Literature
- Kevin Barry's short story collection There are Little Kingdoms is published and wins the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
- Ann Enright's novel The Gathering is published and wins the Man Booker Prize.
- Derek Landy's children's novel Skulduggery Pleasant is published and wins the Red House Children's Book Award (2008).
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