Irish Biography

Widely regarded as snooker's most naturally gifted player ever, Ronnie O'Sullivan shares his remarkable story to becoming a sporting legend.

Fintan O'Toole's history of Ireland in his own time. Ireland has changed almost out of recognition during the decades since O'Toole's birth in 1958, and this is his very personal vision of recent Irish history.

GBS was the first great brand – discover how he created this most modern of concepts. The fourth book in the Royal Irish Academy’s award-winning ‘Judging’ series looks at the legacy of George Bernard Shaw, Nobel prizewinner for literature.

The stories of twenty Irish feminists who rocked the system and changed history, told by one of Ireland's leading writers for young people.

A unique blend of literary biography and family secrets at the centre of a love triangle between Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandfather, Humphry House. 'A fascinating and moving portrait of love, loyalty and infidelity.' Sarah Waters

Thomas Kettle was born on 9 February 1880, he was killed in the opening minutes of the allied invasion of Ginchy on 9 September 1916. Although he did not always choose the 'right side', Kettle in fact had a hand in nearly every major political struggle. This biography is as much a story of wasted potential as it is of great achievement.

This volume, devoted entirely to Longley's work, brings together a number of experts on Longley and Irish poetry. Through a variety of thematic, contextual and technical approaches, it examines the whole of Longley's career up to and including "The Weather in Japan".

A chronic heroin addict is given a second chance at life and rediscovers its magic showing that change is always possible, no matter how stuck we feel.

Marguerite Penrose's is an extraordinary story of making a great life from complicated beginnings.