Secondhand Irish Interest Books

Aunt: *calling loudly from sitting room* Helen, can you help me?Me: *drops everything, rushes to front room, expecting her to have fallen*Aunt: The cat's on my lap, could you pour...

In his latest book, Ivor Kenny speaks with a broad range of Irish visionary leaders - not all from the business world - including: Denis Brosnan, Dermot Desmond, Moya Doherty,...

'Schools and Society in Ireland' examines educational policy changes over the past 25 years. It also analyses the attitudes and vested interests which lie behind policy initiatives and changes. Draws...

An invaluable resource reflecting key research from government and NGO reports on various aspects of adolescence and literature from academic journals, combined with the authors' expert analysis and commentaryThis textbook...

'If this doesn't win the Man Booker Prize I'll write a follow up' - DustinWikibeaks is the first book from Ireland's biggest megastar, Dustin the Turkey. Destined to see Dustin's...

Kinahan Assassins is the extraordinary story of how the killers used by Ireland's most notorious drug gang, the Kinahan Cartel, were taken down.After an audacious assassination attempt on boss Daniel...

'This book recounts some of the more significant instances of grief, tragedy and sorrow I encountered throughout my crime scene investigation career. Along with some relevant snapshots from my earlier...

A brand new collection of photographs from one of Ireland's most renowned photographers. Based in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Michael Diggin has an international reputation as a photographer of the Irish...

Eight decades after it came into force, the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hEireann 1937) is coming under increasing scrutiny. It was reviewed piecemeal by a Constitutional Convention of citizens and...

In 2021, Ruby Free, 21, got her dream job working on an RSPB reserve. But this position wasn't for the faint hearted - it meant moving to live on Rathlin...

This almanac presents Irish history - political, social, economic and cultural - on an "On This Day" basis, along with a comprehensive list of forthcoming centenaries (1993-2003). The reader can...

The Irish are a spiritual people. "Irish Blessings" offers a treasury of this spirituality, evidenced by warmth and kindness, generosity and goodwill. All these traits are preserved in the traditional...

Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint and minimize your environmental impact? Do you want to save money too? With some straightforward steps and a clear goal in mind,...

Gaelic literati were an elite and influential group in the social hierarchy of Irish lordships between c. 1300 and 1600. From their estates, they served Gaelic and Old English ruling...

These reminiscences of a friendship between Graham Greene and the author over two decades offer several original and significant additions to the knowledge of Greene's beliefs, experiences and involvements throughout...

On his first ever blind date Donal Ruane fainted. Undaunted, he decided to plough on in search of a soulmate. He tried the friend-of-a-friend angle, but that didn't pan out...