This book celebrates the life and the legacy of Geordie Hanna, a true great of Irish traditional singing.Geordie’s family and friends have gathered together a wealth of information, and this...
Irish Words for Nature by Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Steve Doogan Manchán Magan is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. Having enjoyed great...
Irish rugby has produced many charismatic figures over its history. None more than Willie Anderson. Immortalised for his defiant stance in the face of the All Blacks’ Haka, the Ulsterman...
Cage Eleven by Gerry Adams Gerry Adams' account of interment without trial in the 1970s in Long Kesh prison. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were originally smuggled...
Alice Taylor takes a look back at the well-used schoolbooks she used in her youth in the 1940s and 1950s. Flicking through the pages of the books and recalling poetry...
You could say that Frank McNally is a travel writer – he writes while the world travels by! For almost twenty years, Frank’s name has occupied the byline of the...
The Biography of Ireland’s Pirate Queen 1530-1603 Anne Chambers is a biographer, novelist and screenplay writer. Her books include The Great Leviathan: Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo, 1788–1845; TK Whitaker: Portrait...
'A powerful and poignant memoir that transforms loss into a legacy of love and hope' Katriona O'Sullivan, bestselling author of Poor At approximately 3.15 a.m. on 2 August 2015, eight-year-old Irish...
I Loved Him from the Day He Died is a deeply moving memoir by celebrated Irish author Michael Harding, known for his profound reflections on love, loss, and the human...
What is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien....
Whatever It Takes by Richie Hogan Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career...
Is é atá sa leabhar seo ná turas Sheosaimh Mhic Grianna le linn dó a bheith ag obair don Ghúm, comhlacht foilsitheoireachta an stáit, agus é ina chónaí i mBaile...
(Winner – Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin 2015) The first cradle to grave biography of Antaine Ó Raiftearaí, or Raiftearaí an File has he is widely known, written for a general readership....
Seosamh Mac Grianna was born in Rann na Feirste in Co. Donegal and is considered the greatest Irish-language writer of Ulster. His life was a tragic one. The traits which...
An Dá Shaol: Ag Cur Rútaí i Ráth Chairn is a memoir by Pádraic Mac Donncha. Pádraic Sheáinín is a man who has experienced two different worlds. He was born into...
Bobby Sands was 27 years old when he died. He spent almost nine years of his life in prison because of his Irish republican activities. He died, in prison, on...
Seo scéal Néill Mhícheáil, scéal a d’fhéadfaí a inse faoi mhórán de phobal na Gaeltachta ag tús an chéid seo caite. Bhí orthu a dhul ar imirce go hAlbain agus...
Anthony Molloy has known the climb to glory, and the painful descent.Molloy famously led Donegal to their first All-Ireland football title when the county defeated Dublin in 1992.The Ardara clubman...
From the drama of Donegal to the beauty of west Cork, the 2,500km Wild Atlantic Way is one of the world’s greatest tourist routes. The unique towns along the way...
From improving her painting to perfecting her garden, exploring family histories and reclaiming her mother’s art of tea-making, Alice celebrates the small acts that fill her days and make her...
You may know all about the Easter Rising and the Good Friday Agreement, but did you know that the hypodermic needle was invented in Tallaght? Or that Dublin was the...
