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5 Nov 2026 - Gill

Waterford Whispers News 2026

By Colm Williamson

THE YEAR THAT WAS, WATEFORD WHISPERS STYLE Ireland, 2026: a year when cost of the humble chicken fillet roll made it a luxury item and rising fuel costs sparked nationwide protests, with convoys of ...

15 Oct 2026 - Gill

Local Gossip: Tall tales and short stories from over the road

By Bernard Casey

‘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 protagonists:...

5 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd

Around Ireland in 80 Words

By Kunak McGann

Know your tackies from your gallybanders and your pokes from your mickey dazzlers? Fear not! This handy guide will have you away for slates. A hilarious collection of local words and phrases from a...

5 Oct 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd

Around Ireland in 80 Words

By Kunak McGann

Know your tackies from your gallybanders and your pokes from your mickey dazzlers? Fear not! This handy guide will have you away for slates. A hilarious collection of local words and phrases from a...

2 Oct 2026 - New Island Books

THE DUBLIN QUIZ BOOK

By Des Doyle

Think you know Dublin? Think again. From the Liffey Swim and Little Italy to infamous pub lore, rebellious personalities, literary giants, vanished streets, sporting legends, and the small stories ...

24 Aug 2026 - O'Brien Press Ltd

Simplex 75: Crosswords from the Irish Times

By Mary O'Brien

For three-quarters of a century, The Irish Times Simplex Crossword has been a daily companion at kitchen tables, in cafés, on buses, trains and planes. This special anniversary compilation is dedicat...

1 Jul 2026 - The Mercier Press

LANGERS AND LASHES: A COMPENDIUM OF CORK SLANG

By Desmond MacHale

Are you way ahead of me, bai? If you know what it means to be 'all Gillette' or to give someone a 'backer', congratulations – you're fluent in one of the most colourful, inventive, and downright h...

12 Jun 2026 - New Island Books

Ulysses in Limericks

By Tom Mathews

Read Ulysses and be glad!  18 limericks and illustrations by the cartoonist, artist, writer and raconteur Tom Mathews that brilliantly and hilariously encapsulate each of the 18 episodes of th...

30 Mar 2026 - Halabatuchi Press

Housekeeping for Hallions

By Des Donnelly

27 Feb 2026 - Halabatuchi Press

Housekeeping for Hallions

By Des Donnelly

What if the secret to a good life was simply caring a great deal less? Housekeeping for Hallions is an affectionate and wickedly funny guide to the art of living simply, cutting corners with convic...

5 Feb 2026 - Hachette Books Ireland

Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island

By Brinsley McNamara

A hill that cars roll up. A bridge that plays music. A chair to cure madness. An underworld gateway. Bizarre foods, films, phrases and creatures. Welcome to weird Ireland. In a journey across the isl...

25 Nov 2025 - Tara Press

The Ultimate Quiz Quest

By Tim Bourke, William Scally

Following the success of their debut quiz book, The Ultimate Politics and History Quiz, authors William Scally and Tim Bourke set to work in 2025 to round up a brand new series of questions that would...

6 Nov 2025 - Gill

Dave's Bad Jokes 2

By Dave Moore

Dave Moore is back with more bad jokes! This family friendly, laugh-a-minute compilation has over 300 fresh jokes from Today FM’s No.1 morning show: I played BONOpoly last night. It’s like Mo...

30 Oct 2025 - Gill

Waterford Whispers News 2025

By Colm Williamson

Ireland, 2025: where a mortgage is required just to buy a coffee. With rents soaring higher than the price of a pint in Temple Bar and the government still trying to figure out where to sit, the year ...

23 Oct 2025 - Gill

The Gobshite Guidebook: A Survival Manual

By Jarlath Regan

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 ...

13 Oct 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd

Irish Hunks: A Beginner's Guide

By Authors Various

A Hunk: a strong, attractive man An Irish Hunk: something even better Hollywood has long been the home of the Hunk, but there’s a new man in town and he’s got heaps of charm and an accen...

12 Oct 2025 - Lonely Planet Global Limited

Lonely Planet Toilets of the World: 100 Strange and Spectacular Thrones, Commodes, Loos, and Latrines

By Authors Various

Even life's simplest moments deserve a breathtaking backdrop… Discover 100 lavish lavatories and outstanding outhouses that offer a window to our world.  Who knew the loo could offer such a view...

17 Feb 2025 - O'Brien Press Ltd

The A-Z of Being Irish

By Sarah Cassidy, Kunak McGann

Ever wondered about the healing powers of dock leaves, flat 7UP and Sudocrem? Love the sound of Miggeldy Higens but not sure who he is? Confused about the difference between ‘going out’ and ‘goi...

1 Nov 2024 - Gill

Waterford Whispers News 2024

By Colm Williamson

Is it the news or is the Waterford Whispers news? The ever-popular stocking filler is back with all the biggest stories from 2024 and tonnes of exclusive new content, Waterford Whispers style!   ...

1 Nov 2024 - Gill

Dave's Bad Jokes

By Dave Moore

Dave’s Bad Jokes contains 250 of the best jokes from Dave Moore’s long running bad jokes segment on his No.1 Today FM morning show, among them:   I just asked my wife: ‘If you won the l...

17 Feb 2022 - Michael Joseph

Again, Rachel

By Marian Keyes

Back in the long ago nineties, Rachel Walsh was a mess. But a spell in rehab transformed everything. Life became very good, very quickly. These days, Rachel has love, family, a great job as an addi...

4 Feb 2021 - Penguin

Grown Ups

By Marian Keyes

They’re a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers, Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together – birthday parties, anniversar...

7 Sep 2017 - Michael Joseph

The Break

By Marian Keyes

If only. Amy's husband Hugh says he isn't leaving her. He still loves her, he's just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together. Six months ...

11 Feb 2016 - Michael Joseph

Making It Up As I Go Along

By Marian Keyes

Welcome to the magnificent Making It Up as I Go Along - aka the World According to Marian Keyes™ - A bold, brilliant book bursting with Marian's hilarious and heartfelt observations on modern life, ...

6 Nov 2014 - Michael Joseph

The Woman Who Stole My Life

By Marian Keyes

International bestselling author Marian Keyes is back with another masterfully told story full of wit and charm.

2 Aug 2012 - Penguin

Anybody Out There

By Marian Keyes

'I had to go back to New York and try to find him. There was a chance he mightn't be there but I had to give it a go because there was one thing I was certain of: he wasn't here.' Anna Walsh is offic...

7 Jul 2005 - Arrow; New Ed edition

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

By Marian Keyes

When Lucy Sullivan is dragged by her friends to visit a psychic, she thinks it will be a bit of a laugh. She doesn’t believe for one second that the prediction will come true; there’s ju...

2 Apr 2002 - Pocket Books/TownHouse

Irish Girls About Town

By Maeve Binchy, Cathy Kelly, Marian Keyes

It also includes stories by up-and-coming Irish stars like Annie Sparrow, Catherine Barry and Marisa Mackle. While some stories will have you laughing out loud, others will have you reaching for your...

1 Jun 2001 - Jonathan Cape Ltd

Yeats is Dead

By Anthony Cronin, Roddy Doyle, Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Hugo Hamilton, Gina Moxley, Gene Kerrigan

A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenani...