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17 Oct 2025 - Wordwell
Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution
By Colum Kenny
On the 50th anniversary of his death, we are hearing yet again that Éamon de Valera was a game of two halves. But the reality is he did lasting damage before 1930 that is not balanced by his later po...
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17 Oct 2025 - Wordwell
Annals of Tyranny: Ireland, America and the British Empire 1760-89
This book explores the complex relationships between Ireland, America, and the British Empire during a pivotal period of history, covering general and British and Irish history topics.
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17 Oct 2025 - Four Courts Press Ltd
Finding Mary: The untold story of an Inishowen murder, 1844
By Angela Byrne
During a robbery on 10 March 1844, 14-year-old servant Mary Doherty was murdered in a farmhouse near Culdaff, Co. Donegal. There was no doubt locally about the perpetrator’s identity, but there was ...
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17 Oct 2025 - Four Courts Press Ltd
The Lismore (O’Callaghan) estate under William Robert Hood Rochfort, 1891-1902, in Counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary
In this study, using the words of both the land agent, William Rochfort (1847–1940), and the tenants on the Lismore (O’Callaghan) estate in Counties Cork, Limerick and Tipperary, the land agent–...
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16 Oct 2025 - Gill
Little Arty and the Happy Dance!
By Arthur Gourounlian, Erika McGann
Little Arty is an energetic kid who has a massive love for dancing! When his best friend Lala feels glum during a trip to the park, Arty’s playful spirit leads the way. As he dances through the park...
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16 Oct 2025 - Eriu
Dynasty: Scandals, Triumph, Turmoil and Succession at the heart of Dunnes Stores
By Matt Cooper
The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind it This is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Ireland’s most famous ...
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16 Oct 2025 - Gill
The Daly Dish AirFryer: Deadly Dinners Made Fast and Easy
By Gina Daly, Karol Daly
Love your airfryer but feel you could get more out of it? Gina and Karol Daly, who have been championing airfryers for years, are here to help you use it every day. The Daly Dish AirFryer will be your...
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16 Oct 2025 - Gill
From Crown to Harp: How the Anglo-Irish treaty was undone 1920-1949
The crown was the symbol of British power in Ireland, and in December 1921 opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty claimed that its terms tied Ireland to the Crown forever. The new Irish Free State would ...
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16 Oct 2025 - Hachette Books Ireland
Once a Year
Sheila has finally (and secretly) divorced her unreliable husband and is ready to celebrate. But as she prepares to join the annual festive get-together at the hotel her family has owned for generatio...
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16 Oct 2025 - Gill
Animalopedia
By John Burke
This breathtaking book explores Ireland’s animals by habitat, the myths and legends associated with them, favourite folklore superstitions and famous real-life Irish dogs, horses and dolphins, among...
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16 Oct 2025 - Hachette Books Ireland
At Least It Looks Good From Space: A catalogue of personal, national and global catastrophes
'Why am I like this?' is the kind of question you might ask yourself after crying on the phone to your mother from Dollywood because you think you're going to jail for the rest of your life. Or after ...
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16 Oct 2025 - Gill
Irelandopedia: 10th Anniversary Edition
By John Burke
Discover hundreds of things about Ireland and expand your own Irelandopedic knowledge! Armchair travellers of any age will be totally absorbed by Kathi Burke’s detailed illustrations and her father ...
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16 Oct 2025 - Cork University Press
Irish Revolution: Diplomacy and reactions, 1919-1923
By Dermot Keogh, Owen McGee, Mervyn O'Driscoll
This groundbreaking study reveals the fascinating international dimension of the Irish Revolution (1919-1923), exploring how a small nation's fight for independence reverberated across the globe. The ...
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16 Oct 2025 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Dublin Coffee Guide
By Patrick Kirk
The Essential Guide to the Cafes and Coffee Shops of Dublin. For over 5 years, Patrick Kirk has been visiting the cafes and coffee shops of Dublin, chatting with the owners, photographing the...
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15 Oct 2025 - Irish Academic Press Ltd
Beneath Irish Seas: The Hidden Wonders of Ireland’s Amazing Marine Life
By Nigel Motyer
Beneath the crashing waves and jagged cliffs of Ireland’s coastline lies a world few have ever seen, teeming with kaleidoscopic colour and untold beauty. Through the lens of internationally acclaime...
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15 Oct 2025 - Decolonised Minds Press
Decolonised Minds: When Radical Becomes Rational: A Framework for Decolonising Psychotherapy
By Talha AlAli
Endorsed by Professor John McLeod, the co-founder of the Pluralistic Approach to Counselling and Psychotherapy. Decolonised Minds: When Radical Becomes Rational offers a bold and timely framework for ...
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15 Oct 2025 - Turas Press
Aftershock
By Liz McSkeane
Lisbon, November 1st, 1755. A devastating earthquake destroys the city. Out of the ruins emerges one man - who will become the Marquis of Pombal. He resolves to 'heal the sick and bury the dead.' He s...
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13 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Flossie McFluff Saves Christmas
By Eoin O'Brien
Christmas is coming and the animals in the wood are getting excited. Flossie McFluff, the feisty forest fairy, is busy making her wee house look jolly. But when a storm blows in, the river rise...
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13 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Lili's Family Fakeaways
By Lili Forberg
With over half a million followers online, foodie content creator Lili Forberg brings together the dishes people crave the most: takeaways made easy at home Lili’s Family Fakeaways is packed with...
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13 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd
The Brave and the Faithful: Celebrating Fifteen Years of Munster Rugby 2010–2025
The triumph and the heartbreak of the Munster Rugby men’s team, their victories and defeats from 2010 to 2025. Beginning with the spectacular URC-winning 2010–2011 season, relive the electrif...
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28 Aug 2020 - Gill
Thirty-Two Words for Field: Lost Words of the Irish Landscape
A lyrical reminder of Ireland's lost words that offer a different way of seeing the world. The Irish language has thirty-two words for field. Among them are: Geamhar - a field of corn-grass ...
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22 Oct 2021 - Gill
Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature
A magical illustrated collection of Irish words for the natural world from the author of the bestseller, 32 Words for Field. 'In Irish there are so many great rain words and magic words and highly spe...
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3 Apr 2025 - Eriu
The Bridge to Always
By Lynda Marron
Maeve Gaffney arrives in a small West Cork town in pursuit of a dream: to be reunited with Tim, the lad she fell for years ago and who, unbeknownst to him, fathered her daughter, Emer. For Tim, now m...
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30 Oct 2023 - New Island Books
Sunday Miscellany: A Selection, 2018–2023
RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany is an Irish institution, a programme that has provided comfort, joy and entertainment to hundreds of thousands of listeners for over half a century. Arranged in cale...
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30 Oct 2023 - New Island Books
Sunday Miscellany: A Selection, 2018–2023
RTÉ Radio 1’s Sunday Miscellany is an Irish institution, a programme that has provided comfort, joy and entertainment to hundreds of thousands of listeners for over half a century. Arranged in cale...
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12 Jul 2006 - Hachette Books Ireland
Forget
In the worst times you find out who your friends are Pretty and popular, Eva Coonan has everything to look forward to - that is until her dad dies suddenly and her whole world falls apart. Just as Eva...
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8 Mar 2012 - Hodder Headline Ireland
A Family Scandal
By Zoë Miller
Love will tear them apart The Rock Star It is twenty years since rock musician Zach Anderson mysteriously plunged to his death in a lake. When media interest in the incident is suddenly re-ignited, hi...
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8 Feb 2007 - Hachette Books Ireland
Forget
In the worst times you find out who your friends are Pretty, popular, Eva is like any other sixteen-year-old. That is until her Dad dies and suddenly her whole world seems to be falling apart. The onl...
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15 Mar 2008 - Hachette Books Ireland
Somewhere In Between
Some summers will never be forgotten The exams are finally over, the sun is shining and celebration is in the air. For twins Chloe and Alex the future looks bright, if a bit uncertain. But turbulence ...
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2 Aug 2007 - Hachette Books Ireland
Somewhere In Between
Some summers will never be forgotten The exams are finally over, the sun is shining and celebration is in the air. For twins Chloe and Alex the future looks bright, if a bit uncertain. But turbulence ...
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8 Mar 2012 - Hachette Books Ireland
A Family Scandal Digital original
By Zoë Miller
Their connection to a world-famous rock star puts three sisters in the unwelcome glare of the media spotlight - will the past finally bring them together, or tear them apart for good? A glamorous page...
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19 Dec 2005 - Poolbeg Press Ltd
Love Child
Solicitor Joanna Brennan is asked to administer the will of her mother's friend, Agnes Kilmartin, who has just suffered a serious heart attack. Agnes is about to reveal the secrets behind her bequests...
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1 Jan 2024 - Mayo Books Press
Ireland in Iceland
In this richly illustrated journey, Manchán Magan traces the forgotten presence of the Irish in Iceland; monks and migrants, storytellers and shapeshifters who helped shape a land we’ve long imagin...
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9 Jan 2025 - Hachette Books Ireland
Wild Embrace: Connecting to the Wonder of Ireland's Natural World
By Anja Murray
'A sensuous celebration of Irish nature.' MANCHÁN MAGAN 'A joyful reminder that there are still wonders to be found in Ireland wherever we give nature an inch to flourish' IRISH INDEPENDENT Wild Em...
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9 Mar 2023 - Hachette Books Ireland
Wild Embrace: Connecting to the Wonder of Ireland's Natural World
By Anja Murray
'Gorgeous ... a joyful reminder that there are still wonders to be found in Ireland wherever we give nature an inch to flourish' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'From moss to moths, Anja Murray has conjured up an ...
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30 Sep 2022 - Gill
Listen to the Land Speak: A journey into the wisdom of what lies beneath us
Our ancestors developed a uniquely nature-focused society, centred on esteemed poets, seers, monks, healers and wise women who were deeply connected to the land. They used this connection to the cycle...
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15 Feb 2024 - Hachette Books Ireland
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest: A Personal Journey into the Magic of Rewilding
An Post Irish Book Award Winner 'An inspiring vision' Manchán Magan 'The stories are absorbing, the writing charismatic and the ideas thought-provoking' Irish Independent On the Beara peninsula in...
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10 Oct 2024 - Hachette Books Ireland
Nature Boy: A journey of birdsong and belonging
By Seán Ronayne
'Captivating' Manchán Magan 'Sublime' Eoghan Daltun Seán Ronayne always knew he was different. Nicknamed 'nature boy' by the other kids, as a child he struggled to fit in and regularly escaped to ...
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25 Oct 2024 - Gill
Irish Words for Nature
Manchán Magan is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. Having enjoyed great success with the bestselling Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Iris...
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18 Apr 2024 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
The Irish Aesthete: Buildings of Ireland, Lost and Found
Inspired by his passionate interest in Ireland’s architectural heritage and its preservation, in 2012 writer Robert O’Byrne established The Irish Aesthete, a blog and social media phenomenon dedi...
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20 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Run Home, Little Fox
By Tom McCaughren, Erika McGann
‘In the Wild Wood,’ Foxy’s mother says, ‘a fox must be brave and cunning and quick.’ Foxy loves to hear stories about the Wild Wood, where there are all sorts of creatures: rabbits and ba...
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20 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Foxford Cafe Cookbook
Bring the unique experience and flavours of Foxford Café into your home. Since starting with a small café nearly twenty years ago, head chef Kathleen Flavin has turned Foxford into a top food des...
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20 Oct 2025 - Orpen Press
Sacred Stillness: A Book of Meditations from the Sanctuary
By Sister Stan, Sile Wall, Stanislaus Kennedy
Sacred Stillness is a tapestry woven from the unique contributions of the many people from different faiths and wisdom traditions who are part of the Sanctuary. It offers a variety of practical, profo...
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21 Oct 2025 - The Mercier Press
Somewhere Cold: A Year Living in the High Arctic
In 1989, Irish doctor Geraldine Osborne, her artist husband Danny, and their three young children—ages five, two, and one—embarked on an extraordinary adventure: to spend a year living in one of ...
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21 Oct 2025 - The Mercier Press
Is Leat Féin do Chorp: Your Body Belongs to You
Cosúil le gach leanbh, tá corp agat. Cuideoidh an leabhar seo leat beagán níos mó a fhoghlaim faoi. Is leat féin do chorp, agus níor cheart d’aon duine eile lámh a chur air mura mian le...
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23 Oct 2025 - Penguin Books Ltd
Being Myself: The Autobiography
By Andy Farrell
At the age of 16, a boy amongst men, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for Wigan Warriors – and became a father for the first time. At 18, he won his first senior international cap. At 21, he w...
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23 Oct 2025 - Gill
The Race: The inside track on the ruthless world of elite athletics
The Race offers an exhilarating, behind-the-scenes look at the cut-throat world of elite athletics. With vivid recall, David Gillick, one of Ireland’s most celebrated 400m sprinters, describes the s...
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23 Oct 2025 - Fairlight Books
Before the Leaves Fall
By Claire O’Dea
Seeking a new purpose in life, Swiss widower Ruedi signs up to work with Depart, an assisted dying organisation. His role is to spend time with those who have sought out Depart’s services, acting as...
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23 Oct 2025 - Gill
The Gobshite Guidebook: A Survival Manual
Every family has one. Every WhatsApp group. Every office. You know the type – the lane-hogger, the queue-jumper, the clueless loudmouth who somehow thinks they’re the normal one. But what exactly ...
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23 Oct 2025 - Dedalus Press
Sudden Light
By Enda Wyley
Much of Sudden Light, Irish poet Enda Wyley’s 6th collection of poems, takes place in the centre of her native Dublin where the poet lives. Views and glimpses of the immediate city, both as foregrou...
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23 Oct 2025 - Gill
Touching Distance: Irish Rugby's Battle with Great Expectations
Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list of achievements; they were the reigning Grand Slam h...
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23 Oct 2025 - Gill
They Say it Might Rain
By Evelyn Cusack, Séamus Walsh
The Irish weather. Subject of endless conversations, the saviour of small talk, and famously unreliable. We all know it well, as a constant, if capricious, backdrop to our lives. But how well do we re...
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23 Oct 2025 - Dedalus Press
Storm Damage
Storm Damage weaves personal, historical and mythological threads to create a book that recognises and celebrates the power of words, not least in times of personal and collective challenge. Whether c...
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23 Oct 2025 - Dedalus Press
Brink
"Cian Ferriter's Brink opens with its title poem and it stays on the brink of various worlds and conditions throughout. Most crucial is the brink between life and death, each of which is seen from the...
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24 Oct 2025 - Wordwell
Medieval Dublin: An Illustrated History
By Pat Dargan
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24 Oct 2025 - ACN Church Resources DAC
Dilexi Te: Apostolic Exhortation to all Christians on Love for the Poor
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24 Oct 2025 - Hark Press
Fountain of Greed - Enough Is Never Enough
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28 Oct 2025 - Orpen Press
Edged in Blue: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher
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28 Oct 2025 - The Mercier Press
Stepsisters: Stories from the Irish
By Brian Ó Conchubhair, Tara MacLeod
A fierce new chorus of voices emerges from contemporary Ireland. Eight writers. Sixteen unforgettable stories. Translated from Irish for the first time. Stories from Belfast to Kerry, from the immigra...
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28 Oct 2025 - ACN Church Resources DAC
Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us: Reflections on the Weekday Gospel Readings for the Liturgical Year 2025–26
