Multiple Awards for Ferriter

St Patrick's College Historian, Diarmaid Ferriter, won three awards at the Irish Book Awards ceremony this week, for his outstanding biography of Eamon de Velera, Judging Dev. Dr Ferriter won the Argosy Irish non-fiction book of the year; the Eason Irish published book of the year, and the Turbidy Show listeners' choice award. The Awards were presented by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.

Irish Times Article - 25 April 2008

Judging Dev was described as "a book of considerable intellectual force and widespread appeal" by Prof Paul Bew.

The shortlisted books for the awards emerged from a ballot of more than 300 Irish booksellers and librarians. The overall winners in seven of the nine categories were chosen through a voting process conducted by the Irish Literary Academy, which consists of a panel of individuals drawn from the worlds of bookselling, publishing, libraries, literary journalism and the arts. The Turbidy Show award was voted on by listeners to the popular radio programme.

Dr Ferriter is a senior lecturer in the History Department in St Patrick's College.

 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated: Tuesday April 29 2008