Irish Contemporary Biography

A hilarious Irish memoir that celebrates the good, the bad and the total b*llix

Jason Byrne’s Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy is a laugh-out-loud memoir that captures the childhood adventures of an accident-prone youngster in 1970s and 1980s suburban Dublin.

This book invites us to reflect with compassion on the meaning of our own lives, as well as on the way we, as a society, support those with mental health difficulties. An illuminating examination of trauma, mental illness and the power of compassion

Raised by the Zoo tells the story of Gerry’s life in service to the many animals at Dublin Zoo – a place that holds fond memories for every family across Ireland. AUTHOR SIGNED

Nuala believes that everyone is capable of greatness, whatever shape that might take. Limitless is her breathtaking memoir, detailing what goes through her mind when she’s in the water and how, when she returns home, she processes the fallout of pushing herself to the brink.

Gilligan knew that laying all his cards on the table could mean signing his own arrest warrant… or worse. But he has done it here. And with a cast of all the country’s deadliest underworld figures, this exposé is nothing short of explosive.

As he prepares to turn 70, Francis Brennan shares his blueprint for ageing well 

In My Own Words seeks not to complain about Quinn’s fate, but to tell the truth – about what really happened.

The Nana is a repository of family history, memory and lore. Sometimes, like the Italian nonna, she is also a ‘walking cookbook’, carrying the old knowledge of how things were best done.

After a forty-year career in the gardai Christy Mangan knows how hard it is to solve a murder. Now, in Cracking the Case, he takes a deep dive into how investigations are run. 

SHORTLISTED IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2023 – Non-Fiction Book of the Year