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19 Oct 2026 - Mary M. Trant
The New Land: Uprooted from Kerry to County Dublin
The moving sequel to Life Between the Mountains and the Sea. When eight-year-old Maggie leaves County Kerry with her family in the early 1960s, she feels as though she is leaving her whole world be...
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19 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Swim, Little Otter
By Tom McCaughren, Erika McGann
Poor Little Otter can’t swim. The deep, dark river is just too scary. But he has to learn to swim or he won’t be a real otter. Maybe his new friend Tom Cat can help …
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19 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Burren Dinners: From the Chefs and Artisan Food Producers of the Burren
What do the people who create the best food in the world serve in their own homes? That’s the question award-winning author Trevis L. Gleason asked of the chefs, artisan food producers and hospitali...
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19 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
On The Air: 100 Years of Irish Radio
By Rosemary Day
For 100 years, radio has been the voice of the nation, bringing us together and reflecting our changing society. From the first broadcast of Radio Éireann on 1 January 1926, Irish fami...
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19 Oct 2026 - educate.ie
Junior Cycle Spanish Exam Papers
Mock exam papers for students preparing for the Junior Cycle Spanish Common Level examination.
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16 Oct 2026 - New Island Books
GLORY NIGHTS & HEARTACHE: The Lives of Irish Soccer Supporters in Fourteen Matches
Glory Nights and Heartache is a book for anyone who has stood on a cold terrace, argued with a referee they’ll never meet, or sworn they were finished with football only to be back the following we...
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16 Oct 2026 - Privately Published
Thundering Disgrace 1976 - 2026
1976 was a tumultuous year in Irish politics. Thundering Disgrace explores the extraordinary chain of events that unfolded over a matter of months, from the assassination of British Ambassador Christo...
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16 Oct 2026 - Townland Press
I Can See It Still: Across the landscape of Mayo football
By Liam Horan
I Can see it still is Liam Horan’s Third book, For more than five decades, Liam has experienced Mayo football from an unusually wide range of perspectives. A lifelong supporter, he has been a player...
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15 Oct 2026 - Bullaun Press
The Carcass Remover
By Zoltán Danyi
A veteran of the Yugoslav Wars is hit hard by the fallout. In elegant, liquid prose Danyi conveys a bitter taste of one man’s trauma. Memories collide, expand and direct the main character, while hi...
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15 Oct 2026 - Wyckham House
The Analytics System: Designing Data Foundations, Metrics, and AI for Better Business Decisions
Organizations have never had more data, dashboards, models, and artificial intelligence. Yet better decisions do not automatically follow. The Analytics System explains why. The problem is not simp...
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15 Oct 2026 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
The Hunt for the Wild Irish Orchid: One Man and his Dog
In this wonderful new work of nature writing, naturalist Declan Murphy undertakes an unforgettable journey across Ireland in search of its rarest and most beguiling orchids, accompanied always by his ...
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15 Oct 2026 - Hachette Books Ireland
Fear: Twisted Tales from Ireland’s Leading Women Crime Writers
Thirty-two Irish female crime authors come together to explore some of life's greatest fears in an anthology of original stories teeming with terror. Edited by crime authors Sam Blake and C.L. Murp...
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15 Oct 2026 - Hot Press Books
History In The Making: 50 Years 1977-2027 - The Book of Hot Press Interviews
By Niall Stokes
When Hot Press was launched in 1977, we made a key decision. This was rock ’n’ roll: the expletives would not be deleted. And so when, in 1984, Charlie Haughey sat down for a confab, we applied th...
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15 Oct 2026 - Wordwell
Death and the Irish: A Miscellany
An exploration of the relationship Irish people have with death from the earliest times to the present day. In over seventy articles, it gathers together the expertise of historians, archaeologists, f...
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15 Oct 2026 - Merrion Press
The Irish Herbal Apothecary: Native Irish Herbs for Everyday Use
For generations, the people of Ireland relied on the healing properties of the hedgerow, woodland and field. Knowledge of native herbs was passed from family to family: a practical tradition rooted in...
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15 Oct 2026 - Gill
Illustrated Dublin: A Collage of Words and Pictures
By Sheila Armstrong, Anne Heffernan
Rediscover Dublin through visually stunning collage art, paired with word sketches tracing the city’s history. Rediscover the city you know (or think you know) through this visually stunning cele...
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15 Oct 2026 - Gill
Legacy: Ireland's National Historic Properties
By David Hare
STEP INSIDE THE STORY OF IRELAND’S MOST TREASURED PLACES Discover the stories behind some of Ireland’s most iconic historic landmarks in this stunningly illustrated celebration of the nation’...
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15 Oct 2026 - The Gallery Press
The Only Fear I've Ever Had Is Standing Still
In Alvy Carragher’s fourth collection, The Only Fear I've Ever Had Is Standing Still, a questioning voice moves between continents and through the fractured landscapes of memory. Poems ask how we co...
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15 Oct 2026 - Gill
Local Gossip: Tall tales and short stories from over the road
‘A WONDERFULLY WELL-CRAFTED PERFORMER WITH A GREAT OLD SCHOOL STYLE OF STORYTELLING’ Local Gossip is a book of short comedy stories about life in rural Ireland written by two main protagoni...
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15 Oct 2026 - Gill
Birds of Ireland: Symbolism, Myth and Folklore
A STUNNING COLLECTION OF IRELAND’S FAVOURITE AND FABLED BIRDS Ireland’s folklore is rich with tales of magical creatures, ancient gods and powerful symbols, but few elements of the natural ...
Book Reviews
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Book TitleAuthorPublisherNine Bean Rows BooksPublishedOctober 2026Irish Times Review: https://shorturl.at/wRe81
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Book TitleAuthorPublisherNatural World PublishingPublishedOctober 2026Irish Examiner Review: https://shorturl.at/hMnAo
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Book TitleAuthorPublisherPublishedAugust 2026'An utterly distinctive voice in contemporary Irish literature' - Irish Times 'One of our most original writers' - Irish Independent An original voice, a writer who has come to recreate the world on his own terms' - Colm Tóibín 'An elegant rarity in contemporary fiction' - Cathy Sweeney The Guardian Review: https://shorturl.at/SdO3R
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Book TitleAuthorPublisherPublishedNovember 2025Irish Times Review: https://shorturl.at/s5Ft9
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Book TitleAuthorPublisherPublishedNovember 2021‘A superbly balanced exploration of the life and politics of one of the most fascinating figures in 20th century Ireland.’ Professor John Horgan ‘An indispensable read for anyone with an interest in modern Irish history.’ David McCullagh ‘Offers much new detail – and not a few surprises – about the personality and career of a political titan who is still, in equal measure, revered and reviled in 21st century Ireland.’ Conor Brady
Top Searches
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1 Oct 2026 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Glorious Monsters
Rome, 1819. Into the sun‑struck streets of the Eternal City arrive the Shelleys: brilliant, volatile, and dangerously entangled. When Irish artist Amelia Curran encounters Mary Shelley, her mercuria...
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7 Jan 2010 - Transworld Publishers Ltd
If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back
Charlotte is hovering between life and death, but it's taken a coma for her to realize she's made a complete mess of her short time on earth. Not to mention the five precious dating years she's just w...
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26 Apr 2018 - Transworld Publishers Ltd
If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back.
Charlotte is hovering between life and death, but it's taken a coma for her to realize she's made a complete mess of her short time on earth. Not to mention the five precious dating years she's just w...
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4 Jun 2009 - Transworld Publishers Ltd
If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back Ireland and Airside
Charlotte Grey is hovering between life and death, but the weird thing is, it's taken a coma for her to finally open her eyes and see things clearly. Namely that she's made a complete mess of her shor...
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1 Sep 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Conor's Caveman: The Amazing Adventures of Ogg
By Alan Nolan
Life could be better for Conor Corcoran. Class bully Damian Deegan is always teasing him about being small and having no friends – when in fact Conor has the only friend he needs in Charlotte ‘Cha...
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6 Mar 2026 - Ruby O'Connor
Spellman & Stantz Beware the Quiet Sea
Ray Stantz has found a life with partner and witch, Charlotte Spellman. When a call draws them to the windswept coast of Ireland, what begins as a field study with the Crossrip Response Unit soon spir...
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13 Nov 2025 - Belcouver Press
Next Year Will Be A Good One: Life with Sean O'Casey, My Family and Theatre
'Next Year Will Be a Good One' is Shivaun O’Casey’s memoir of childhood and her youthful endeavours as an aspiring actress and stage manager in Devon, Bristol, London and the United States. She an...
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3 Oct 2025 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Charlotte: A Novel
Charlotte Brontë dazzled the world with some of literature’s most vital, richly-drawn characters. She spent her brief but extraordinary life in search of love – and eventually found it with Arthu...
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6 Apr 2023 - Little Island
The Lonely Book
By Meg Grehan
Annie’s family is made of love. When her moms open up their bookshop in the mornings, there is always a mysterious pile of books on the counter. By evening, every book has found its ideal reader....
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3 Aug 2023 - Little Island
Grapefruit Moon
Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students who...
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12 Sep 2024 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Charlotte: A Novel
Charlotte Brontë dazzled the world with some of literature’s most vital, richly-drawn characters. She spent her brief but extraordinary life in search of love – and eventually found it with Arthu...
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15 Aug 2024 - Ruby O'Connor
Spellman & Stantz
Julie Silberman is the newest client of Spellman & Stantz - Paranormal Outreach and Rehabilitation. A vivacious 19 year old theatre major who loves cheesecake and Law and Order SVU, Julie has a simple...
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7 Sep 2015 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Conor's Caveman: The Amazing Adventures of Ogg
By Alan Nolan
A pre-hysterical new illustrated novel by the author of the smash-hit Fintan's Fifteen. Life could be better for Conor Corcoran. Class bully Damian Deegan is always teasing him about being small and...
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19 Jan 2012 - catherine daly
Charlotte's Way
Together with friends Suzy, Tara and Anne Marie, the girls discover that love, longing and friendship are not as straightforward as they all imagined. Just when you get comfortable, life has a habit o...
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11 Jan 1999 - A.& A.Farmar
The Real Charlotte - New edition
By Edith Somerville, Martin Ross
Step back into 19th-century Ireland with Edith Somerville and Martin Ross's compelling novel, "The Real Charlotte." This enduring work of social satire delves into the lives of the Irish gentry, focus...
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31 Jan 1995 - Cork University Press
Women, Power and Consciousness in 19th Century Ireland: Eight Biographical Studies
This text provides biographies of eight women whose contributions have been instrumental in the formation of Irish culture - Anna Wheeler, Margaret Aylward, Frances Power Cobb, Anne Jellicoe, Anna Has...
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30 Jun 2009 - Irish Manuscripts Commission
Charlotte Brooke's 'Reliques of Irish Poetry'
The editor presents new translations and analyses of the poems, songs and other writings in Irish translated by Charlotte Brooke in 1789. This publication marked one of the first interactions between ...
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1 Oct 2021 - Merdog Books
Charlotte and Arthur
It is the morning of June 29th, 1854, here is the groom coming up the cobbles in Haworth, for his nuptial appointment with Charlotte Brontë. Only a handful of guests have been invited, and you, dear ...
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19 Sep 2013 - CMC
Crocheting with Kurt Cobain
Crocheting with Kurt Cobain tells the story of Judith Wells, a deceased 21 year old celeb-obsessed Kurt Cobain fan. Judith narrates the story beginning with her realisation that she is confined in a v...
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24 Feb 2005 - Poolbeg Press Ltd
Charlotte's Way
Together with friends Suzy, Tara, and Anne Marie, the girls discover that love, longing, and friendship are not as straightforward as they all imagined. Just when you get comfortable, life has a habit...
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20 Oct 2026 - Orla Kelly Publishing
Choices for Innovating Leaders: Dilemmas & Best Practices in Building Innovativeness
By Frank Devitt
Leading an innovation-building initiative is a lonely position. It requires managing change, but it also requires the leader to be chief arbiter of where, how and to what extent change must happen. CH...
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22 Oct 2026 - Gill
The Things We Used to Know: Lessons From School You Wish You Could Remember
By John Burke
DISCOVER THE JOY OF KNOWLEDGE WITH THE EDUCATION-AND THE TEACHER- YOU WISH YOU'D HAD AT SCHOOL! Have you ever seen a badger and tried to remember the name of its home? Or come across a poem and bee...
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22 Oct 2026 - Gill
This Boy's Heart
By John Creedon
John Creedon is a renowned storyteller. Following on from the sensational success of An Irish Folklore Treasury, here he seeks to capture the folklore of his own childhood. This Boy’s Heart is...
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22 Oct 2026 - Karen O'Connor
Family Family Three: Three Women. Three Generations. One Year of Healing
This book is a novel that explores themes of loss, teen mental health issues, love, and past trauma, focusing on a spirited character named Gwen Nugent. Gwen Nugent is a spirited woman who lives with...
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22 Oct 2026 - Gill
ShaunWithAFada’s Book of Irish Puns
By Shaun Harte
How do you describe Irish weather in one word? - Seachain. What happened to the girl who fell in school?- She banged her scoil. A unique collection of groan-worthy puns, clever wordplay, and ple...
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22 Oct 2026 - Gill
Epic Ireland: An Atlas of Daring Adventures from Every County
Step through Ireland’s remarkable true stories across all thirty-two counties, from saints and rebels to pirates, soldiers, explorers. Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a sweeping journey...
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22 Oct 2026 - Hachette Books Ireland
Once a Year: A heart-warming, festive page-turner
'A beautiful novel about imperfect families and the struggles we all face during winds of change' Meath Chronicle Now that she's finally (and secretly) divorced her unreliable husband, Sheila is re...
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22 Oct 2026 - M C Tonery
And So It Goes
By Gerry Daly
"And So It Goes", is a follow on novel from Gerry Daly’s debut poetry book, Childhood Memories. This is a book that brings us back down memory lane to a time in 1960’s Shantalla, Galway City.
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22 Oct 2026 - Penguin Books Ltd
The Walls
Move aside, Zlatan and Roy Keane: James McClean's The Walls is the most honest, intimate, revealing football autobiography of our time. By the time he was 11, he knew how to make a petrol bomb. And...
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22 Oct 2026 - M C Tonery
Embrace The Tiger
Embrace the Tiger by Siobhan Kearney is a heart-warming story about facing your fears and managing your emotions through movement.
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23 Oct 2026 - Boru Press Ltd
An Introduction to Sociology in Ireland 4th Edition
Completely revised and updated, this comprehensive introduction to sociology explores the key issues shaping contemporary society, with a strong focus on the Irish context. Reflecting the significa...
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23 Oct 2026 - Wordwell
The De Clinton Family
By Mark Clinton
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23 Oct 2026 - New Island Books
THIS MODERN LOVE: ARCHITECTURAL GEMS OF 20th-CENTURY IRELAND Based on the Popular RTÉ Culture series 100 Buildings
Flat roofs, clean lines, bold ideas. THIS MODERN LOVE travels across Ireland’s early- to mid-twentieth‑century modernist landmarks - buildings that broke from tradition and imagined a different fu...
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26 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Place Names of Ireland: From Inishbiggle to New Twopothouse
By Paula Elmore
Corragunnagalliaghdoo – Brickeens – Muggort’s Bay – Leggs – Knockalunkard – Wheelam Across Ireland, you’ll find a host of curious and quirky place names. Dig a little and you’ll d...
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26 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd
Windmill Lane
By Mark Cunningham, Tony Clayton-Lea
U2, The Rolling Stones, The Corrs, REM, The Cranberries, Hozier ... iconic bands and artists have done some of their best recording in Windmill Lane studios. This is the story of how a small studio...
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26 Oct 2026 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Vignettes of Dublin
By Eoin O'Brien
Eoin’s O’Brien’s latest work of literary memoir and vivid recollection continues his work of recapuring and reframing memories of times gone. In this beautfully-written work, he offers illuminat...
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26 Oct 2026 - educate.ie
Sraith Pictiur 2028
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28 Oct 2026 - The Lilliput Press Ltd
Gulliver's Travels: 300th Anniversary Edition
Travels into remote nations of the world by Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships, now universally known as Gulliver’s Travels, was published in London on the 28th...
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29 Oct 2026 - Penguin Books Ltd
About Life: Notes on staying grounded in unsettled times
This book is about the most important lessons I have learned in my life . . . Dr Maureen Gaffney has long been admired for her ability to combine rigorous psychological insight with clarity and real-...
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29 Oct 2026 - Gill
An Irish Word for Every Occasion: Conversations in Irish for Everyday of Your Life
IRELAND’S FAVOURITE GAEILGEOIR EMPOWERS YOU TO SPEAK IRISH EVERY DAY IN THE THIRD BOOK IN HIS TRILOGY Have you ever wanted to order a round at your local— as Gaeilge? Or use your Irish wh...