The Irish Book Awards are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories. It is the only literary award supported by all-Irish bookstores. The primary sponsor is An Post, the state owned postal service in Ireland.
First awarded in 2006, the Irish Book Awards grew out of the Hughes & Hughes bookstore's Irish Novel of the Year Prize, which was inaugurated in 2003. Since 2007 the Awards have been an independent not-for-profit company funded by sponsorship. Bord Gáis Energy sponsored the awards from 2012 until 2018, when An Post took over sponsorship.[1]
There are currently[when?] nine categories, seven of which are judged by the Irish Literary Academy, and two by a public vote. There is also a lifetime achievement award.
Since 2011, one of the award-winning books has been selected as the overall Irish Book of the Year.[5]
Book of the Year winners are indicated with a blue ribbon (
).
Inaugurated in 2000 by Hughes & Hughes, the Hughes & Hughes Award ran until 2005 when it merged with the Irish Book Awards and became the Irish Novel category.[1][2]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The SeabyJohn Banville |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | In the Dark Room by Brian Dillon |
| Children's Book of the Year | The New PolicemanbyKate Thompson |
In subsequent years the Children's Book category was split into two award categories; Junior and Senior.
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | WinterwoodbyPatrick McCabe |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Lifelines: New and Collected by Niall McMonagle (ed.) |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Connemara: Listening to the WindbyTim Robinson |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Should Have Got Off at Sydney ParadebyRoss O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The Incredible Book Eating BoybyOliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | The Boy in the Striped PyjamasbyJohn Boyne |
| Sports Book of the Year | Back from the BrinkbyPaul McGrath |
| Newcomer of the Year | The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlan |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | The Boy in the Striped PyjamasbyJohn Boyne |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | John McGahern |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The GatheringbyAnne Enright |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Judging DevbyDiarmaid Ferriter |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Judging DevbyDiarmaid Ferriter |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Take A Look at Me NowbyAnita Notaro |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The Story of IrelandbyBrendan O'Brien |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | WildernessbyRoddy Doyle |
| Sports Book of the Year | Trevor Brennan: Heart and SoulbyTrevor Brennan with Gerry Thornley |
| Newcomer of the Year | With My Lazy Eye by Julia Kelly |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Judging Dev by Diarmaid Ferriter |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | William Trevor |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The Secret ScripturebySebastian Barry |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Blood Runs ColdbyAlex Barclay |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | The ParishbyAlice Taylor |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Stepping StonesbySeamus Heaney and Dennis O'Driscoll |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | This Charming ManbyMarian Keyes |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | Before You Sleep by Benji Bennett |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With FirebyDerek Landy |
| Sports Book of the Year | Ronan O'Gara, My AutobiographybyRonan O'Gara |
| Newcomer of the Year | Confessions of a Fallen AngelbyRonan O'Brien |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | The Secret ScripturebySebastian Barry |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Edna O'Brien |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | RoombyEmma Donoghue |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Dark Times in the CitybyGene Kerrigan |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Good Mood FoodbyDonal Skehan |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | A Coward If I Return, a Hero If I Fall by Neil Richardson |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The Oh My God DelusionbyRoss O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | On the Road with Mavis and Marge by Niamh Sharkey |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal CoilbyDerek Landy |
| Sports Book of the Year | A Football Man: My AutobiographybyJohn Giles |
| Newcomer of the Year | JFK in Ireland: Four Days That Changed a PresidentbyRyan Tubridy |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Come What May: The AutobiographybyDonal Óg Cusack |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Maeve Binchy |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | MistakenbyNeil Jordan |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | BloodlandbyAlan Glynn |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Connemara: A Little Gaelic KingdombyTim Robinson |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Easy MealsbyRachel Allen |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | All For YoubySheila O'Flanagan |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | The Real RebeccabyAnna Carey |
| Sports Book of the Year | Inside the PelotonbyNicolas Roche |
| Newcomer of the Year | SolacebyBelinda McKeon ( )
|
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | How to be a WomanbyCaitlin Moran |
| Bookshop of the Year | Crannóg Bookshop, Cavan Town |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Seamus Heaney |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Ancient LightbyJohn Banville[6] |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Broken HarbourbyTana French |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Atlas of the Great Irish Famine by John Crowley, William J. Smyth and Mike Murphy |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Country GirlbyEdna O’Brien |
| Cookbook of the Year | Eat Like an ItalianbyCatherine Fulvio |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | A Week in WinterbyMaeve Binchy |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | This Moose Belongs to MebyOliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Artemis Fowl and the Last GuardianbyEoin Colfer |
| Sports Book of the Year | My Olympic DreambyKatie Taylor |
| Newcomer of the Year | The Spinning HeartbyDonal Ryan ( )
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| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Just Mary: My MemoirbyMary O'Rourke |
| Bookshop of the Year | Bridge Street Books, Wicklow Town |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jennifer Johnston |
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The GutsbyRoddy Doyle |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | The Doll's House by Louise Phillips |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | A History of Ireland in 100 ObjectsbyFintan O'Toole |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Staring at LakesbyMichael Harding ( )[7]
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| Cookbook of the Year | 30 Years of BallymaloebyDarina Allen |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Downturn AbbeybyRoss O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | When You Were Born by Benji Bennett |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Last Stand of Dead MenbyDerek Landy |
| Sports Book of the Year | Seven Deadly SinsbyDavid Walsh |
| Newcomer of the Year | The Herbalist by Niamh Boyce |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Staring at LakesbyMichael Harding ( )
|
| Short Story of the Year | The Things We Lose The Things We Leave BehindbyBilly O'Callaghan |
| Bookshop of the Year | The Clifden Bookshop, Clifden, County Galway |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | John Banville |
The 2014 awards were presented on 26 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin.[8]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Academy StbyMary Costello ( )
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| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Unravelling OliverbyLiz Nugent |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Dubliners 100 by Thomas Morris |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | The Life and Loves of a He DevilbyGraham Norton |
| Cookbook of the Year | The Nation’s Favourite Food FastbyNeven Maguire |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The Year I Met YoubyCecelia Ahern |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Moone BoybyChris O'Dowd and Nick Vincent Murphy |
| Sports Book of the Year | The TestbyBrian O'Driscoll |
| Newcomer of the Year | Only Ever YoursbyLouise O'Neill |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | It’s All in the HeadbyMajella O'Donnell |
| Short Story of the Year | Rest DaybyJohn Boyne |
| International Recognition Award | Jeffery Archer |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Paul Durcan |
The 2015 awards were presented on 25 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin.[9]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The Green RoadbyAnne Enright |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | After the FirebyJane Casey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women WritersbySinéad Gleeson |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Children of the RisingbyJoe Duffy |
| Cookbook of the Year | The Virtuous Tart by Susan Jane White |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The Way We WerebySinead Moriarty |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Me and My Mate JeffreybyNiall Breslin |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | Imaginary FredbyEoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Asking For ItbyLouise O'Neill ( )
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| Sports Book of the Year | Until Victory Always: A MemoirbyJim McGuinness |
| Newcomer of the Year | Spill Simmer Falter WitherbySara Baume |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Irelandopedia by Fatti Burke and John Burke |
| Short Story of the Year | A Slanting of the SunbyDonal Ryan |
| International Recognition Award | Bill Bryson |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | J. P. Donleavy |
The 2016 awards sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy were presented on 16 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin. The awards ceremony was presented by Keelin Shanley.[10][11]
On 14 December, Solar BonesbyMike McCormack was named as Ireland's best book of 2016. It was chosen by a public vote from the list of category winners below.[12]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Solar BonesbyMike McCormack ( )
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| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | The TrespasserbyTana French |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | The Glass ShorebySinéad Gleeson |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | I Read The News Today, Oh Boy by Paul Howard |
| Cookbook of the Year | The World of The Happy PearbyStephen Flynn and David Flynn |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | HoldingbyGraham Norton |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Making It Up As I Go AlongbyMarian Keyes |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | Pigín of HowthbyKathleen Watkins |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Knights of the Borrowed DarkbyDave Rudden |
| Sports Book of the Year | The BattlebyPaul O'Connell |
| Newcomer of the Year | Red Dirt by E. M. Reapy |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Lying In WaitbyLiz Nugent |
| Short Story of the Year | The Visit by Orla McAlinden |
| Poem of the Year | In Glasnevin by Jane Clarke |
| International Recognition Award | Jilly Cooper |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | John Montague |
The 2017 awards sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy were presented on 28 November at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin. The awards ceremony was presented by RTÉ's Keelin Shanley and Evelyn O'Rourke.[13][14]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Midwinter BreakbyBernard MacLaverty |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | The Therapy HousebyJulie Parsons |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Atlas of the Irish Revolution by John Crowley, Donál Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo ( )
|
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Wounds: A Memoir of War & LovebyFergal Keane |
| Cookbook of the Year | Cook Well, Eat Well by Rory O’Connell |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The BreakbyMarian Keyes |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | MotherfoclóirbyDarach Ó Séaghdha |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea – Favourite Rhymes from an Irish ChildhoodbySarah Webb, illustrated by Steve McCarthy |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Stand by MebyJudi Curtin |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | Tangleweed and BrinebyDeirdre Sullivan illustrated by Karen Vaughan |
| Sports Book of the Year | The ChoicebyPhilly McMahon with Niall Kelly |
| Newcomer of the Year | I Found my Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | He: A NovelbyJohn Connolly |
| Short Story of the Year | Back to Bones by Christine Dwyer Hickey |
| Poem of the Year | Seven Sugar Cubes by Clodagh Beresford Dunne |
| International Recognition Award | David Walliams |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Eavan Boland |
The 2018 awards sponsored by An Post were presented on 27 November at the Clayton Hotel in Dublin. The awards ceremony was presented by RTÉ's Keelin Shanley while each winning author was interviewed Evelyn O'Rourke.[15][16][17]
Notes to SelfbyEmilie Pine was voted the An Post Irish Book of the Year for 2018.[18]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Normal PeoplebySally Rooney |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Skin DeepbyLiz Nugent |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Lighthouses of Ireland by Roger O'Reilly |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | People Like MebyLynn Ruane |
| Cookbook of the Year | Currabinny CookbookbyJames Kavanagh and William Murray |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | The Importance of Being AislingbyEmer McLysaght and Sarah Breen |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | The Cow Book by John Connell |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The President's Cat by Peter Donnelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Blazing a TrailbySarah Webb and Lauren O'Neill |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan |
| Sports Book of the Year | Game ChangerbyCora Staunton with Mary White |
| Newcomer of the Year | Notes to SelfbyEmilie Pine ( )
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| Irish Language Book of the Year | Tuatha De DenannbyDiarmuid Johnson |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Skin DeepbyLiz Nugent |
| Short Story of the Year | How to Build a Space Rocket by Roisin O'Donnell |
| Poem of the Year | Birthday by Brian Kirk |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Thomas Kinsella |
The 2019 awards ceremony was held in Dublin on 20 November 2019. The event was hosted by Miriam O'Callaghan and Evelyn O'Rourke. Over 115,000 votes were cast by readers to select the winners in each category.[19]
The winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year was OvercomingbyVicky Phelan and Naomi Linehan.[5]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | ShadowplaybyJoseph O'Connor |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Cruel ActsbyJane Casey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Children of the TroublesbyJoe Duffy & Freya McClements |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | ConstellationsbySinéad Gleeson |
| Cookbook of the Year | Cornucopia: The Green Cookbook by Tony Keogh, Aoife Carrigy, the Chefs of Cornucopia, Deirdre and Dairine McCafferty |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Once, Twice, Three Times an AislingbyEmer McLysaght and Sarah Breen |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Barefoot PilgrimagebyAndrea Corr |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | 123 Ireland!byAoife Dooley |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Shooting for the Stars – My Journey to Become Ireland's First AstronautbyNorah Patten, illustrated by Jennifer Farley |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | Other Words for SmokebySarah Maria Griffin |
| Sports Book of the Year | RecoveringbyRichie Sadlier with Dion Fanning |
| Newcomer of the Year | When All is SaidbyAnne Griffin |
| Irish Language Book of the Year | Tairngreacht by Prionsias Mac a'Bhaird |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | OvercomingbyVicky Phelan with Naomi Linehan ( )
|
| Short Story of the Year | Parrot by Nicole Flattery |
| Poem of the Year | Salt Rain by Audrey Molloy |
| International Recognition Award | George R. R. Martin |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Colm Tóibín |
The 2020 awards ceremony was held virtually on 25 November 2020. A record number of votes were cast by the Irish public to select the winners in each category.[20]
A Ghost in the ThroatbyDoireann Ní Ghríofa was announced as Irish Book of the Year in December 2020.[21]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Strange FlowersbyDonal Ryan |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | After the SilencebyLouise O'Neill |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Old Ireland in ColourbyJohn Breslin and Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | A Ghost in the ThroatbyDoireann Ní Ghríofa ( )
|
| Cookbook of the Year | Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals in MinutesbyNeven Maguire |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Home StretchbyGraham Norton |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the SciencebyLuke O'Neill |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The Great Irish Farm BookbyDarragh McCullough, illustrated by Sally Caulwell |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Break the MouldbySinéad Burke, illustrated by Natalie Byrne |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | Savage Her ReplybyDeirdre Sullivan, illustrated by Karen Vaughan |
| Sports Book of the Year | Champagne Football by Mark Tighe & Paul Rowan |
| Newcomer of the Year | Diary of a Young NaturalistbyDara McAnulty |
| Irish Language Book of the Year | Cnámh by Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | A Light That Never Goes OutbyKeelin Shanley |
| Short Story of the Year | I Ate It All And I Really Thought I Wouldn'tbyCaoilinn Hughes |
| Poem of the Year | In the Museum of Misremembered Things by Linda McKenna |
| International Recognition Award | Lee Child |
The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 23 November 2021.[22]
On 8 December, We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 was announced as Irish Book of the Year during a one-hour television special on RTÉ One.[23]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Beautiful World, Where Are YoubySally Rooney |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | The Coastal Atlas of Ireland by Val Cummins, Robert Devoy, Barry Brunt, Darius Bartlett and Sarah Kandrot |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958byFintan O'Toole ( )
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| Cookbook of the Year | Everyday CookbyDonal Skehan |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Aisling and the CitybyEmer McLysaght and Sarah Breen |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | A Hug for You by David King, illustrated by Rhiannon Archard |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | The Summer I Robbed a Bank by David O'Doherty, illustrated by Chris Judge |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | The New GirlbySinead Moriarty |
| Sports Book of the Year | Fight or Flight: My Life, My ChoicesbyKeith Earls, with Tommy Conlon |
| Newcomer of the Year | Snowflake by Louise Nealon |
| Irish Language Book of the Year | Madame LazarebyTadhg Mac Dhonnagáin |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award | Your One Wild and Precious LifebyMaureen Gaffney |
| Lifestyle Book of the Year | Décor Galore by Laura De Barra |
| Biography of the Year | Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Séamas O'Reilly |
| Author of the Year | Marian Keyes |
| Short Story of the Year | Little LivesbyDeirdre Sullivan |
| Poem of the Year | Longboat at PortaferrybySiobhan Campbell |
| Bookshop of the Year[24] | Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery, Galway |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sebastian Barry |
The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 25 November 2021.[25][26]
On 7 December, My Fourth Time, We Drowned was announced as Irish Book of the Year during a one-hour television special on RTÉ One.[27]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | Trespasses by Louise Kennedy |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Breaking Point by Edel Coffey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | An Irish Folklore TreasurybyJohn Creedon |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | My Fourth Time, We DrownedbySally Hayden ( )
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| Cookbook of the Year | The Daly Dish: Bold Food Made Good by Gina and Karol Daly |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | Again, RachelbyMarian Keyes |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | Our Big Day by Bob Johnston, illustrated by Michael Emberley |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | Girls Who Slay Monsters by Ellen Ryan, illustrated by Shona Shirley Macdonald |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year | Let's TalkbyRichie Sadlier |
| Sports Book of the Year | KelliebyKellie Harrington, with Roddy Doyle |
| Newcomer of the Year | There's Been a Little Incident by Alice Ryan |
| Irish Language Book of the Year | EL by Thaddeus Ó Buachalla |
| Lifestyle Book of the Year | An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey into the Magic of Rewilding by Eoghan Daltun |
| Biography of the Year | Time and TidebyCharlie Bird, with Ray Burke |
| Author of the Year | John Boyne |
| Short Story of the Year | "This Small Giddy Life" by Nuala O'Connor |
| Poem of the Year | Wedding Dress by Martina Dalton |
| Bookshop of the Year[24] | Bridge Street Books, Wicklow |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Anne Enright |
The awards were announced at a ceremony at Dublin's Convention Centre on 22 November 2023.[28][29]
The Book of the Year winner was The Bee StingbyPaul Murray which was announced on 6 December 2023.[30][31]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Novel of the Year | The Bee StingbyPaul Murray |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year | Strange Sally DiamongbyLiz Nugent |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year | Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018 - 2023 edited by Sarah Binchy |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year | A Thread of Violence byMark O'Connell |
| Cookbook of the Year | Flavour by Mark Moriarty, with photography by Cliodhna Prendergast |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year | My Hot FriendbySophie White |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior | The President's Dog by Peter Donnelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior | I Am The Wind: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere edited by Lucina Jacob and Sarah Webb, illustrated by Ashwin Chacko |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Yea | Black and Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes by Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons, illustrated by Jessica Louis |
| Sports Book of the Year | The Grass CeilingbyEimear Ryan (Irish author) |
| Newcomer of the Year | Kala by Colin Walsh |
| Irish Language Book of the Year | Imram agus Scéalta Eile by Róise Ní Bhaoill |
| Lifestyle Book of the Year | The Hike LifebyRoz Purcell |
| Biography of the Year | Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan |
| Author of the Year | Claire Keegan |
| Short Story of the Year | "Such A Pretty Face " by Moïra Fowley |
| Poem of the Year | Vectors in Kabul byMary O'Donnell |
| Bookshop of the Year | Halfway up the Stairs in Greystones, County Wicklow |
| Listeners' Choice Award | Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan |
| New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize | The Border / Кордон - Valeriia Shmyrova |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Roy Foster[32] |
