Irish Wise Guys

Know Your Place: An Exploration of the Place Names of Ireland is aimed not at the academic but at the general readership. It is exactly what it says on the tin, an exploration, and not an all-embracing compendium. The author has selected a group of place names from each of the 32 counties – about 80 from each. It’s a very personal selection. For each, he discusses the anglicized name, the original Irish name and the meaning of the name. Alongside this are a smaller handful that required some further explanation. At the beginning of each county section, he also provides a paragraph or two on the formation of that county and how it came to be named.

Voices from Direct Provision is a unique series of essays, reflections and poems about life in direct provision in Ireland. It is written by asylum seekers and gives first-hand accounts of the deplorable living conditions endured by those detained at direct provision centres. For the ADPI it was vital that the campaign provided a safe space for anonymous submissions, outlining the reality of daily life in direct provision, the fears and stark conditions endured by internees at the 70 direct provision centres spread across 23 counties in Ireland.