President Connolly announced Chris Haughton as the eight Laureate na nÓg.
Laureate na nÓg celebrates children’s literature and its special contribution to cultural life in Ireland.
An initiative of the Arts Council, Laureate na nÓg is managed and delivered on the Council’s behalf by Children’s Books Ireland, and also supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and the Department of Children, Disability & Equality.