Rooney Prize for Irish Literature

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 U.S. Ambassador to Ireland.[1] The prize is awarded to Irish writers aged under 40 who are published in Irish or English. Although often associated with individual books, it is intended to reward a body of work. Originally worth £750,[2] the current value of the prize is €10,000.[3]

List of recipients

References and footnotes

  1. 1 2 McDonough, Tim (2 January 1981). "Irish Tales Have Rooney Angle". Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. 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. 1 2 "An Irishman's Diary", Irish Times, 7 May 1976.
  3. 1 2 Caroline Walsh, "Loose Leaves", Irish Times, 21 June 2008.
  4. ↑ James McElroy, Ireland: A Traveler's Literary Companion, (Whereabouts Press, 2007), page 147.
  5. ↑ "The Hogan File", Irish Times, 2 April 2005.
  6. ↑ "Judges shortlist 16 authors", Irish Times, 4 September 1999 (NB article dates the prize as 1977 but other sources confirm Hogan as 1977 winner)
  7. ↑ "Writer and editor Kate Cruise O'Brien dies in Dublin aged 49", Irish Times, 27 March 1997
  8. ↑ Mary O'Donnell, "A scathing scourge of suburbia", Irish Times, 1 February 1992
  9. ↑ "Neil Jordan Gets Rooney Prize", Irish Times, 7 October 1981
  10. ↑ "Poet wins £1,000 Rooney Prize", Irish Times, 17 September 1982
  11. ↑ "Irish Literature Prize Awarded", Irish Times, 30 August 1983
  12. ↑ Caroline Walsh, "Rooney writing prize awarded", Irish Times 25 October 1984
  13. ↑ Elgy Gillespie, "Literature prize for Buncrana writer", Irish Times, 14 June 1985
  14. ↑ David Nowlan, "Playwright wins £2,500 award", Irish Times, 13 June 1986
  15. ↑ Mary Leland, "No Cheap Thrills", Irish Times, 20 February 1988
  16. ↑ John Kenny, "Building the structure", Irish Times, 5 April 2003.
  17. ↑ "Judges shortlist 11 authors", Irish Times, 2 September 1997
  18. ↑ "The Irish Times / ESB Theatre Awards: The Judges", Irish Times, 8 February 1999
  19. ↑ "Dublin writer receives award", Irish Times, 16 June 1992
  20. ↑ "Dublin poet wins Rooney Prize", Irish Times, 17 June 1993
  21. ↑ "McCann wins Rooney Prize", Irish Times, 18 June 1994
  22. ↑ Robert O'Byrne, "With a swansong in her Hart", Irish Times, 17 June 1995
  23. ↑ "Special award presented to two poets", Irish Times, 6 February 1996
  24. ↑ "Haverty wins literature award", Irish Times, 14 June 1997
  25. ↑ "Rooney Winner", Irish Times, 4 June 1998
  26. ↑ "Mark of success", Irish Times, 10 June 1999.
  27. ↑ "New man in Galway", Irish Times, 10 June 2000
  28. ↑ "Loose leaves", Irish Times, 9 June 2001
  29. ↑ "Poem of the week", Guardian, 21 April 2008
  30. ↑ Fiona Smith, "Stacking myths, making meaning", Irish Times, 20 May 2006
  31. ↑ "O'Brien captures the Rooney", Irish Times, 10 May 2003
  32. ↑ "Kilroy wins Rooney", Irish Times, 12 June 2004
  33. ↑ "Laird wins Rooney Prize", Irish Times, 4 June 2005
  34. ↑ "Ó Ceallaigh wins Rooney", Irish Times, 17 June 2006
  35. ↑ Caroline Walsh, "Loose Leaves", Irish Times, 10 October 2007
  36. ↑ "Novelist Kevin Power is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2009". Trinity College, Dublin. 8 October 2009.
  37. ↑ "Cork poet O'Sullivan wins Rooney prize". Irish Times. 10 October 2010.
  38. ↑ "Novelist and Dramatist Lucy Caldwell Awarded Rooney Prize 2011". Trinity College, Dublin. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  39. ↑ "Dramatist Harris wins Rooney Prize". Irish Times. 10 October 2012.
  40. ↑ "Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2016". Irish Times. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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