Independently Irish Published

Tom Ryan's tales of a newspaper man celebrate a cross section of Irish society. This monumental work encapsulates everything from light-hearted tales from another era against the backdrop of County Tipperary to attitudes to life, living, love and the magic of the Munster Final in Thurles long ago.

Dublin in the 1970s ... as you might never have imagined it. Life and death, heaven and hell and everything in between. Gangs of marauding skinheads, persecuted dwarfs, put-upon amateur dramatists and discommoded vagrants, vengeful rats, mythical icons and ? ctional heros, all surfacing in a river of consciousness that James Joyce, himself, could have been proud of.

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.

Marianne has been carrying a secret since she escaped from her hometown over sixty years ago. She returns in her 80s now, to find the brother she left behind, this time as a stranger. There she meets and is looked after by Lily, a younger woman struggling with her own place in life. Over the course of winter turning to summer, Marianne and Lily’s entwined stories unfold as each of them realize their goals in the most unexpected of ways.