Sally Rooney, Emilie Pine, Emer McLysaght, and Sarah Breen, Lynn Ruane, and Liz Nugent were among the winning authors at the An Post Irish Book Awards held in Dublin last night.

Among the winners is Sally Rooney, whose second book, 'Normal People', was named Novel of the Year.

The An Post Irish Book Awards are getting underway tonight, and all of the country's literati were out in force.

Diverse and exciting writing talent has been shortlisted across 14 categories for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.

There was huge excitement yesterday as Ireland’s authors gathered at the Bord Gáis Theatre for the announcement of the shortlist for the Irish Book Awards 2015.