Former Rooney Prize Winners

Ferdia Lennon

Winning Work: Glorious Exploits

2025 Winner

Suad Aldarra

Winning Work: I Don’t Want to Talk About Home

2024 Winner
2023 Winner

Michael Magee

Winning Work: Close to Home

2022, Seán Hewitt

2021, Niamh Campbell

2020, Stephon Sexton

Mark O’Connell, 2019

Caitriona Lally, 2018

Elizabeth Reapy, 2017

Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 2016

Sara Baume, 2015

Colin Barrett, 2014

Ciarán Collins, 2013

Nancy Harris, 2012

Lucy Caldwell, 2011

Leanne O'Sullivan, 2010

Kevin Power, 2009

Leontia Flynn, 2008

Kevin Barry, 2007

Claire Kilroy, 2004

Eugene O'Brien, 2003

Caítriona O' Reilly, 2002

Keith Ridgway, 2001

Nick Laird, 2005

Philip Ó Ceallaigh, 2006

Claire Keegan, 2000

  • 1976 Heno Magee

  • 1977 Desmond Hogan

  • 1978 Peter Sheridan

  • 1979 Kate Cruise O'Brien

  • 1980 Bernard Farrell

  • 1981 Neil Jordan

  • 1982 Medbh McGuckian

  • 1983 Dorothy Nelson

  • 1984 Ronan Sheehan

  • 1985 Frank McGuinness

  • 1986 Paul Mercier

  • 1987 Deirdre Madden

  • 1988 Glenn Patterson

  • 1989 Robert McLiam Wilson

  • 1990 Mary Dorcey

  • 1991 Anne Enright

  • 1992 Hugo Hamilton

  • 1993 Gerard Fanning

  • 1994 Colum McCann

  • 1995 Philip MacCann

  • 1996 Mike McCormack

  • 1997 Anne Haverty

  • 1998 David Wheatley

  • 1999 Mark O'Rowe

  • 2000 Claire Keegan


Full List of Winners

  • 2001 Keith Ridgway

  • 2002 Caítriona O' Reilly

  • 2003 Eugene O'Brien

  • 2004 Claire Kilroy

  • 2005 Nick Laird

  • 2006 Philip Ó Ceallaigh

  • 2007 Kevin Barry

  • 2008 Leontia Flynn

  • 2009 Kevin Power

  • 2010 Leanne O'Sullivan

  • 2011 Lucy Caldwell

  • 2012 Nancy Harris

  • 2013 Ciarán Collins

  • 2014 Colin Barrett

  • 2015 Sara Baume

  • 2016 Doireann Ní Ghríofa

  • 2017 Elizabeth Reapy

  • 2018 Caitriona Lally

  • 2019 Mark O'Connell

  • 2020 Stephon Sexton

  • 2021 Niamh Campbell

  • 2022 Seán Hewitt

  • 2023 Michael Magee

  • 2024 Suad Aldarra

  • 2025 Ferdia Lennon