Philip O Ceallaigh's Notes From a Turkish Whorehouse has been awarded the Glen Dimplex Prize for the best first work of fiction.  Fighting off strong competition from Jane Harris' Observations, JM Ledgard's ...
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Ewan Morrison's novel Swung has been optioned by Gillian Berrie and (the director) David Mackenzie's independent Glasgow-based Sigma Films.  David's new film Hallam Foe (another literary adaptation starring Jamie Bell) has just ...
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At a reception held on 21st June 2006, Philip OCeallaigh was awarded the 31st Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.  His work was praised by Jim Sherwin, the longstanding organiser of the prize, and by the spokesperson of the judges Frank ...
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The shortlist for the 2006 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award in association with The Irish Times, announced today, includes Irish author ...
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