This is the gripping inside story of Ireland’s bankrupt billionaire, Sean Quinn, who went from rags to riches before gambling it all on Anglo-Irish Bank shares, becoming the world’s biggest personal loser of the economic collapse of 2008.
This is a collection that probes memory and looks at how we use it to construct identity, making our mark as we interact with the human and the natural world.
Called the 'Master of Masters', Cretzan was a remarkable talent who survived incredible hardship and personal tragedies to hone his craft. This book traces his journey from seeing action on the Eastern Front, in Rommel's Afrika Korps and in Italy, to Ireland, where he became one of the most accomplished glass blowers of the 20th century.
Here, John Gibney has edited a ranged a articles from leading voice in their field to bring a comprehensive and engaging account of the Irish men and women who have established a presence across the world.
'We are a mother & dauther team. We know the pain you are going through. We are here. Please get in touch.' - With these words Priscilla and Ainie Grainger launched Stop Domestic Violence in Ireland, a unique frontline support group that has helped hundreds of women and men to escape their abusers.
This is the first ever collected volume of Seamus Heaney's translations from languages including Old and Middle Irish and English, Medieval Italian, Classical Greek and Latin and Modern Italian, Spanish, French, Romanian, German and Greek.