Irish Book Awards

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. == Description ==

As of 2025, there are around 20 awards, some of which are judged by the Irish Literary Academy, and a few by public vote. Three are for books for children and young adults. There is also a lifetime achievement award. ==Awards==

Current awards Books of the Year • Novel of the Year • Crime Fiction Book 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 • Non-Fiction Book of the Year • Cookbook 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 • Best Irish-published Book of the Year Other awards • Short Story of the Year • Poem of the Year • The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award • New Voices: The An Post Writing Prize • Bookshop of the Year • Author of the Year • Lifetime Achievement Award 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. ==Winners==

Book of the Year winners are indicated with a 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. 2015 The 2015 awards were presented on 25 November at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Dublin. 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. 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. 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. 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. Notes to Self by Emilie Pine was voted the An Post Irish Book of the Year for 2018. 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. The winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year was Overcoming by Vicky Phelan and Naomi Linehan. A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa was announced as Irish Book of the Year in December 2020. 2021 The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 23 November 2021. 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. 2022 The awards ceremony was broadcast online on 23 November 2022. 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. 2023 The awards were announced at a ceremony at Dublin's Convention Centre on 22 November 2023. The Book of the Year winner was The Bee Sting by Paul Murray which was announced on 6 December 2023. 2024 The 2024 winners were announced on 27 November, again in the Convention Centre. 2025 The 2025 winners were announced on 27 November. ==References==