The 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards celebrated notable achievements in literature, with Sally Rooney, Graham Norton, Johnny Sexton, Jane Casey and Paul Howard among the winners. The awards also recognized works such as Johnny Sexton and Peter O'Reilly's 'Obsessed: The Autobiography' and Jane Casey's 'Someone Now' as Sports Book of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year respectively.
Sally Rooney , Graham Norton , Johnny Sexton , Jane Casey and Paul Howard also among winners at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards said, admiring how his 21 characters’ storylines “dovetail to an absorbing, empathetic story of a community in trouble”, the crisis this time caused by drugs, not the financial crash.
– is 2024′s Non-Fiction Book of the Year. The Irish Times review called it an “utterly engaging, fearless and acute memoir”., pipping Conor Niland to the post, despite the former tennis player having just won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year for his memoir, Johnny Sexton and Peter O’Reilly, winners of the Eason Sports Book of the Year for Obsessed: The Autobiography., set in the run-up to the 1995 divorce referendum, about women searching for independence in a claustrophobic society that sought to limit it.Irish Food History: A CompanionGaeilge i Mo Chroí – Irish In My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language by Molly Nic Céile Geansaithe Móra by Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh Children’s Book of the Year, Senior:Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year:“The An Post Irish Book Awards has firmly become a cornerstone of the Irish literary landscape and we’re incredibly proud of the collaboration and passion that has driven its success,” said Larry Mac Hale, chairperson of the An Post Irish Book Awards. “This past year has seen an exciting array of Irish books published, showcasing not only the voices of renowned authors, but also introducing fresh, exceptional talent who are enriching Ireland’s literary tradition.”series, was given a Special Recognition Award to acknowledge his contribution to the Irish publishing industry over the past 25 years. His Ross books have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Whileis the last of the series, his popular character lives on in his Irish Times column every Saturday. A four-time Irish Book Award winner, Howard has also ghostwritten a number of autobiographies and co-wrote Eilish Fisher and Dermot Flynn, winner of Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior for Fia and the Last Snow Deer. Martin Waddell received the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award. The first children’s writer to receive the award, he is best known for Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson, and the Little Bear books, illustrated by Barbara Firth. He joins distinguished recipients including This year’s An Post Irish Book of the Year, selected by judges Maria Dickenson , Madeleine Keane, Cyril McGrane, Elaina Ryan and Alex Clark, will be revealed during a one-hour television special, hosted by Oliver Callan, on RTÉ One on December 19th.All We Imagine as Light: Swooningly poetic film marks Payal Kapadia as a voice for the futureDerek Mahon: A Retrospective - A collection of essays that bring the poetry alive Conclave: Ralph Fiennes is flawless in Robert Harris’s preposterously gripping drama of papal electioneeringRestaurant review: Legendary Dublin hotspot returns, but does the magic?Conor Bradley wins Liverpool roar of approval with thunderclap tackle on MbappéNo work phone? Companies that tell staff to bring their own could be walking in to danger Ireland weather: Outbreaks of rain expected on election day as cold weather turns unsettled over weekend
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