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Seán Dunne Festival News...

Awards Announced
The Seán Dunne winners were announced on Thursday March 18, in a ceremony hosted by special guest - author - John Boyne. The National Winner is Ciaran Hodgers from County Louth; the National Junior Winner is Kilian O'Flanagan from Dublin 9 and the Local Winner is Shannon O'Reilly from Kings Channell in Waterford. To read the award winning pieces follow the links at the top of the page.



 Writer and actress Pauline McLynn has written seven novels, the first three featuring Irish Private Eye Leo Street. These include Something for the Weekend, Better Than a Rest and Right on Time, all publishd by Headline UK. Then came four stand-alone, popular and highly-acclaimed novels: The Woman on the Bus and Summer in the City, Bright Lights and Promises, and Missing You Already. She is currently working on her fifth novel which will be out later in the year.