Merrion Press

Homan Potterton - Knockfane : A Novel (Large Paperback) - BRAND NEW

Knockfane is an enthralling drama exploring inheritance, heirship and family legacy, set against the backdrop of the Ireland of its time and the conventions, customs, mistrust and suspicions...

Homan Potterton / Rathcormick : A Childhood Recalled

Set in 1950s rural Ireland, Rathcormick is an engaging tale of a large and happy family: a stern and domineering Papa, a warm and practical Mama, their two daughters and six sons. For Homan, the...

Humphrey Kelleher - A Place to Play : The People and Stories Behind 101 GAA Grounds - BRAND NEW

In every province and county in Ireland, GAA grounds are cornerstones of culture and community. They are imbued with history and their terraces echo with the sounds of decades, even centuries, of...

Ian Hannigan - Timeless Colours - Waterford - BRAND NEW ( September 2024)

Timeless Colours: Waterford celebrates the rich history of the Déise and its people through the meticulous colourisation of over 100 stunning images. From architectural gems like the...

James Durney - Jailbreak : Great Irish Republican Escapes, 1865–1983 -BRAND NEW

  ‘What has taken place here today was a carefully planned exercise to secure the release of a substantial number of POWs. The block is now under our control.’ The infamous 1983...

James Quinn - No Foreign Game : Association Football and the Making of Irish Identities - BRAND NEW

From its earliest days, Association Football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the...

Jason O'Toole - The Gilligan Tapes : Ireland's Most Notorious Crime Boss in His Own Words - PB - BRAND NEW

John Gilligan is no altar boy, by his own admission. One of Ireland’s most infamous criminals and drug lords, and widely believed in the court of public opinion to have ordered the cold-blooded...

John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley - Old Ireland in Colour ( Book 1 ) - PB - BRAND NEW

Old Ireland in Colour celebrates the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the colour restoration of stunning images of all walks of Irish life, and the Irish abroad, throughout the...

John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley - Old Ireland in Colour 2 - HB - BRAND NEW 2021

In Old Ireland in Colour 2, the much-anticipated sequel to their beloved bestseller, John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley have dug even deeper into Ireland's historical archives to uncover captivating...

John Breslin & Sarah-Anne Buckley - Old Ireland in Colour 3 - HB - BRAND NEW - 2023

Due to overwhelming popular demand, John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley are back with the third installment of their record-breaking Old Ireland in Colour series.Often imitated but never...

John Crawley - The Yank : My Life as a Former US Marine in the IRA - PB - BRAND NEW

THE YEAR IS 1975. A young Irish-American is on a mission to enlist in an elite unit of the US Marine Corps. His goal: to receive the most intensive military training possible and then go to Ireland...

John O'Beirne Ranelagh - The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1914-1924 - HB ( June 2024 )

Using original interviews with key figures from the era, and extensive  use of documentation from the UCD archives. Ranelagh unravels the true influence of the oath-bound society without which...