Hennessy played host to a gathering of literary lovers in the historic surrounds of The Honourable Society of King’s Inns Dublin to announce the winners of the 47th annual Hennessy Literary Awards.
Poets, politicians, novelists and short story tellers were on hand as Hennessy revealed Aaron Finnegan as the winner of the First Fiction category, Louise G. Cole for Emerging Poetry, and Manus Boyle Tobin for Emerging Fiction.
From the three winners Manus Boyle Tobin was named the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year.
The winners were chosen by authors Marina Carr, Niall Griffiths and The Irish Times New Irish Writing page editor, Ciaran Carty.
Winner of the First Fiction award Aaron Finnegan with his mother Anne (Centre) and sister Dawn Pic: Brian McEvoy