Plays & Poetry

This marks the first of five volumes collecting together the complete work of Brian Friel. The Enemy Within (1962) Philadelphia, Here I Come! (1964) The Loves of Cass McGuire (1966) Lovers (Winners and Losers) (1967) Crystal and Fox (1968) The Gentle Island (1971)

Throughout the remote and forgotten corners of the British Isles, Frank Hardy offers the promise of redemption to the sick and the suffering. But his is an unreliable gift, a dangerous calling which brings him into conflict with his wife Grace and his manager Teddy.

A profound, luminous masterpiece by one of Ireland's greatest playwrights.

Declan Furlong is a native of Mountmellick, Co. Laois. Following time spent in the ’90s living in London, Malaga, and Bordeaux, he returned home with a body of work which has since evolved. A retired publican and chef, his poetry is informed by the characters he encountered, his immediate family, and the natural environment of his native place.

“The Risen Tree” is Bernadette Gallaghers debut poetry collection. It is thought-provoking contemplative poetry that touches upon themes of nature, growth, and human connection.

This award winning debut collection demonstrates Gallagher's great physical sense of language. The mystery of existence hovers in the echoes of these wonderful quiet poems which combine gifted lyrics with rich images.

Ethnology draws on the mystical cry for the dead of Cathy Galvin's Irish-speaking ancestors. Within an epic narrative she reclaims place, people and language, creating a bridge between our own times and a Connemara community. Fragility and strength are finely balanced, focused on the ruins of an island cottage built by her great-grandfather.

Every Night is a Full of Stars: More Meaningful Poems for Life is a beautiful collection of poetry chosen by Aoibhin Garrihy to bring solace and joy to our stressful modern lives.