Irish Biography

Drawing on feminist, postcolonial and gender theory, this work argues for the ideological, representational and linguistic complexity of early modern Irish poetry as at once contesting and engaging the colonial authority it faced.

The best one-volume history of the Troubles, from the Irish Civil War through the IRA campaign of the 70s onwards to today's historic power-sharing government in Belfast

A moving and inspirational story for young readers about family, fate and the decisions that shape our lives.

In the tradition of classic Irish memoirs such as Are You Somebody? and Angela's Ashes comes an unforgettable story of a life less ordinary.

In the tradition of classic Irish memoirs such as Are You Somebody? and Angela's Ashes comes an unforgettable story of a life less ordinary.

The disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns has baffled detectives and his family and remains unsolved 35 years later. The Boy Who Never Came Home will give the inside story on the investigation from the detectives who worked on the case as well as their theories on what they believe may have happened to the missing teenager.

Ireland's Instagram sensation Meditations for the Anxious Mind takes us on a trip around Ireland of the likes you've never seen before, from the trolley-filled Liffey to the glamour of Navan.

Despite outliving him by 68 years, Mary Ann McCracken’s legacy is overshadowed by that of her more famous brother, executed United Irishman Henry Joy McCracken. She was, however, an abolitionist, a social reformer and an activist who fought for the rights of women and Belfast’s poor throughout a long life that encompassed the most turbulent years of Irish history.