Books

Boland’s story thus offers readers a personal insight into many of the major military and political events which helped shape modern Ireland over the duration of his lifetime (1885-1973).

Meet Peig McManus, an unforgettable Dublin character whose story will make you laugh and cry. -Her memoir of a 1940s' childhood is recounted with candour and wit, as she describes her early years in the last of the city's tenements, under the shadow of the Second World War. 

Marking the centenary of Yeats’s Nobel Prize, a timely guide to the work of Ireland’s national poet and the changing Ireland he lived through.

Fitzwilliam Square on the south side of Dublin provides the setting and a true-life cast of characters for Lives Less Ordinary, which examines how the people of this Georgian square impacted on the history of Dublin and the wider world.

With stunning photographs, historical events and personal stories, The Lamplighters of the Phoenix Park shines a light on the park at the centre of our national identity, through the prism of this singular family, whose histories have been intertwined for more than 150 years.

SHORTLISTED IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 - Best Irish-Published Book of the Year

The definitive biography of John Hume, peacemaker, politician, Nobel laureate, and a titan of Irish political history

The True Story of the Irish Priest who armed the IRA with Gaddafi’s Money.

A gripping investigation into one of Irish history's greatest mysteries, Great Hatred reveals the true story behind one of the most significant political assassinations to ever have been committed on British soil.

This is an extraordinary tale of an unassuming but quietly strong man who showed remarkable bravery in the harshest conditions on the planet and lived a life unlike others. Crean is the story of a true Irish hero.

The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her life to the IRAShe grew up in a Chelsea townhouse and on a Devon estate.