| 2025 | Keegan: The Man Who Was King | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2025 | Keegan: The Man Who Was King | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Sport, Health and Wellness | |
| 2018 | Freya | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Curtain Call | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2015 | Curtain Call | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2013 | The Streets | Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Historical Fiction | |
| 2013 | Half of the Human Race | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | The Rescue Man | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Rescue Man | Desmond Elliott Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |