Bookshop of the Year Shortlist The ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ category was introduced to acknowledge the significant role played by independent bookshops and local branches of bookshop chains in helping their local communities to find and savour the titles of their choice. The shortlist of six bookshops around Ireland for 2023 are: Bridge Books, Dromore, Co. Down Bridge Street Books, Co. Wicklow Halway Up the Stairs Bookshop, Greystones, Co. Wicklow Liber Bookshop, Co. Sligo Maynooth Bookshop, Maynooth, Co. Kildare O'Mahony's Booksellers, Co. Limerick