Meanings of strong shortlist in English

The 12- strong shortlist has been revealed for this year's Hyundai Mercury Prize.

Three Irish-born writers feature on this year's ten- strong shortlist for the Impac literary prize.

AM Homes beat a glitteringly strong shortlist including Hilary Mantel.

No Irish writer features on this year's 10- strong shortlist, which was announced in Dublin yesterday.

The six- strong shortlist was announced in London yesterday.

The 12 strong shortlist for the best British or Irish album of the year was announced yesterday.

From a seven- strong shortlist, it emerged as the winner just five points ahead of the Volkswagen Passat.

Belfast-based Hackett Hall McKnight is on the six- strong shortlist for the Building Design Young Architect of the Year.

This year's International Dublin Literary Award, whose winner will be announced on Thursday, has a very strong shortlist.

He emerged the winner from a strong shortlist that also included David Park, Joseph O'Neill and Hugo Hamilton.

Six first albums are among the 10- strong shortlist for this year's RTÉ Choice Music Prize, which was announced today.

Three Irish poets have made the five- strong shortlist for the £10,000 Forward Prize for Best Collection.

Irish author Sebastian Barry's novel A Long Long Waywas named as one of the eight- strong shortlist for the Impac literary prize today.

This 30- strong shortlist will be voted on by a select group of journalists and football figures, with the winner announced in December.

The judges should be very proud of their work as it wasn't easy to choose a winner from among this very strong shortlist.

The association has started what is described as "the process" of finding Martin O'Neill's replacement, and there is talk of a six- strong shortlist.