"The shortlist for the awards across 19 categories was announced today, featuring established and new writers, as well as poets, journalists, politicians and sports stars. In the Novel of the Year category, Mr O'Connor has been nominated for his latest work The Ghosts of Rome. He is up against seven other nominees including Hugo Hamilton, John Patrick McHugh, Elaine Feeney, Roisín O'Donnell, Wendy Erskine, Garrett Carr and John Banville."
"Mr Varadkar's memoir Speaking My Mind is among the nominees for Biography of the Year. Other nominees range from RTÉ presenter Miriam O'Callaghan to Sarah Corbett Lynch, the daughter Andrew Porter's Heart on My Sleeve is in the running for Sports Book of the Year, alongside books by Ireland rugby head coach Andy Farrell, retired Ireland and Munster scrum-half Conor Murray, and All-Ireland winning Kerry footballer Marc Ó Sé."
The awards shortlist spans 19 categories and includes established and emerging writers, poets, journalists, politicians and sports figures. Novel of the Year nomination includes Mr O'Connor for The Ghosts of Rome alongside Hugo Hamilton, John Patrick McHugh, Elaine Feeney, Roisín O'Donnell, Wendy Erskine, Garrett Carr and John Banville. Biography of the Year features Mr Varadkar's memoir Speaking My Mind, with other nominees including RTÉ presenter Miriam O'Callaghan and Sarah Corbett Lynch. Sports Book of the Year contenders include Andrew Porter's Heart on My Sleeve, Andy Farrell, Conor Murray and Marc Ó Sé. Manchán Magan receives a posthumous nomination for Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun). The New Irish Writing partnership continues for Best Short Story and Best Poetry, and the crime fiction shortlist lists eight nominees.
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