Winners announced of RTÉ Short Story Competition 2024

The winning stories were selected by writers Claire Kilroy, Neil Hegarty and Kathleen MacMahon, from a shortlist of 10 stories which was announced earlier this month - read them here.

Dead Bait was chosen as the overall winner, in the words of the judges, for 'its mastery of storytelling, triumph of detail and sense of jeopardy that grows as the story nears its gripping conclusion'.

You can read (and listen to) Dead Bait here.

As winner, Mattie Brennan received a cheque for €5,000.

Second Prize went to Divination, by Stephen O’Reilly who was presented with a cheque for €4,000, while Third Prize went to The Other Órla, by Emer O’Toole who was presented with a cheque for €3,000. The seven runners-up received €250 each.