Irish Interest

A nostalgic, warm-hearted memoir from one of the producers of the cult-hit TV show Father Ted.'What a treat - it brought the whole experience flooding back. A feast for fans...

First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly...

Dave's Bad Jokes contains 250 of the best jokes from Dave Moore's long running bad jokes segment on his No.1 Today FM morning show, among them: I just asked my...

Fully revised and updated edition, with a greater focus on standard university criminal law syllabi. All major changes to criminal law up to the end of 2013 are discussed, including:New...

Kinahan Assassins is the extraordinary story of how the killers used by Ireland's most notorious drug gang, the Kinahan Cartel, were taken down.After an audacious assassination attempt on boss Daniel...

The Easter Rising was arguably the most important event in Irish history. It was an armed insurrection that occurred mainly in Dublin during Easter Week, 1916, mounted by Irish republicans...

Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies. From all six...

The Poor Ould Fella is perhaps the most loved and definitely the most endangered species in Ireland. The Celtic Tiger has, alas, passed him by. As modern life continues to...

Padre Pio: The Scent of Roses is crammed full of Irish miracles and cures attributed to the nation's favourite saint, who for 50 years bore the five wounds of Christ....

The Little Book of Derry is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Derry. Here you will find out about Derry's history and archaeology, its arts...

In their years travelling the Irish countryside, award-winning photographer James Fennell and author and historian Turtle Bunbury are constantly struck by the importance of friendship and community in the lives...

Geraldine, Countess of Mayo, made an exquisite and extremely important garden in Ireland between the years l890 and l925 when she had to leave the family estate. The garden was...

The coastline of Ireland, from the rugged fjords of the west to the steely waters of the north, is infused with memories of loss, sadness and beauty. In this work,...

You know your one Nikita? You've seen her around town: always within 100 metres of Penneys (where she likes to spend her 'eurdos'), her hair done up in a 'hun...

Children of the Rising is the first ever account of the young lives violently lost during the week of the 1916 Rising: long-forgotten and never commemorated, until now.Boys, girls, rich,...

INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH BERTIE AHERN, MARY KENNEDY, SEAN O'ROUKE, MARY COUGHLAN AND MANY OTHERS. What was life like for Ireland's grandparents when they were young?What has changed for the better?...

'These incredible photos show my home place of Cork in all its glory and bring back warm memories.' - Ronan O' Gara, Irish former Rugby Union Player and current Coach,...

This 250-year old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of Ireland's most...

Inis Oirr, the smallest and most easterly of the Aran Islands situated at the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland is renowned for its captivating beauty. This unique book photographically documents...

County Cork is the largest county in Ireland with a heritage that has been written about, celebrated and commemorated over many centuries. This book explores the historical curiosities within the...

The book tells the history of Northern Ireland from the Third Home Rule Bill right through to Derry Girls. Covering all aspects of the beginnings of Northern Ireland as a...

Mapping the changes that have occurred in Irish literature over the past fifty years, this volume includes twenty-one writers, poets, and playwrights from the North and South of Ireland, who...

Bestseller & Winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Irish Book Award. 'Thought-provoking, irreverent and often laugh-out-loud hilarious' Irish Independent. "Motherfocloir" [focloir means 'dictionary' and is pronounced like a rather more vulgar...

Francis Brennan believes it's the little things in life that count the most. And by following this philosophy, he has built an extremely successful business and a very happy life.With...

Proverbs from the Irish language - seanfhocail - hark back to a time when Ireland and its people were predominantly agricultural, poor and Catholic; though centuries old, they are integral...

John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from growing up in Cork City as a young boy to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show. In this...

Over 50% of Irish people under 40 are either living with their parents or in share accommodation, unable to live either by themselves or with partners despite that being their...

The Other Crowd', 'The Good People', 'The Wee Folk' and 'Them' are a few of the names given to the fairies by people in Ireland. Honoured for their gifts and...

It was at the time the largest aircraft leasing company in the world. Its collapse was an international event and one of the biggest Irish business failures of modern times....

From the author of the bestselling Motherfocloir, Non-fiction Irish Book of the Year. A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR. What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? When...

"'Dear holy cleric,' they said, 'these old warriors tell you no more than a third of their stories, because their memories are faulty. Have these stories written down on poets'...

From the outside, Irish dancing seems like a wholesome world of dazzling costumes, intricate footwork and groomed hair. The sport and art form, made world-famous by the smash hit Riverdance,...

The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily understood version. Read about the feats of the famous warrior Cuchulainn who singlehandedly defends Ulster against the army...

After hosting a birthday pub crawl across several historic real ale pubs in London, Thomas J. Vosper was inundated with requests from friends to make it a regular occurrence, he...

Gaelic culture is famous all over the world - but what is it? This book is an engaging view of the story of music, language and the arts in Ireland...

From Hugh de Lacy's effective conquest of Meath in the 1170s and the establishment of Anglo-Norman power, through to the demise of what has been termed the `landed aristocracy' at...

Ireland, 2025: where a mortgage is required just to buy a coffee. With rents soaring higher than the price of a pint in Temple Bar and the government still trying...

The 1798 Rebellion was one of the bloodiest events in Irish history. Thousands of people were slaughtered in a single summer in a massive popular uprising against British rule. Thousands...

An in-depth study of the most significant Irish clergyman in the history of the stateFor three decades, 1940-72, as Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, John Charles McQuaid imposed...