on his future grave since having Motor neurone disease. Awards In 2008, the newspaper won the prize for the Newspaper of the Year (Sunday) at the annual Chartered Institute of Public Relations Press and Broadcast Awards for Northern Ireland. The Sunday World Investigations Editor Nicola Tallant was named the Crime Reporter of the Year by the National Newspapers of Ireland three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2019. In 2016, The Sunday World won the prize for 'Scoop of the year' at the Newsbrands Ireland Journalist of the Year awards for its exclusive coverage of the Regency Hotel gangland murder. Paddy Murray - Columnist of the Year (Popular) - 2016 Pat O’Connell – News reporter of the year – 2016 Eddie Rowley – Showbiz journalist of the year – 2019 Nicola Tallant – Crime journalist of the year – 2012,2016, 2019 Roy Curtis – Sport journalist of the year – 2013, 2019 Alan Sherry – Crime story of the year – 2016 Circulation In 2019, Independent News & Media exited the ABC auditing process. Hence, no circulation figures are available after 2018. Christmas Edition Instead of the normal Sunday World on Sunday for the issue of December 25, 2022 a special Christmas edition will be published on Saturday December 24 with an early deadline of 2.00 p.m. on Friday December 23 for copy. As always the case when Sunday is Christmas Day. After 2022 there will be no year that Christmas Day is falling on Sunday until 2033. References External links Scotsman: Brave journalism reveals Northern Ireland's underbelly 1973 establishments in Ireland Newspapers published in Ireland Publications established in 1973 World