Irish Biography

In Life Is a Funny Business Alan Shatter revisits his early life experiences and explores how he was shaped and influenced by them.

Frenzy and Betrayal is the sensational, unprecedented and forensic inside-story of a political assassination, the Irish 'Post-Truth' media, and one of the most turbulent political controversies to rock the Irish political system in decades.

In Dream Big, Niamh Shaw aims to inspire people to love science as much as she does. It is an account of her journey so far,her story reminds us that we must fight to be the person we are destined to be.

Shocking, gripping and powerfully honest, A Hundred to One is the tell-all story of the author’s pursuit of ‘the big win’ at the cost of everyone and everything around him. It is also a hopeful reminder that recovery is possible, even from the depths of addiction.

The Lilliput Press is proud to reissue this iconic view of Dublin's northside docks area in the 1980s, which comprises Ronan Sheehan's text and over 50 black and white photographs by Brendan Walsh.

An account of the campaign ran by Micheline (granddaughter of Hanna and Francis of 1916 and suffragette fame) to fight gender discrimination at NUI Galway after she was repeatedly passed over for promotion. She won her case, and then donated the award she got to help 5 other female members of staff who had similarly not been promoted to take their own case.

This is an extraordinary account by a gifted insider of an historic negotiation to rival the diary of Tom Jones (Lloyd George’s trusted adviser) of the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, also recalling other classic accounts of diplomatic negotiations that have shaped the world.

As a young footballer, Clare Shine appeared to have it all. She won her first international call-up at age 13, and by 15 was part of the Republic of Ireland Women's under-17 squad.

The collected letters of John McGahern, 'arguably the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett.' (Guardian)

The collected letters of John McGahern, 'one of the greatest writers of our era' (Hilary Mantel) and 'the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett.' (Guardian)