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The Irish Book Awards take place on 27 November. An Post
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Take this quiz to win yourself some wonderful Irish books (just in time for Christmas)
We’re celebrating this year’s Irish Book Awards.
This competition has ended. The winners were Josh Lernihan and Phil Murphy.
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WANT TO WIN yourself a selection of great new Irish-published books?
We are giving away this wonderful prize to celebrate The Journal’s sponsorship of the Best Irish-Published Book of the Year category at the Irish Book Awards.
To enter, simply take the quiz, copy and paste your result into an email and send it to competitions@thejournal.ie with the subject line ‘Books’.
The quiz will close at midnight, Thursday 27 November and winners will be chosen the following day.
Best of luck!
Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride are shortlisted in The Journal’s Best Irish-Published Book category for 'For and Against a United Ireland' - but what was the name of Fintan O’Toole’s last book?
A History of Us
We Don’t Know Ireland
We Don’t Know Ourselves
Ireland Through the Years
The late Manchán Magan is also shortlisted in the category - what was the name of his four-part documentary series in which he attempted to live his life (eat, travel, socialise etc) through Irish?
As Gaeilge
No Béarla
An Gaeltacht
Travelling Through Irish
Nominee Donal Skehan is now best known as a chef but which musical group was he part of?
JJ72
Streetwize
The Script
Mytown
The Bailout Babies by Adam Maguire is shortlisted for non-fiction book of the year. Between what years were this generation born?
1990-2007
1984-2000
1995-2005
1987-2004
Leo Varadkar is shortlisted for his biography - but in what year did he resign as Taoiseach?
2022
2023
2024
2025
What is the name of the sequel to Colm Tóibín’s bestseller Brooklyn?
Manhattan
Florida
New Jersey
Long Island
Andy Farrell is shortlisted for his biography ‘The Only Way I Know’. Who did Ireland play in his first game as head coach?
Scotland
New Zealand
England
Italy
Joseph O’Connor is shortlisted for his novel 'The Ghosts of Rome'. For which book did he win an Irish Book Award?
My Father's House
Shadowplay
The Thrill of it All
Ghost Light
David Gillick is shortlisted for his book 'The Race'. In what year did he win his first European Indoor gold medal?
2003
2004
2005
2006
Cecelia Ahern is up for best fiction book, who played the lead role of Rosie in the movie adaptation of her book Where Rainbows End?
Lily Collins
Jennifer Lawrence
Saoirse Ronan
Anne Hathaway
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Top Dog
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