Irish Biography

Once played out in the shadows, Bradley’s pivotal role in Northern Ireland’s peace process is finally illuminated in this engrossing memoir.

Sleetion of essays on Waterford local history from fomer County Librarian and historian Donald Brady. Limited edition 200 copies.

Mary Anne Sadlier [1820-1903] is one of the most important Irish novelists of the 19th Century. Highly feted and a best-selling novelist in her own era, she has, unfortunately, suffered from “the tyranny of the contemporary” and today is virtually unknown even in her own county of Cavan. This book represents an important attempt to assist in the restoration of what should be her major literary reputation.

How did Ronan go from a stereotypical country life to the world of theatre performance? Worlds Apart is his open and honest account of his own personal journey from a "normal" life to something very different.

A fascinating and powerful memoir about growing up black in the Falls road area of Belfast during the Troubles in the 1970s and 80s, and a moving tribute to the mother who risked everything to keep her son.

In 1983, Interpol named Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the world to be a police officer. Now, for the first time, the men and women who policed the Troubles tell their stories in their own words.

In this final part to his bestselling A Force Like No Other series, Colin Breen brings together more compelling insider stories from RUC officers who served during the Troubles.