Irish Interest Books

Jason Byrne is 17. With his leaving cert under his belt but no idea what to do next, who better to ask for advice than his dad, Paddy? There's a (very) short stint studying accountancy (he was asked to leave); a FAS course with ju…

Anne Doyle has a dark side: an affinity for the ghoulish, unexplainable and supernatural. Reincarnated as the mistress of macabre, Ireland's best-loved newsreader delights in presenting Tales of the Otherworld, a fabulously fright…

A Quiet Space tells the story of the Sanctuary, a meditation centre for social change in the heart of Dublin.The Sanctuary aims to answer a hunger in people for spirituality, meditation, creativity and community – the four pillars…

They are the chosen few who have drunk from the chalice of immortality. They are the men and women who have been part of the 100 GREAT GAA TEAMS. For GAA fans, our great teams bring colour and richness to our lives.When our team i…

If the objective of colonisation should be the establishment of economic benefit, in Ireland it was to enforce order. Settlers were required to usurp the traditional lands of its indigenous population. Their attempts to enforce Pr…

County Cork is the largest county in Ireland, with a heritage that has been recorded, celebrated and commemorated over many centuries. This book explores the historical curiosities within the county's sweeping river valleys, epic …

A luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a fearless exploration of queer identity and trauma. When Sean meets Elias, the two fall headlong into a love story. B…

An ancient island with a romantic history and lush green landscape, Ireland's culture stretches back to the time of St Patrick and the first Christian monks and includes the Norman invasion, clan wars, mass emigration and partitio…

The book that has been waiting to be written - how Ireland's housing policy has locked an entire generation out of the housing market and what we should do about it. Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off …

An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.  After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his m…

It's said that almost everyone in Ireland, particularly in rural communities, will know of someone with a ‘cure'. It might be for the mumps, a stye in the eye, or a sprain. Indeed the author of Cures of Ireland, Cecily Gilligan wa…

The 1930s in Ireland is often remembered as a bleak period of economic stagnation and unemployment. But, 1932, hailed by the Irish Press as a 'new era', was an early glimmer of the modernity that Ireland would later reach, with ke…

From its earliest days, Association Football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the world to participate in internatio…

We Play Here is a collection of four poem-stories, taking place in an underdeveloped area of Protestant North Belfast in the summer of 1988, against a background of political turbulence during the Troubles. Written from the perspe…

"McKiernan sticks his thumb out, and somehow a healthy dose of humanity manages to roll up alongside him. . . This book is a paean to nuance, decency and possibility."-Colum McCann, National Book Award winner and New York Times be…

"This hour-by-hour account of the Easter Rising as seen by a non-participant writer and poet is absolutely fascinating. Helps one think straighter about 1916 than all the recent revisionist and anti-revisionist scribblings...a mar…

St Patrick is one of the best-known and best-loved saints in the world. His life and legacy is deeply ingrained in Irish history and society, as the annual 17 March celebrations in Ireland and across the globe show. Northern Irela…

A light-hearted, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 60+ Irish words and phrases for you to practise with your furry best friend. Suitable as a first introduction to Irish for learners of all ages: for adults who would…

A light-hearted, fully-illustrated retro-style picture book with 50+ words and phrases you can use to practise your Irish with your furry best friend. Suitable as a first introduction to Irish for learners of all ages; for tourist…

Triantán suthain suite i mbaile cois farraige in Éirinn na linne seo is ea Filleann Seoirse, an chéad úrscéal le hEilís Ní Anluain. Ménage à Trois in Oirthear TíreNuair a thagann seanchara ar cuairt ar lánúin nuaphósta, fágann sé …

Have you ever wondered where your town or townland name came from? Do you want to know more about an Irish locality? Well if so this is the book for you. Featuring a comprehensive breakdown of the all available place names in thei…

Hearts and Bones is a book about relationships. It explores what love does to us, and how we survive it. First-time lovers make mistakes; brothers and sisters try to forgive one another; and parents struggle and fail and struggle …

Irish sportswomen have been breaking the mould for a very, very long time. In 1956, Maeve Kyle became our first female Olympian, and in 1978 rally driver Rosemary Smith broke the country's land-speed record! Through the 1990s and …

At last, Celtic civilization receives a worthy tribute: a gallery of full-color paintings representing culture from ancient artifacts (pagan and Christian) to the contemporary artistic renaissance now underway. The beautiful and m…

In the field of landscape painting, Irish painters of the eighteenth century were outstanding and several artists, including William Ashford, George Barrett and the brothers Thomas Roberts and Thomas Sautelle Roberts painted lands…

The first biography of one of Ireland’s most prominent political activists, social campaigners and lifelong feminists.

Kinsale - Light and Time is a unique photography book featuring the collected and written work of photographer John Collins. Spanning four decades of life in the iconic Irish coastal of Kinsale, Co. Cork.The collection features co…

The warm, rich and fascinating memoir of beloved broadcaster Tommie Gorman. When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had a surplus of love and warmth. From modest begin…

ver the years, the GAA and its people have weathered many storms. But whenever there's a threat, this is when the GAA comes together to look after their own. AFTER THE STORM: How the GAA Found New Hope tells the story of the bigge…

For over 130 years the GAA has been at the heart of Irish life. Now, in The People's Games, John Scally tells the compelling stories of the men and women behind the rich history of Gaelic Games. Since the introduction of televisio…