Sponsors

Hughes & Hughes was originally established by the current Chief Executive’s father as Hughes Books Services, a wholesaler, in 1957. Derek Hughes established the retail business in 1984 and it is now the leading specialist book retailer in Ireland with nine high street stores located in Dublin, Galway, Wexford, Dundalk and Ennis and airport stores in Dublin Airport, Cork Airport, Shannon Airport and London City Airport.

ARGOSY is Ireland’s only independent book wholesaler. ARGOSY has a long tradition in bookselling and in supporting Irish publishers and authors. We are delighted to be involved in the Irish Book Awards and particularly in the sponsorship of the ARGOSY Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. In our association with this award, we hope to highlight the wealth of talent among Irish authors and promote their fine work.

The Dublin Airport Authority plc (DAA) is an airport management company. Principal activities include the management, operation and development of Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports in Ireland, domestic and international airport retail management, and airport investment. The DAA is to build a new €395m terminal at Dublin Airport which will open in the Autumn of 2009. T2 will raise capacity at the airport to a potential 35 million passengers per year.

Energise Sport is proud to sponsor the Irish Sports Book of the Year award. Since its launch in 2003, the company has forged deep links with Irish Sport, primarily through its relationship with the Gaelic Players Association. From scholarship programs to coaching and educational schemes Energise Sport supports the development of Gaelic Games from club level to the inter-county level. Energise Sport is also the official sports drink to the Irish Rugby Union Players Association.
Win a copy of one of the shortlisted titles for the Club Energise Sports Irish Sports Book of the Year Awards by simply clicking on the link and following the instructions on screen: Competition

The perfect combination, the Galaxy Popular Fiction Award at the Irish Book Awards. Galaxy Chocolate, synonymous with indulgence, is proud to sponsor the Popular Fiction Award category for the second year. The winner of the Galaxy Popular Fiction Award in 2007 was Paul Howard (aka Ross O'Carroll Kelly) for 'Should have got off at Sydney Parade.'

Ryan Tubridy presents a lively mix of conversation, debate and music on the daily radio programme. Ryan is a self-confessed ‘book-eating boy’ and the show regularly features author interviews, book reviews and features on publishing. The Tubridy Show listeners are discerning critics and are never shy of offering an opinion on the titles we feature. The Listeners’ Choice Award is a great way for them to be involved by voting for their favourite.

The Sunday Independent is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin (33.4% of Irish Sunday newspaper readers.) It is now owned by businessman Sir Anthony O'Reilly, and is part of a worldwide newspaper group that includes The Independent in the United Kingdom. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning who along with literary editor, Madeleine Keane, has been a strong supporter of these awards since their inception.

It was in the heady days of Parnell and the Land League that Charles Eason acquired the business from W.H. Smith in 1886. Today, Eason and Son have forty-five outlets in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the flagship being our store in O'Connell Street, Dublin. Throughout the island of Ireland, our shops stock an extensive range of books, newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, and stationery. Some shops also stock music, video, DVD's, toys, and computer accessories.

National Book Tokens began in 1932 when Harold Raymond, a publisher, noted that the chief difficulty people found when giving a book was the fear of getting the wrong book. His response was the brilliantly simple notion of the book token. Over 75 years later his invention is still going strong. National Book Tokens are sold and exchanged in more outlets than any other book voucher in the UK and Ireland, over 3000 in total. So you can send them to anyone, wherever they live.

International Education Services Ltd is a wholly Irish-owned family business. Providing a complete Library service, IES specialise in the supply of Children's books to Local Authorities and Government Departments. IES are also the leading supplier of children's books to Primary and Secondary schools throughout Ireland. We are delighted to be associated with the Irish Book Awards and in particular being able to involve our wonderful network of public libraries. The Company takes great pride in its expertise in the area of Children’s literature and commands a dominant share of this market throughout Ireland.

Lightning Source UK Ltd is the leader in pioneering on-demand print, market access and distribution solutions for the book industry. Lightning Source's digital library currently holds more than 100,000 orderable titles and is growing by an average of 400 titles per week. The IBA is delighted to welcome our new partners who will be sponsoring the Shortlist Launch on March 5 and the Reception at the Awards Dinner on 24th April.

Ireland AM is Ireland’s only live breakfast TV show broadcasting on a daily basis from 7 to 10am. Since it’s launch in Sept 1999, Ireland AM has quickly risen to become the most watched breakfast show in Ireland (beating GMTV, BBC, Channel 4 and Sky). With it’s unique young housekeeper profile the show reaches in excess of 200,000 viewers each morning. Ireland AM keeps viewers updated throughout the morning with news, weather and a winning combination of light, heart warming, informative and often hard hitting interviews along with plenty of fun features.