Niamh
03-24-2007, 04:31 PM
And the winners of the Irish book awards are!
Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year - Winner:
Winterwood by Patrick McCabe
Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year - Winner:
Connemara: Listening to the Wind by Tim Robinson
Galaxy Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year - Winner:
Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Club Energise Sport Irish Sports Book of the Year - Winner:
Back from the Brink by Paul McGrath
Irish Newcomer of the Year Award - Winner:
The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon
Eason Irish Published Book of the Year - Winner:
Lifelines by Niall MacMonagle
RTE Radio 1's - The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Awards - Winner:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas byJohn Boyne
The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year - Junior - Winner:
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year - Senior - Winner: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
As a member of Hughes and Hughes i am very surprised that The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas didnt win that catagory as well seeing as its one of our biggest sellers at the moment! It deserves the awards it has gotten, and i myself will be soon joining everyone else by reading it!
Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year - Winner:
Winterwood by Patrick McCabe
Argosy Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year - Winner:
Connemara: Listening to the Wind by Tim Robinson
Galaxy Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year - Winner:
Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
Club Energise Sport Irish Sports Book of the Year - Winner:
Back from the Brink by Paul McGrath
Irish Newcomer of the Year Award - Winner:
The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon
Eason Irish Published Book of the Year - Winner:
Lifelines by Niall MacMonagle
RTE Radio 1's - The Tubridy Show Listeners' Choice Awards - Winner:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas byJohn Boyne
The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year - Junior - Winner:
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
The Dublin Airport Authority Irish Children's Book of the Year - Senior - Winner: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
As a member of Hughes and Hughes i am very surprised that The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas didnt win that catagory as well seeing as its one of our biggest sellers at the moment! It deserves the awards it has gotten, and i myself will be soon joining everyone else by reading it!