Irish Political Biography

When President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.'

Since its first publication Anne Haverty’s biography has been recognized as a landmark in Markievicz studies, giving a historically complete account of a woman often maligned and misunderstood.

This book of essays assesses Hume’s role throughout the Troubles as he campaigned in Ireland, Europe and the US to influence politicians and opinion makers in the cause of justice and peace.

Eamon Gilmore writes frankly about the key moments of the national political crises between 2011 and 2014, and the price the Labour Party has paid for some of their choices.

This biography reconciles an acknowledgement of de Valera's catastrophic failure in 1921-22, when his petulant rejection of the Anglo-Irish Treaty shaped the dimensions of a bloody civil war, with an appreciation of his subsequent greatness as the statesman who single-handedly severed the ties with Britain and defined nationalist Ireland's sense of itself.

Dramatic and immersive, Redmond: A Life Undone , is a provocative reassessment of one of Ireland’s most brilliant political minds.

2015 1st Edition Hardback

First biography of this cultural nationalist who became a volunteer leader in North Kildare, organising and arming the Maynooth rebels before marching to the GPO on Easter Monday, 1916. A fascinating history of one man's courage and the journey from rebel to high office in turbulent times.

In particular, it assesses his role as a state-builder and a key figure in the Irish democratic tradition.

The recollections within this powerful book throw light on Brian Lenihan's political career from its earliest days, through to the dramatic hours leading to the Bank Guarantee and the subsequent bailout, to his untimely death in 2011.

2014 1ST EDITION HARDBACK

This is the HARDBACK Limited Edition of Just Garret, the final book published by Dr FitzGerald- His personal and anecdotal memoir.