irish book awards 2007

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!