Irish Book Awards
{{short description|Irish annual literary award event}}
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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.
History
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.{{Cite web |title=About the awards |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/history/about-the-awards/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}
Description
There are currently{{when|date=November 2023}} 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.
Awards
= Current awards =
- Novel of the Year{{Cite web |title=Previous winners |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/previous-winners/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}
- Crime Fiction Book of the Year
- Best Irish Published Book of the Year
- Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- Cookbook of the Year
- Popular Fiction Book of the Year
- Children's Book of the Year, Junior
- Children's Book of the Year, Senior
- Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
- Sports Book of the Year
- Newcomer of the Year
- Irish Language Book of the Year
- Lifestyle Book of the Year
- Biography of the Year
- Author of the Year
- Short Story of the Year
- Poem of the Year
- Bookshop of the Year
- The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award
- New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize{{Cite web |title=New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/new-voices-the-an-post-writing-prize/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Irish Book Awards}}
- Lifetime Achievement Award{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/history/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}
= Previous awards =
- International Recognition Award (last awarded 2020)
- RTÉ Audience/Listeners' Choice Award (last awarded 2021)
- Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year (last awarded 2020)
= An Post Irish Book of the Year =
Since 2011, one of the award-winning books has been selected as the overall Irish Book of the Year.{{Cite web |title=An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/2021-awards/an-post-irish-book-awards-book-of-the-year/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}
Winners
Book of the Year winners are indicated with a blue ribbon ({{Blue ribbon}}).
=2003–2005 (Hughes & Hughes Award / Irish Novel)=
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.
- 2003: That They May Face the Rising Sun by John McGahern
- 2004: Dancer by Colum McCann
- 2005: Havoc in its Third Year by Ronan Bennett
=2006=
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|+ !Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|The Sea by John Banville |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|In the Dark Room by Brian Dillon |
| Children's Book of the Year |
In subsequent years the Children's Book category was split into two award categories; Junior and Senior.
=2007=
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|+ !Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Winterwood by Patrick 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 Wind by Tim Robinson |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Back from the Brink by Paul McGrath |
| Newcomer of the Year
|The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlan |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2008=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Judging Dev by Diarmaid Ferriter |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Judging Dev by Diarmaid Ferriter |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|Take A Look at Me Now by Anita Notaro |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|The Story of Ireland by Brendan O'Brien |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Wilderness by Roddy Doyle |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Trevor Brennan: Heart and Soul by Trevor 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 |
=2009=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Blood Runs Cold by Alex Barclay |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|The Parish by Alice Taylor |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Stepping Stones by Seamus Heaney and Dennis O'Driscoll |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|Before You Sleep by Benji Bennett |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Ronan O'Gara, My Autobiography by Ronan O'Gara |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Confessions of a Fallen Angel by Ronan O'Brien |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2010=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Room by Emma Donoghue |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Dark Times in the City by Gene Kerrigan |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Good Mood Food by Donal 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 |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|On the Road with Mavis and Marge by Niamh Sharkey |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior |
| Sports Book of the Year
|A Football Man: My Autobiography by John Giles |
| Newcomer of the Year
|JFK in Ireland: Four Days That Changed a President by Ryan Tubridy |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Come What May: The Autobiography by Donal Óg Cusack |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2011=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Mistaken by Neil Jordan |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Bloodland by Alan Glynn |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Connemara: A Little Gaelic Kingdom by Tim Robinson |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Easy Meals by Rachel Allen |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|All For You by Sheila O'Flanagan |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|The Lonely Beast by Chris Judge |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|The Real Rebecca by Anna Carey |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Inside the Peloton by Nicolas Roche |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Solace by Belinda McKeon ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran |
| Bookshop of the Year
|Crannóg Bookshop, Cavan Town |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2012=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Ancient Light by John Banville{{Cite news |last=Rosita Boland |date=23 November 2012 |title=Banville wins novel of year at awards |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/banville-wins-novel-of-year-at-awards-1.555625 |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 December 2022 |work=The Irish Times}} |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year |
| 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 |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Eat Like an Italian by Catherine Fulvio |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior |
| Sports Book of the Year
|My Olympic Dream by Katie Taylor |
| Newcomer of the Year
|The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Just Mary: My Memoir by Mary O'Rourke |
| Bookshop of the Year
|Bridge Street Books, Wicklow Town |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2013=
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|The Guts by Roddy Doyle |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|The Doll's House by Louise Phillips |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Staring at Lakes by Michael Harding ({{Blue ribbon}}){{Cite news |title=Roddy Doyle's 'The Guts' named novel of the year |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/roddy-doyle-s-the-guts-named-novel-of-the-year-1.1608597 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-12-26 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}} |
| Cookbook of the Year
|30 Years of Ballymaloe by Darina Allen |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year |
| 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 Men by Derek Landy |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh |
| Newcomer of the Year
|The Herbalist by Niamh Boyce |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Staring at Lakes by Michael Harding ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Short Story of the Year
|The Things We Lose The Things We Leave Behind by Billy O'Callaghan |
| Bookshop of the Year
|The Clifden Bookshop, Clifden, County Galway |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2014=
The 2014 awards were presented on 26 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2014 |title=Book Awards: BOD sees off the challenge of Roy Keane in blockbuster duel |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/book-awards-bod-sees-off-the-challenge-of-roy-keane-in-blockbuster-duel-30777481.html |access-date=27 November 2014 |website=Irish Independent}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Academy St by Mary Costello ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Unravelling Oliver by Liz 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 Devil by Graham Norton |
| Cookbook of the Year
|The Nation’s Favourite Food Fast by Neven Maguire |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|The Year I Met You by Cecelia Ahern |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Moone Boy by Chris O'Dowd and Nick Vincent Murphy |
| Sports Book of the Year
|The Test by Brian O'Driscoll |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|It’s All in the Head by Majella O'Donnell |
| Short Story of the Year
|Rest Day by John Boyne |
| International Recognition Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2015=
The 2015 awards were presented on 25 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin.{{Cite web |date=2015-11-25 |title=Enright and Bressie take home Irish Book Awards |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2015/1125/749202-authors-gather-for-book-awards-shortlist-reveal/ |website=RTÉ TEN |language=en}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|After the Fire by Jane Casey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers by Sinéad Gleeson |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Children of the Rising by Joe Duffy |
| Cookbook of the Year
|The Virtuous Tart by Susan Jane White |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|The Way We Were by Sinead Moriarty |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Me and My Mate Jeffrey by Niall Breslin |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Asking For It by Louise O'Neill ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Sports Book of the Year |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Irelandopedia by Fatti Burke and John Burke |
| Short Story of the Year
|A Slanting of the Sun by Donal Ryan |
| International Recognition Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2016=
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.{{Cite web |date=17 November 2016 |title=All write on the night: authors enjoy glitzy Bord Gáis Book Awards |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-news/all-write-on-the-night-authors-enjoy-glitzy-bord-gis-book-awards-35222691.html |access-date=24 November 2016 |website=Irish Independent}}{{Cite web |date=17 November 2016 |title=Ireland's favourite books for 2016 have been announced |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-book-awards-3085533-Nov2016/ |access-date=24 November 2016 |website=TheJournal.ie}}
On 14 December, Solar Bones by Mike McCormack was named as Ireland's best book of 2016. It was chosen by a public vote from the list of category winners below.{{Cite web |date=14 December 2015 |title=This author's one-sentence novel is the best Irish book of 2016 |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/mike-mccormack-solar-bones-win-3138756-Dec2016/ |access-date=14 December 2016 |website=The42.ie}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Solar Bones by Mike McCormack ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|The Trespasser by Tana French |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|The Glass Shore by Sinéad 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 Pear by Stephen Flynn and David Flynn |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|Holding by Graham Norton |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|Pigín of Howth by Kathleen Watkins |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Knights of the Borrowed Dark by Dave Rudden |
| Sports Book of the Year
|The Battle by Paul O'Connell |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Red Dirt by E. M. Reapy |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent |
| Short Story of the Year
|The Visit by Orla McAlinden |
| Poem of the Year
|In Glasnevin by Jane Clarke |
| International Recognition Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2017=
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.{{Cite web |date=2 December 2017 |title=Big night for Irish writing at Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/1128/923470-book-awards/ |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=RTÉ TEN}}{{Cite web |date=28 November 2017 |title=These are the best Irish books of 2017 |url=http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-book-awards-winners-2-3720895-Nov2017/ |access-date=29 November 2017 |website=TheJournal.ie}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Midwinter Break by Bernard MacLaverty |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|The Therapy House by Julie Parsons |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Atlas of the Irish Revolution by John Crowley, Donál Ó Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Wounds: A Memoir of War & Love by Fergal Keane |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Cook Well, Eat Well by Rory O’Connell |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|The Break by Marian Keyes |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Motherfoclóir by Darach Ó Séaghdha |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea – Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood by Sarah Webb, illustrated by Steve McCarthy |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Stand by Me by Judi Curtin |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
|Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan illustrated by Karen Vaughan |
| Sports Book of the Year
|The Choice by Philly McMahon with Niall Kelly |
| Newcomer of the Year
|I Found my Tribe by Ruth Fitzmaurice |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|He: A Novel by John 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 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2018=
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.{{Cite news |date=27 November 2018 |title=Winners of An Post Irish Book Awards 2018 revealed |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/winners-of-an-post-irish-book-awards-2018-revealed-1.3712154 |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 November 2018 |work=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web |date=27 November 2018 |title=Female authors dominate at An Post Irish Book Awards |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/female-authors-dominate-at-an-post-irish-book-awards-888371.html |access-date=29 November 2018 |website=IrishExaminer.com}}{{Cite web |date=27 November 2018 |title=Success for Lynn Ruane, Sally Rooney and Aislings everywhere at Irish Book Awards |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/awards-winners-4362303-Nov2018/ |access-date=29 November 2018 |website=TheJournal.ie}}
Notes to Self by Emilie Pine was voted the An Post Irish Book of the Year for 2018.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2018 |title=Emilie Pine wins Irish Book of the Year prize |url=https://www.rte.ie/culture/2019/0128/1026017-emilie-pine-wins-irish-book-of-the-year-prize/ |access-date=29 January 2019 |publisher=RTÉ News}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Skin Deep by Liz Nugent |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Lighthouses of Ireland by Roger O'Reilly |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|People Like Me by Lynn Ruane |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Currabinny Cookbook by James Kavanagh and William Murray |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|The Importance of Being Aisling by Emer 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 Trail by Sarah 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 Changer by Cora Staunton with Mary White |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Notes to Self by Emilie Pine ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Irish Language Book of the Year
|Tuatha De Denann by Diarmuid Johnson |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Skin Deep by Liz 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 |
=2019=
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.{{Cite news |title=An Post Irish Book Awards 2019 winners revealed |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/an-post-irish-book-awards-2019-winners-revealed-1.4089337 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-12-26 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}
The winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year was Overcoming by Vicky Phelan and Naomi Linehan.
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!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Cruel Acts by Jane Casey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Children of the Troubles by Joe Duffy & Freya McClements |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Constellations by Sinéad 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 Aisling by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Barefoot Pilgrimage by Andrea Corr |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|123 Ireland! by Aoife Dooley |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Shooting for the Stars – My Journey to Become Ireland's First Astronaut by Norah Patten, illustrated by Jennifer Farley |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
|Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Recovering by Richie Sadlier with Dion Fanning |
| Newcomer of the Year
|When All is Said by Anne Griffin |
| Irish Language Book of the Year
|Tairngreacht by Prionsias Mac a'Bhaird |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Overcoming by Vicky Phelan with Naomi Linehan ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Short Story of the Year
|Parrot by Nicole Flattery |
| Poem of the Year
|Salt Rain by Audrey Molloy |
| International Recognition Award |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
=2020=
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.{{Cite web |date=25 November 2020 |title=Winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2020 announced |url=https://www.irishbookawards.irish/2020/11/25/winners-announced-for-the-2020-an-post-irish-book-awards/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=Irish Book Awards}}
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa was announced as Irish Book of the Year in December 2020.{{Cite web |date=11 December 2020 |title=A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa is the winner! |url=https://agile-ideas.com/a-ghost-in-the-throat-announced-as-the-an-post-irish-book-of-the-year-2020/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=Agile Ideas}}
| class="wikitable"
!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|After the Silence by Louise O'Neill |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin and Dr Sarah-Anne Buckley |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals in Minutes by Neven Maguire |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year |
| Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here's the Science by Luke O'Neill |
| Children's Book of the Year, Junior
|The Great Irish Farm Book by Darragh McCullough, illustrated by Sally Caulwell |
| Children's Book of the Year, Senior
|Break the Mould by Sinéad Burke, illustrated by Natalie Byrne |
| Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year
|Savage Her Reply by Deirdre 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 Naturalist by Dara McAnulty |
| Irish Language Book of the Year
|Cnámh by Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|A Light That Never Goes Out by Keelin Shanley |
| Short Story of the Year
|I Ate It All And I Really Thought I Wouldn't by Caoilinn Hughes |
| Poem of the Year
|In the Museum of Misremembered Things by Linda McKenna |
| International Recognition Award |
= 2021 =
The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 23 November 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-29 |title=The best of the best! Irish Book Awards 2021 winners revealed |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-book-awards-2021-winners |access-date=2021-12-01 |website=IrishCentral.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2021 |title=The Irish Book of the Year has been named |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/irish-book-of-the-year-winner-5624064-Dec2021/ |access-date=9 December 2021 |website=TheJournal.ie}}
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!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| 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 1958 by Fintan O'Toole ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Everyday Cook by Donal Skehan |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year |
| 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 Girl by Sinead Moriarty |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Fight or Flight: My Life, My Choices by Keith Earls, with Tommy Conlon |
| Newcomer of the Year
|Snowflake by Louise Nealon |
| Irish Language Book of the Year
|Madame Lazare by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin |
| RTÉ Audience Choice Award
|Your One Wild and Precious Life by Maureen 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 |
| Short Story of the Year
|Little Lives by Deirdre Sullivan |
| Poem of the Year
|Longboat at Portaferry by Siobhan Campbell |
| Bookshop of the Year{{Cite web |title=An Post Bookshop of the Year |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/an-post-bookshop-of-the-year/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Irish Book Awards |language=en-GB}}
|Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery, Galway |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
= 2022 =
The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 25 November 2021.{{Cite news |title=An Post Irish Book Awards 2022: This year's winners revealed |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/11/23/an-post-irish-book-awards-2022-this-years-winners-revealed/ |url-access=subscription |work=The Irish Times}}{{Cite web |title=An Post Irish Book Awards 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf-KjCZPLEQ |via=YouTube}}
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.{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Martin |title=Sally Hayden wins An Post Irish Book of the Year award for My Fourth Time, We Drowned |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2022/12/07/sally-hayden-wins-an-post-irish-book-of-the-year-award-for-my-fourth-time-we-drowned/ |url-access=registration |work=The Irish Times}}
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!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Breaking Point by Edel Coffey |
| Best Irish Published Book of the Year
|An Irish Folklore Treasury by John Creedon |
| Non-Fiction Book of the Year
|My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden ({{Blue ribbon}}) |
| Cookbook of the Year
|The Daly Dish: Bold Food Made Good by Gina and Karol Daly |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|Again, Rachel by Marian 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 Talk by Richie Sadlier |
| Sports Book of the Year
|Kellie by Kellie 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 Tide by Charlie Bird, with Ray Burke |
| Author of the Year |
| Short Story of the Year
|"This Small Giddy Life" by Nuala Ní Chonchúir |
| Poem of the Year
|Wedding Dress by Martina Dalton |
| Bookshop of the Year
|Bridge Street Books, Wicklow |
| Lifetime Achievement Award |
= 2023 =
The awards were announced at a ceremony at Dublin's Convention Centre on 22 November 2023.{{Cite web |title=AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS Winners 2023 |url=https://www.irishbookawards.ie/winners/ |access-date=2023-11-23}}{{Cite web |last=Falvey |first=Deirdre |date=2023-11-22 |title=Paul Murray wins Novel of the Year for The Bee Sting at the An Post Irish Book Awards |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/11/22/paul-murray-wins-novel-of-the-year-at-the-an-post-irish-book-awards/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=The Irish Times}}
The Book of the Year winner was The Bee Sting by Paul Murray which was announced on 6 December 2023.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2023 |title=The Bee Sting by Paul Murray is the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023 |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/the-bee-sting-paul-murray-irish-book-of-the-year-an-post-6241875-Dec2023/ |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Journal}}{{Cite web |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=2023-12-08 |title='The Bee Sting' Wins An Post Irish Book Award |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/the-bee-sting-wins-an-post-irish-book-award/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}
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!Award !Winner |
| Novel of the Year
|The Bee Sting by Paul Murray |
| Crime Fiction Book of the Year
|Strange Sally Diamong by Liz 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 by Mark O'Connell |
| Cookbook of the Year
|Flavour by Mark Moriarty, with photography by Cliodhna Prendergast |
| Popular Fiction Book of the Year
|My Hot Friend by Sophie 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 Ceiling by Eimear 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 Life by Roz Purcell |
| Biography of the Year
|Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan |
| Author of the Year |
| Short Story of the Year
|"Such A Pretty Face " by Moïra Fowley |
| Poem of the Year
|Vectors in Kabul by Mary 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{{Cite web |last=Doyle |first=Martin |date=2023-11-17 |title=Lifetime Achievement Award for Roy Foster; Louise Nealon's Snowflake to be Dublin's One Book |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/11/17/lifetime-achievement-award-for-roy-foster-louise-nealons-snowflake-to-be-dublins-one-book/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=The Irish Times}} |
= 2024 =
The 2024 winners were announced on 27 November, again in the Convention Centre.{{Cite web |last=Moynihan |first=Michael |date=27 November 2024 |title=Irish Book Awards winners revealed, including Irish Examiner journalist |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41525363.html |website=Irish Examiner}}
- Best Irish-Published Book of the Year: The Irish Words You Should Know – Hector Ó hEochagáin
- Biography of the Year: Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging – Seán Ronayne
- History Book of the Year: Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives – Hélène O'Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy
- Non-Fiction Book of the Year: Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother's Secrets – Clair Wills
- Novel of the Year: Heart, Be at Peace – Donal Ryan
- Food & Drink Book of the Year: Irish Food History: A Companion – Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman
- Lifestyle Book of the Year: Gaeilge i Mo Chroí – Irish in My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language – Molly Nic Céile
- Author of the Year: Sally Rooney
- Sports Book of the Year: Obsessed: The Autobiography – Johnny Sexton with Peter O'Reilly
- Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana: Geansaithe Móra – Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh
- Children's Book of the Year – Junior: The Golden Hare – Paddy Donnelly
- Children's Book of the Year – Senior: Fia and the Last Snow Deer – Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn
- Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy: Something's About to Blow Up – Sam Blake
- Crime Fiction Book of the Year: A Stranger in the Family – Jane Casey
- Newcomer of the Year: The Coast Road – Alan Murrin
- Popular Fiction Book of the Year: Frankie – Graham Norton
- Special Recognition Award: Paul Howard
- Listeners' Choice Award: The Last Disco: The Story of the Stardust Tragedy – Sean Murray, Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan
- New Irish Writing Best Short Story: Valentine's Day – Kathleen Macadam
- New Irish Writing Best Poetry: 'Onionskin' – Eilín de Paor
- Bookshop of the Year: Little A
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Martin Waddell
References
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