Irish Biography

'We were so young back then and every day was an adventure.'

Fr Richard Stanislaus Devane SJ was a social advocate and campaigner in the early years of the Irish Free State. This comprehensive study places Fr Devane within the narrative of Irish history o the early twentieth century.

A convent children's home run by monsters. A heartbreaking family secret that haunted us for 50 years.

A memoir in words and images of childhood at Christmas in Limerick in the late 50's: distillations of bonds, moments and sequences of minor events and the magic in the little things.

Despite his tender age, Sam’s immense displays for club and country were recognised still further in April 2013, when, at just 24, he was named the Lions' captain for the extraordinary 2013 tour to Australia. Four years later, after a year ‘in the wilderness’, Sam was named Lions’ captain yet again for the historic tour to New Zealand, thereby becoming the first ever Lions Captain never to lose a series in the professional era. ‘A terrific book. No one put their body on the line quite like Sam Warburton.’ Brian O’Driscoll

This book provides the reader with an indispensable source for understanding the personalities and the issues behind the long march for women's equality and national independence in Ireland.

A collection of biographical essays introducing the suffragettes who influenced Ireland's struggle for women's rights. Many of the women were political activists while others became militant suffragettes between 1912 and 1914.

The Road to Riverdance by Bill Whelan is a skilfully attuned record of one of Ireland's most famous and influential composers.

Haunted by the Waters is a stunning evocation of Ireland and a personal journey of discovery.

AN IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER Nora Ephron meets Bram Stoker in Sophie White's vivid and ambitious literary non-fiction collection. White asks uncomfortable questions about the lived reality of womanhood in the 21st century, and the fear that must be internalised in order to find your path through it.