Wednesday 6 July, 2022
It was announced this evening during a one-hour special on RTÉ One.
Here are this year’s winners.
The author and broadcaster writes about researching his latest book on the Irish language and the many colourful words in it.
Flor MacCarthy shares the uplifting and often heartbreaking real-life stories she discovered while reading the Presidents’ letters.
An Post Irish Book Awards nominee Rosaleen McDonagh has written a searing book of essays – here, she writes about their genesis.
Authors Alice Taylor and Sophie White share their experiences and advice with us this week.
The awards will take place at a ceremony on 23 November.
“It’s just a privilege,” Eason Novel of the Year winner Donal Ryan told us.
Here’s how you can tune in – and who’s nominated in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
Read three people’s personal stories taken from A Page From My Life, which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards.
We spoke to photographer Ruth Medjber about putting the project together this summer.
They’ve been compiled into a book that is nominated in this year’s Irish Book Awards.
Author and poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards – here she writes about how ghosts inspired her nominated book.
Once again, TheJournal.ie is sponsoring the Best Irish Published Book award.
Here are this year’s winners.
Sarah Webb writes about why she wanted to inspire young people through bringing them the story of some fascinating Irish achievers.
Ancient Irish texts teach us about how people saw the world back then, as the authors of a new book explain.
I’ve seen species from my bedroom window that I haven’t seen anywhere else, writes Conor W. O’Brien in an extract from his book.
Once again, TheJournal.ie is sponsoring the Best Irish Published Book award.
The book, written by Emilie Pine, was published by Tramp Press.
Here are this year’s winners.
Immunologist Luke O’Neill writes about how death fascinates us all, but once upon a time it was sometimes a tricky thing for a doctor to confirm.
No, not the chocolate bars – real penguins. Author Rob Maguire explains.
Six non-fiction books about everything from heritage to trailblazing women.
Ever heard of aviator Lilian Bland from Antrim, or professional international footballer Anne O’Brien from Inchicore? Author Sarah Webb on why they were forgotten about, despite their achievements.
Roger O’Reilly’s book of illustrations looks at the hidden history of Ireland’s lighthouses.
New book on Dún Laoghaire pier takes the reader down memory lane.
You can vote for your favourites across the categories.
An Post has taken over as sponsor of the annual awards for the next three years.
It was given the award by the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards today.
We visited the writer in his office at UCD.
Her book Tanglewood and Brine is nominated in the TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year 2017 category.
It’s difficult to be even-handed about someone who arouses such strong emotions, four decades after his death, writes David McCullagh.
The author of I Found My Tribe, who is married to the late Simon Fitzmaurice, is nominated for an Irish Book Award.
The nominees for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book awards were announced today.
“This is delightful news,” the Little Britain star, and children’s author, said.
The winners were announced at an award ceremony in Dublin tonight.
We speak to two of the country’s publishers about a life in books.
Here are five images taken from 100 artworks that tell the story of a nation.
