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Sunday 29 November 2020
“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’ve got all the winners’ names right here.
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.
Music critic Michael Dervan writes about his journey to discovering more Irish composers in his book The Invisible Art, which is nominated for a Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award.
Written by Bernie McGill, this short story is taken from The Glass Shore, which is nominated in the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.
There are some super titles up for grabs.
Photographer Eric Luke’s book is nominated in the Irish Book Awards.
The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards take place in November.
Plus: How many priests are going to a shopping centre in Clare to hear confession?
Journalist and and Irish Book Awards-nominated editor Sinead Gleeson on why speaking out can help bring change.
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
Poll Results:
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