Members of the Irish writing and publishing community gathered in the Royal St. George Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire on Friday 10th February for the annual Irish PEN Award dinner. Joseph O’Connor received the 2012 Irish PEN Award for a lifetime contribution to Irish literature, sponsored this year by www.writing.ie. Joe was joined by his family and his proud agent Carole Blake as he listened to words of the highest praise for his work delivered by An Uachtarán (President of Ireland) Dr. Michael D. Higgins. Congratulations Joe.
