Mna Dar Mhair ( Mná dár mhair )

An epic tale of growth, love, loss and renewal, from Goddess to Saint.

In 1784, a small group of Irish surgeons broke ranks with the Guild of Barber-Surgeons to form the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Ronan Kelly tells the story of RCSI through its contributions to a near-quarter-millennium of surgical, medical and societal change. From nineteenth-century bodysnatchers to the 1916 Rising, through two pandemics and two World Wars, with a vivid cast of characters, and reaching right to the present daythis history is a fast-moving narrative of a great Irish - and, now, global - institution.

Shane Carthy writes frankly and eloquently about his mental illness and his journey over the last five years.