John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from when he was a young boy growing up in Cork City to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show....
Soup has been part of the Irish cooking tradition for generations. A great all-rounder, soup can be served hot and steaming on a cold winter's day or chilled and refreshing...
Editor - AJ Hughes Patsy Dan Rodgers (or Peatsaí Dan Mac Ruairí in Gaelic) was born at Westland Row in Dublin in 1944. At the age of four, he was adopted...
Saol Corrach by Séamus Ó Grianna is a vivid and personal exploration of Irish identity, tradition and cultural transition. Through a free-flowing narrative style rich in repeated phrases and expressions, Ó...
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...
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...
In 1935, a Gaeltacht colony was created in the townland of Rath Cairn, Co. Meath, for 27 Irish-speaking families. Fianna Fail had achieved an overall majority in the wake...
Séamus Ó Conaill examines the artifacts of an Irish home, from ash trays on back windowsill to the potpourri gathering dust in the ‘good room’. The list includes many newer objects...
Grasp a leaf from nature and discover for yourself the therapeutic, culinary, nutritious properties of wonderfully gifted, exhilarating, invaluable stinging nettles, when you gather, dry, store and used them for...
Lorcán Ó Tuathail is eighteen years old and a professional soccer player. Originally from Ireland but living in Spain since he was very young, he’s a skilled goalkeeper who plays...
This is both an introduction to genealogy and a chance for children to explore who they are and where their families have come from. It contains a pull-out poster which...
Publisher's Synopsis This convenient pocket-sized dictionary covers all the translations you are likely to need in everyday usage of Irish. It covers modern terminology and includes an introduction to the...
The Gaeilge Guide is about sparking ✨️ your connection to the Irish language and legacy, enjoying, using and understanding Irish through discovering the patterns and unearthing the etymology, exploring the...
The Peer the Priests and the Press: A Story of the Demise of Irish Landlordismby Roy GreensladeLord George Augusta Hill was the godson of a British king and the son...
A collection of 100 poems in Irish by 100 different poets. Each poem in the collection comprises 12 lines or fewer. Collected by Micheál Ó Conghaile We live in an...
Whether it’s tightly rolled up between two nervous, wringing hands, proudly sticking out from a quick-stepping back pocket or carefully brought home to be kept for posterity, the match day...
Bloodthirsty buccaneers and buried treasure, fierce sea battles and cold-blooded murders, Barbary ducats and silver pieces of eight. Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland,...
This beautifully produced book, with full-colour photographs throughout, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Irish whiskey. The History of Irish Whiskey There is a strong connection...
In November 2023, the Dublin riots shocked Ireland and the wider world.Sparked by an immigrant's knife attack on three children, inflammatory online rumours spread in minutes. Parts of the city...
‘I was in the Army over thirty years and Derry was the most resentful place I ever served, even the dogs hated us.’ When civil rights protests in the 1960s...
On the morning of the 1920 GAA Great Challenge Match, the IRA shot dead a team of British officers in Dublin. Convinced the killers were in the Croke Park crowd,...
The brand-new novel from million-copy bestseller and national treasure Graham Norton – a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life.‘I loved Frankie so much. I...
An Cailín Ciúin ag teacht in inmhe: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge á hathghabháil
An Cailín Ciúin coming to life: Irish filmmaking is being reclaimed
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