'Like a homecoming': UL presents novelist Paul Lynch with Honorary Doctorate

The author, who won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2023 for his novel Prophet Song, was hailed as 'one of the great novelists of his generation'

Pictured from left: Novelist Paul Lynch (second from left) with his children Amelie and Elliot and parents Mary and Pat at the University of Limerick on Friday. Paul said: 'It’s a wonderful honour, I immediately thought of my beloved grandparents on either side, it’s the kind of thing that would've given them a bit of a thrill.' Picture: Sean Curtin

Booker-prize winner Paul Lynch was presented with an Honorary Doctorate at the University of Limerick on Friday, where he was hailed as “one of the great novelists of his generation”.

The Limerick native was presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Acting UL President Shane Kilcommins.