John Cunningham (June 1945 – 8 February 2012) an Irish journalist from Salthill, Galway (originally from Tuam, County Galway).
He was national journalist of the year in 1979.
Cunningham was also a journalism lecturer in National University of Ireland, Galway.
He was awarded an honorary MA in 2006 by NUIG.
[2] He was married to his wife, Nuala, with whom he had four sons - Shane, Ivor, Gary and Enda.