John Banville, Honorary Patron of the Hubert Butler Essay Prize, awards winner Andrew Hammond with his cheque for £1,000.
Noel Russell (Joint Runner-up), Manus Charleton (Join Runner-up), Andrew Hammond (Winner), John Banville (Honorary Patron) and Nigel Lewis (Joint Runner-up) with host of the awards the Ambassador of Ireland H.E. Mr Adrian O’Neill.
Judges of the essay prize: Professor Roy Foster (Chair), Dr Eva Hoffman and Professor Nicholas Grene.