1978 in Ireland - Arts and Literature

Arts and Literature

  • Iris Murdoch is awarded the Booker Prize for her novel The Sea, The Sea.
  • Peter Sheridan is awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.
  • Seán Ó Ríordáin's posthumous poetry collection Tar éis mo Bháis is published.

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