BRAND NEW & NEW RELEASES - October 2024

Sarah Cassidy & Kunak McGann - The A-Z of an Irish Christmas

Everything you don't want foreigners to know about how we celebrate Christmas in Ireland. We can't be doing with Calling Birds, French Hens or Partridges in Pear Trees: but if it's Annuals, The Dinner, The Big Shop or The Wexford...

Peter J Bentley - Artificial Intelligence in Byte-Sized Chunks - PB - BRAND NEW 2024

Artificial intelligence is headline news with the launch of the latest online services such as ChatGPT and Google Bard. But when did we start making computers mimic the human mind? And what is the reality of the capabilities of AI now, and in the...

Nell McCafferty - A Woman to Blame : The Kerry Babies Case, PB BRAND NEW Attic Press ( Originally 1985)

A paperback reprint edition, 2024 , Attic Press, ( the original imprint from 1985)  of journalist Nell McCafferty's A Woman To Blame   Nell McCafferty was rarely better than her detailed and devastating account of the madness of the Kerry...

Simon Doyle - Snow Boys - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

Dean O’Donnell is a wallflower with a secret and a voice that could steal the show. Preferring to blend into the background at his high school, his world tilts on its axis when he is chosen for a major solo in the upcoming Christmas choir...

Simon Doyle - Runaway Skies - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

19-year-old French student Kaiser “Kai” Kateb has too many secrets to keep. And to his deeply religious parents, the fact that he’s gay isn’t even the worst of it—He’s the only one who knows what happened to...

Simon Doyle - Runaway Train - PB - BRAND NEW - SIGNED

When nineteen-year-old Denis Murphy sneaks onto an exclusive overnight train from Dublin to Belfast, he wasn’t counting on being caught. Or falling in love. But he has some trust issues to overcome first. Oliver Lloyd is famous just for being rich,...

Kunak McGann - Everything is Mnásome - 365 Days of Celebrating Irish Women - HB - BRAND NEW

Need a reason to feel mnásome? Look no further! For each day of the year, we celebrate Irish women, their extraordinary achievements and landmark victories. From stone-throwing suffragists, scientific geniuses and intrepid adventurers to...

Ruth McKee - The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 - PB - BRAND NEW

The Books Ireland Guide. The Irish Writers Handbook 2025 focuses on the practicalities of the writing life like what a commissioning editor is looking for, how to work with your bookseller, and exactly how the Irish publishing process works. Whether you...

Paul Delaney & Deirdre Madden ( Editors) - David Marcus : Editing IRELAND - PB - BRAND NEW 2024

David Marcus was Ireland’s most important and influential literary editor of the twentieth century. Born into Cork’s small Jewish community in 1924, his remarkable career spanned sixty years and saw him work with countless writers of note...

Lucy Kennedy - Jess Gets Her Wings - HB - BRAND NEW

9780717198764 Little Jess is about to have her very first flying lesson! But before she can get her flying licence, she must complete three simple tasks – from helping her neighbour Mr Snail mend a light, to finding a ladybird’s missing spot...

Bobby Aherne - The Story of Tayto - BRAND NEW

    From humble origins back in 1954, when Joe 'Spud' Murphy opened a small factory on O'Rahilly Parade in Dublin city, this is the definitive story of an Irish national icon - Tayto crisps - and how they came to be not only the nation's...

Anne Chambers - T.K Whitaker : Irishman of the 20th Century - PB - BRAND NEW

Throughout his long life of public service, Dr T.K. Whitaker’s contribution to the economic, financial, social, educational, political and cultural evolution of the Irish state was unprecedented. In this new edition of his biography, author Anne...

Keith Barry - Sleep Hacks - PB - BRAND NEW 2024

Renowned brain hacker Keith Barry has spent his career mastering the science of hypnosis and sleep, aiding countless individuals in overcoming destructive sleep patterns while establishing new, beneficial habits. Now, he wants to help you.In this...

Martin Quinn - Tipperary People of Great Note - PB - BRAND NEW

This book is a remarkable look at 86 influential historical figures of great note from Tipperary Town and district (all within a 20km radius of Tipperary Town) dating from as far back as the 1100’s through to 2000’s. They are all of Tipperary...

Tomás Finn & Tony Varley ( Editors ) - Inside Rural Ireland Power and Change since Independence - BRAND NEW

In the early decades of native rule rural Ireland – and in particular the new farmer-owners who had emerged as the major winners in the recent agrarian revolution – exerted a considerable influence over the new Free State and over Irish...

Miriam Nyhan Gray ( Editor) - A Tract for Our Times - A Retrospective on Joe Lee’s Ireland 1912–1985 - PB - BRAND NEW

In 1989 renowned historian J. J. Lee published his magnus opus, Ireland 1912–1985: Politics and Society (Cambridge University Press). Not only had Lee written a classic, but he also managed to transcend the reach of the academy when the...

Leona Forde - Milly McCarthy and the Christmas Calamity - PB - BRAND NEW

It’s coming up to Christmas and Milly’s class is prepping for their end-of-term performance. This year they’ve decided on a festive concert, so they can each showcase their favourite talent. Milly can’t wait to take part –...

JP McMahon - An Irish Food Story : 100 Foods That Made Us - HB - BRAND NEW

‘This book is about the story of Irish food and food in Ireland. They may seem like the same thing, but they’re not.’  An Irish Food Story looks at history, culture and identity in Ireland through 100 foods. From farmhouse...

Gaelle Bélem - There's a Monster Behind the Door - PB ( Translated by Laetittia Saint-Loubert)

In 1980s' Reunion, monsters lurk beneath the surface of vibrant island life, ready to pounce at the slightest disturbance.'In the heat of the Tropic of Capricorn, on the flanks of an active volcano, the sharks would tear apart your favourite magazine if...

Dorothy Cross - Kinship - HB - BRAND NEW

Kinship is a unique undertaking in the artistic career of one of Ireland's leading artists. This book, and the artistic project it is part of, charts the act of returning a mummified body of a man to Egypt. This book, produced in conjunction with Dorothy...

James Crombie - Murmurations - HB - BRAND NEW

 As seen in THE IRISH TIMES, IRISH INDEPENDENT, RTÉ, IRISH EXAMINER, THE JOURNAL and many more…. In the dusk hours of a November evening in 2020, James Crombie set out for the shore of Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath with no goal except to...

Eithne Massey - The Salmon of Knowledge - HB - BRAND NEW

Long ago in Ireland, there lived a boy called Fionn, who wanted to know everything. Fionn goes to live with the wisest man in Ireland, hoping to find answers to his many questions. But Finnegas has a secret. He knows how to get all the knowledge in the...

Julianne McKeigue - Twas the Match Before Christmas - HB

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Croke ParkIt was quiet and peaceful; the great pitch was dark ... But not for long! As the clock strikes midnight, there's a magical surprise: Santa, his elves and reindeer arrive for a...

Maysa Odeh - A Map For Falasteen - PB - BRAND NEW ( Picture Book )

Illustrated by Aliaa Betawi.  Can a place exist if it's not on a map?At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.Confused,...

Dav Pilkey - Dog Man : Scéal an Dá Phuisín - PB - AS GAEILGE - Oct 2024

Leagan Gaeilge do Dog Man - A Tale of Two Kitties .  October 2024 Beidh idir óg agus aosta sna trithí gáire agus iad ag léamh an tríú leabhar sa tsraith cháiliúil Dog Man. Tá a...

Alice Taylor - A Place Called Home- HB - BRAND NEW

In fact, two places called home … For over sixty years, Alice Taylor has lived in the village of Innishannon, the gateway to West Cork. But her childhood was spent on a farm in North Cork, near the Kerry border, and her memories of that homeplace...

Enya Martin - One For the Girlos - PB - BRAND NEW

Laugh, cringe and nod along with Enya Martin in her funny and disarmingly honest look at friendship. This tongue-in-cheek manual dives headfirst into the complexities of female friendships, offering relatable anecdotes and sage advice for managing every...

Lucy Sweeney Byrne - Let's Dance - PB - BRAND NEW

I’ve seen how the clouds look when viewed from above, stretched pink and gold-tinged for miles and miles and miles. I’ve seen a single cumulus cloud against a blue sky from my seat outside a café below, thrumming still in upness...

Richard Nairn - Future Wild : Nature Restoration in Ireland - PB

Published by New Island on October 4th 2024, bestselling ecology writer Richard Nairn presents an inspiring and practical call to restore nature. Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Ireland has little left of its original...

Eimear Chaomhánach - The Keeper of the Bees Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore - HB - BRAND NEW

Did you know that bees have been around for over 100 million years? Or that the Brehon Laws included judgments about the rightful ownership of swarms? And why do Irish beekeepers plant bluebells around their hives?  From the perfection of their...

Des Ekin - The Brutish Empire : Four Centuries of Colonial Atrocities- PB - BRAND NEW

For centuries, a small island nation cast a shadow across the world. The British Empire’s methods of expansion were often brutal, usually devastating. From Amritsar to Zululand, from the Opium Wars in China to the deliberate infection of Native...

Trevor Birney - Shooting Crows : Mass Murder, State Collusion and Press Freedom- PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW - TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST.  Everyone knows where they were when Ray Houghton outfoxed the Italian goalkeeper in the 1994 World Cup finals. Every television in the country was tuned in to the match, and The...

Rebecca Brownlie - Abandoned Ireland : Volume 2 - BRAND NEW

In Abandoned Ireland 2, photographer Rebecca Brownlie travels further off the beaten path to explore and showcase Ireland’s forgotten buildings before nature or the demolition man claims them forever. Through her evocative...

Cormac O'Malley & Patrick J Mahoney - The Enchanted Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Irish Folklore Collection - BRAND NEW

It is a little-known fact that Ernie O’Malley, renowned for his role in Ireland’s revolutionary struggle, was also a passionate collector of Irish folklore. Centred on O’Malley’s native Clew Bay and its environs and transcribed by...

Kieran Fanning - Haunted Ireland - An Atlas of Ghost Stories From Every County - BRAND NEW

Tracked delivery within Ireland is included in the cost.  Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning on a visit to every county in Ireland through 32 spooky stories. From well-known hauntings like The Ghost of Loftus Hall and The White Lady of Kinsale,...

John O'Driscoll - On Duty : Reflections on a life in the Guards - HB - BRAND NEW

Between 2016 and his retirement in 2022, Assistant Garda Commissioner John O’Driscoll was the public face of Garda operations targeting organised crime. This put him at the centre of a long-running quest to bring down the Kinahan drug cartel,...

Seamus O'Rourke - Leaning on Gates - PB - BRAND NEW

BRAND NEW In the sequel to Seamus O’Rourke’s popular first memoir, Standing in Gaps, this innocent Leitrim lad finally flees the nest, briefly sampling life in New York, Dublin and London – before inevitably returning to...

John Creedon - This Boy's Heart : Scenes From an Irish Childhood - HB

John Creedon is a renowned storyteller. Following on from the sensational success of An Irish Folklore Treasury, here he seeks to capture the folklore of his own childhood. This Boy’s Heart is set in a city-centre household bursting with humanity,...

Joe Canning - My Story ( Galway GAA) - HB - BRAND NEW

TRACKED DELIVERY WITHIN IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN THE COST The youngest of seven children from a renowned Portumna hurling family, Joe Canning was regarded as a prodigy from the moment he stepped onto the pitch as a boy. Could he really be as great as...

Richie Hogan - Whatever it Takes - HB - BRAND NEW ( Kilkenny GAA)

Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career brought him both immense joy and incredible heartache.  This success did not come about by...

Nicola Hanney - Stronger - BRAND NEW

PAPERBACK - BRAND NEW,  2024. In 2017, against all odds, Nicola Hanney survived a terminal cancer diagnosis and marched on to live life. When she matched with Garda Paul Moody on a dating app, she thought her dreams had come true, but never did she...

Dav Pilkey - Dog Man ( PB ) As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

GEARRLIOSTA GHRADAM DE BHALDRAITHE 2023 Beidh idir óg agus aosta sna trithí gáire agus iad ag léamh an chéad imleabhar seo sa tsraith cháiliúil Dog Man, ar fáil den chéad uair...

Patsy Peril with Deirdre Nuttall - Swimming Upstream : One Man's Fight to Save Wild Atlantic Salmon

Patsy Peril was born in 1943 in Coonagh, a small fishing community on the Shannon, not far from Limerick. His family fished from a traditional gandelow boat, using hemp nets. Further upriver was Ardnacrusha, the enormous hydro-electric station, opened in...

Eric Haughan - Unbeatable - Dublin's Incredible Six in a Row - BRAND NEW - PB

In late August 2014, Donegal's footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin's seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days. Their hearts hardened...

Patricia Forde & Steve Simpson - Ná Dúisigh an Páiste - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

Scéal spraíúil, draíochtúil eile ó Patricia Forde agus Steve Simpson, cruthaitheoirí ‘Mise agus an Dragún’ *** Tá Orcó tinn tuirseach de gach duine sa teach a rá...

Gérard Moncomble & Fréderic Pillot - Cé a ghoid mo chuid bia? ( Mise Máire Treasa Mí-abha ) - PB - Brand New - As Gaeilge

Is fuath le Máire Treasa nuair a bhíonn daoine ag goid a cuid rudaí – go háirithe a cuid bia. Ach cé hé an gadaí gránna? Le cúnamh ó Shibéal, tugann Máire...

Patricia Mac Eoin & Richard Watson - Sin Cat Dána ( Trixie & Tony) - PB - As Gaeilge

  Ficsean do léitheoirí san aoisghrúpa 8–12. Bíonn Trixie an madra cliste ag obair go dian gach lá in éineacht  lena mháistir,Tony an tréidlia scaipthe. Tugann Trixie an-chabhair...

Patricia Forde - Ó Ám go hÁm - PB - BRAND NEW - AS GAEILGE

TÁ GACH DUINE I DTEAGHLACH AOIFE GAFA LEIS AN STAIR – IS É SIN, GACH DUINE SEACHAS AOIFE. NÍ THUIGEANN SISE CÉN FÁTH A GCAITHEANN A MAM AN LÁ AR FAD THUAS AG AN TSEANMHAINISTIR ÁITIÚIL SA...

Catherine Swift, Brian Hodkinson & Tom Donovan, ( Editors) - Limestone and River : Essays on Limerick History in Honour of Liam Irwin - BRAND NEW

From Viking trading place to modern hi-tech city, Limerick’s long history as Ireland’s oldest Atlantic port has been played out against its natural backdrop of limestone and river. The stone circles of Lough Gur, the Norman strongholds of...

Patricia Mac Eoin & Richard Watson - An Capall Rása Tuirseach ( Trixie & Tony) - PB - As Gaeilge - BRAND NEW

Ficsean do léitheoirí san aoisghrúpa 8–12 Ní fhaca Trixie ná Tony a leithéid de chás riamh – capall rása atá ag iarraidh an lá a chaitheamh ina codladh! Luas Lasrach is...

Patricia Mac Eoin & Richard Watson - An Madra Mistéireach ( Trixie & Tony) - PB - As Gaeilge

Gearrliosta Gradam Réics Carló Leabhar na Bliana 2016  Ficsean do léitheoirí san aoisghrúpa 8–12 Scéal bríomhar eile faoi Trixie, an madra cliste agus a cara Tony, an tréidlia a...

Dav Pilkey - Dog Man Scaoilte Amach - PB - BRAND NEW ( As Gaeilge)

Beidh idir óg agus aosta sna trithí gáire agus iad ag léamh an dara leabhar sa tsraith cháiliúil Dog Man. Lean an laoch clúmhach Dog Man ar a chuid eachtraí agus é ag iarraidh an baile...