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Eleven-year-old Darragh O’Keeffe from Claregalway is runner-up of the national Specsavers Irish Book Awards short story competition. The Galway native entered the competition with his enchanting story and has been awarded the runner up prize, a collection of popular Irish children’s books, including Paddy Donnelly’s The Golden Hare and Oliver Jeffers’ Where to Hide a Star.

Eagraíodh Tionól Géarchéime, cruinniú éigeandála náisiúnta do phobal na Gaeilge, Dé Máirt seo caite, i mBaile Átha Cliath mar thoradh ar an €800,000 de chiorruithe atá le cur i bhfeidhm ag Foras na Gaeilge. Tá na ciorruithe seo ag teacht tráth a bhfuil géarchéim maoinithe cheana féin san earnáil. Tá go leor grúpaí áitiúla Gaeilge ar fud na tíre nach raibh go leor airgid acu chun tuarastal, billí agus cíos a íoc roimhe seo, anois is gá dóibh dul agus ciorruithe breise a chur i bhfeidhm.

An Slipéar Gloine, an Irish story based on Cinderella and told in rhyme, is on the KPMG Irish Children Book Award shortlist for 2023. Fearghas Mac Lochlainn, the Spiddal author of this scintillating book, is delighted. He says: "I'm chuffed. It is fantastic that a book written in the Irish language has been shortlisted. Paddy Donnelly, the brilliant artist who illustrated the book, deserves much of the credit here! I am also much indebted to Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and Futa Fata who asked me to write the book in the first place and then put An Slipéar Gloine into the hat for the Reics Carló award (which it won), and for the KPMG award."