Irish History

Through the collection of photographs and essays in this book you will get a rare glimpse into the lives of the women of An Garda Síochána and what they bring to policing.

The Crucial Role Urban Spaces Played in the Production of Scientific Knowledge in Dublin

De Velara and the American War of Independence

Three years in the troubled British Isles, leading up to the election of Boris Johnson.

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.

This collection of essays is drawn from Fintan O'Toole's writings over two decades. Its portraits of people - talk-show hosts, priests, children, pop stars - and its reports of social and political upheaval, reveal a country still in search of itself, but more at ease with its complexities.

That brief burst of good fortune was destroyed by a corrupt political class which encouraged a wild property boom, leaving the country almost bankrupt. What Ireland needs now is a programme of real change.

Objects don't just have stories, they tell stories.

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.