Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

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The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was created in 1976 by the Irish American businessman Dan Rooney, owner and chairman of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers franchise and former US Ambassador to Ireland. [1] The prize is administered by the Oscar Wilde Centre and is awarded to Irish writers aged under 40 who are published in Irish or English. [2] Although often associated with individual books, it is intended to reward a body of work. Originally worth £750, [3] the current value of the prize is €10,000. [4]

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List of recipients

References and footnotes

  1. 1 2 McDonough, Tim (2 January 1981). "Irish Tales Have Rooney Angle". Pittsburgh Press. Daniel Rooney, whose correct middle initial, by the way, is M, confirmed that his family annually awards a prize of $2,000 to an Irish writer. The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, he explained, has been given for the last seven years to a native of Ireland who must be under 40 years old and writing in either English or Irish.
  2. ↑ "The Rooney Prize for Literature - Trinity Oscar Wilde Centre | Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "An Irishman's Diary", The Irish Times, 7 May 1976.
  4. 1 2 Caroline Walsh, "Loose Leaves", The Irish Times, 21 June 2008.
  5. ↑ James McElroy, Ireland: A Traveler's Literary Companion, (Whereabouts Press, 2007), page 147.
  6. ↑ "The Hogan File", The Irish Times, 2 April 2005.
  7. ↑ "Judges shortlist 16 authors", The Irish Times, 4 September 1999 (NB article dates the prize as 1977 but other sources confirm Hogan as 1977 winner)
  8. ↑ "Writer and editor Kate Cruise O'Brien dies in Dublin aged 49", The Irish Times, 27 March 1997
  9. ↑ Mary O'Donnell, "A scathing scourge of suburbia", The Irish Times, 1 February 1992
  10. ↑ "Neil Jordan Gets Rooney Prize", The Irish Times, 7 October 1981
  11. ↑ "Poet wins £1,000 Rooney Prize", The Irish Times, 17 September 1982
  12. ↑ "Irish Literature Prize Awarded", The Irish Times, 30 August 1983
  13. ↑ Caroline Walsh, "Rooney writing prize awarded", The Irish Times 25 October 1984
  14. ↑ Elgy Gillespie, "Literature prize for Buncrana writer", The Irish Times, 14 June 1985
  15. ↑ David Nowlan, "Playwright wins £2,500 award", The Irish Times, 13 June 1986
  16. ↑ Mary Leland, "No Cheap Thrills", The Irish Times, 20 February 1988
  17. ↑ John Kenny, "Building the structure", The Irish Times, 5 April 2003.
  18. ↑ "Judges shortlist 11 authors", The Irish Times, 2 September 1997
  19. ↑ "The Irish Times / ESB Theatre Awards: The Judges", The Irish Times, 8 February 1999
  20. ↑ "Dublin writer receives award", The Irish Times, 16 June 1992
  21. ↑ "Dublin poet wins Rooney Prize", The Irish Times, 17 June 1993
  22. ↑ "McCann wins Rooney Prize", The Irish Times, 18 June 1994
  23. ↑ Robert O'Byrne, "With a swansong in her Hart", The Irish Times, 17 June 1995
  24. ↑ "Special award presented to two poets", The Irish Times, 6 February 1996
  25. ↑ "Haverty wins literature award", The Irish Times, 14 June 1997
  26. ↑ "Rooney Winner", The Irish Times, 4 June 1998
  27. ↑ "Mark of success", The Irish Times, 10 June 1999.
  28. ↑ "New man in Galway", The Irish Times, 10 June 2000
  29. ↑ "Loose leaves", The Irish Times, 9 June 2001
  30. ↑ "Poem of the week", Guardian, 21 April 2008
  31. ↑ Fiona Smith, "Stacking myths, making meaning", The Irish Times, 20 May 2006
  32. ↑ "O'Brien captures the Rooney", The Irish Times, 10 May 2003
  33. ↑ "Kilroy wins Rooney", The Irish Times, 12 June 2004
  34. ↑ "Laird wins Rooney Prize", The Irish Times, 4 June 2005
  35. ↑ "Ó Ceallaigh wins Rooney", The Irish Times, 17 June 2006
  36. ↑ Caroline Walsh, "Loose Leaves", The Irish Times, 10 October 2007
  37. ↑ "Novelist Kevin Power is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2009". Trinity College, Dublin. 8 October 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  38. ↑ "Cork poet O'Sullivan wins Rooney prize". The Irish Times. 10 October 2010.
  39. ↑ "Novelist and Dramatist Lucy Caldwell Awarded Rooney Prize 2011". Trinity College, Dublin. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  40. ↑ "Dramatist Harris wins Rooney Prize". The Irish Times. 10 October 2012.
  41. ↑ "Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2016". The Irish Times. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  42. ↑ "A Dublin janitor wins the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature from the university she cleans". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  43. ↑ "Author Mark O'Connell awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2019". The Irish Times.
  44. ↑ "Stephen Sexton awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2020". 26 November 2020.
  45. ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Niamh Campbell awarded 2021 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  46. ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Seán Hewitt awarded 2022 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  47. ↑ "2023 winner". Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  48. ↑ "Suad Aldarra awarded Rooney Prize for Irish Literature". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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