| 2023 | The Pole and Other Stories | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Schooldays of Jesus | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2016 | The Schooldays of Jesus | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | The Childhood of Jesus | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Childhood of Jesus | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Summertime | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Diary of a Bad Year | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Summertime | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | Summertime | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Slow Man | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2006 | Slow Man | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |