world resources to report on mental and behavioural health issues to help deconstruct the stigma faced by millions of people daily.

Claire will represent Ireland and join over 250 mental health journalism alumni fellows from across the globe with her suicide prevention project.

The project focuses on bereaved children whose parents have died by suicide and will publish stories from her investigation over the course of the next year.

She will present her completed work at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2025.

Claire Darmody with Pat Kenny. Image: Newstalk

Speaking to Newstalk, Claire said she feels “very passionate about the mental wellbeing of children and also about using media as a vehicle to highlight mental health issues and give a platform to those who need it. I hope to do Headline, Shine, The Carter Centre and Newstalk proud”.

Everyone at Newstalk is immensely proud of Claire and we wish her the best of luck with her project.