Irish Current Affairs

In a world where kindness is so greatly needed, The Kindness Advantage offers inspiration and activities to teach kids empathy, inspire a culture of compassion and connection, and empower children to make a difference in their community and the world.

• A systematic analysis of the Great Recession, austerity, and subsequent recovery in Ireland
• Up to date analysis provides new information on the recovery
• Unique collection of chapters, each authored by experts in their fields Systematic assessment of the impact of the austerity programme
• Examines the effects of the recession on businesses, consumption, work, the labour market, migration, political and financial institutions, social inequality and cohesion, housing, and cultural expression

Beyond the Border is a vital and objective exploration of how the Good Friday Agreement provides a peaceful path towards resolving Ireland’s ultimate constitutional dilemma.

Blindboy Boatclub is Ireland's foremost satirist and its most original comedic voice, and one half of the Rubberbandits.

Migration and the Making of Ireland richly explores accounts of migrant experiences across more than four centuries.

Migration, immigration & emigration

In this book a former Irish diplomat looks at British-Irish relations in the years leading up to Sunningdale, at the Conference itself and at some of the reasons why this initiative, born in hope, did not succeed.

Part testament, part memoir, part historical explanation – this is a personal appraisal of what feminism has meant, accomplished and prompted over the past five decades. There is light and shade: serious debates about serious subjects, from FGM and abortion to women soldiers and transgenderism – but also entertaining vignettes and anecdotes on the role of the bicycle, hair dye, and the sex revolution.

It is a must-read for anyone who cares about Ireland's future.

Ireland’s natural heritage is being steadily whittled away by human exploitation, pollution and other aspects of modern development.

‘In the eyes of the Irish state I do not exist.’

Without a Doubt is the emotional story of one couple’s dream of having a family, a damning indictment of the inadequacies of the adoption system, and the urgent need for surrogacy legislation in Ireland today.