RTÉ announces ‘RTÉ Radio 1 Listeners’ Choice Award’

RTÉ Official Media Partner I An Post Irish Book Awards 

Books selected by Miriam O’Callaghan, Joe Duffy, Seán Rocks, Ray D’Arcy and Ryan Tubridy. Voting at www.rte.ie/culture.  

As official media partner of the An Post Irish Book Awards, RTÉ Radio 1 is this year continuing the ‘RTÉ Radio 1 Listeners’ Choice Award’. Five of the station’s biggest names – Miriam O’Callaghan, Joe Duffy, Seán Rocks, Ray D’Arcy and Ryan Tubridy – have each selected their favourite book of the year, which they would like readers to vote for.  

The books are:  

Love, by Roddy Doyle – Selected by Seán Rocks  
OK let’s do your stupid idea, by Patrick Freyne – Selected by Ryan Tubridy 
A light that never goes out, by Keelin Shanley – Selected by Miriam O’Callaghan  
The Wild Laughter, by Caoilinn Hughes – Selected by Joe Duffy 
Diary of a young naturalist, by Dara McAnulty – Selected by Ray D’Arcy  

To cast your vote for the RTÉ Radio 1 Listeners’ Choice Award go towww.rte.ie/culture.  

Commenting, Head of RTÉ Radio 1, Peter Woods, said:“Following the success of last year’s awards, we are delighted to again involve five of our best known RTÉ Radio 1 presenters, all of whom are big readers, in this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. Books are a big part of the RTÉ Radio 1 schedule and we are happy to continue to provide a platform to celebrate our great writers and storytellers and encourage our listeners to vote for their favourite, from the list.” 

The An Post Irish Book Awards virtual awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 25th November and a television programme will be broadcast on RTÉ One television on Thursday, 10th December. This TV programme will focus on the top overall category winners, and will culminate in one of these titles being announced as the ‘An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020’. 

For more on the An Post Irish Book Awards, including the shortlist and voting information, visit  www.anpostirishbookawards.ie.