John Cunningham (journalist)

John Cunningham (1940s – February 8, 2012) an Irish journalist from Tuam. He was national journalist of the year in 1979. He was editor of The Waterford News & Star from 1982 to 1984 and editor of the Connacht Tribune from 1984 to 2007. He was married to his wife, Nuala, with whom he had four sons - Shane, Gary, Ivor and Enda. A short illness killed him in 2012.