Willibrord between Ireland, Britain and Merovingian Francia (690-739): Beyond Mission
By offering a fresh look at the main sources for Willibrord's life, the book explores how Insular clerics shaped their Frankish environment through the creation of networks between Ireland, Britain and the continent and their ability to take on a variety of different roles within Merovingian society.
Michel Summer
Published: October /
2024
Liverpool University Press
9781835534182
296 Pages
€130.00
£115.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
European history
Who Gives a Focal?: A Hundred Words and Phrases Ireland Gave the English Language
We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know we’re the ones behind quarks, electrons and vectors, Sudocrem and Wellington boots? So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves, don’t box him in the gob – hit him with Irishisms galore, and you’ll soon put the kibosh on his shenanigans. Y’dig?
Colin Murphy; Donal O'Dea
Published: October /
2024
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788495240
160 Pages
€12.99
£11.99
Paperback
Ireland
Humour
Where the Silence Sings
Seeking his seemingly unheard of birthplace, Aeyun discovers that each step in the right - and wrong - direction leads to revelations that threaten the entire mythos and security of the realms he's grown up in.
Emery Blaine
Published: October /
2024
Wild Door Publishing
9781738506026
412 Pages
£24.99
Hardback
Ireland
Fantasy
Whatever It Takes
A frank account of what it takes to reach the top from one of hurling's all-time greats.
Richie Hogan; Fintan O'Toole
Published: October /
2024
Gill Books
9781804581506
400 Pages
€24.99
£23.99
Hardback
Ireland
Memoirs
What We Know Now!
In the course of a twenty-year friendship, podcasters Jenny Kelly and Mairead Ronan have experienced single life, career highs, break-ups, make-ups, marriages, divorce, motherhood, death, diets, hair styles, stress, ageing, lifestyle dilemmas, sadness and lots and lots of good times too. Of a middling age, and after years of talking (and cups of tea), they no longer sweat the small stuff. Now! is full of their down-to-earth advice on the serious (and sometimes funny) business of life.
Jenny Kelly; Mairead Ronan
Published: October /
2024
Gill Books
9781804581834
288 Pages
€22.99
£21.99
Hardback
Ireland
Lifestyle & personal style guides
Web of Betrayal: Murder in Ireland’s brutal gangland
From the author of the 2023 bestselling Cocaine Cowboys, murder and deception and the underworld of Irish gangland intertwine in a deadly dance of power and survival.
Nicola Tallant
Published: October /
2024
Bonnier Books Ltd
9781804185377
288 Pages
£16.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
Crime & criminology
Use of Force; Law and Practice
Use of Force: Law and Practice is the first Irish legal textbook dedicated to examining the legal rules regulating the permissible use of force by An Garda Síochána (the Irish police). The use of force by Gardaí on a citizen is one of the most primitive methods to achieve compliance with the law.
Cillian Blake
Published: October /
2024
Clarus Press Ltd
9781917134033
£79.00
Paperback
Ireland
UNDERCOVER: Two Secret Lives
Tony Scotland; Susan Wightman; Stephen Pimbley
Published: October /
2024
Shelf Lives
9780995550377
256 Pages
£25.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Gay & Lesbian studies
Unbeatable: Dublin’s Incredible Six in a Row
In late August 2014, Donegal's footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin's seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days.
Eric Haughan
Published: October /
2024
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788495202
320 Pages
€19.99
£17.99
Paperback
Ireland
Gaelic football
Twas the Match Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Croke Park It was quiet and peaceful; the great pitch was dark ... But not for long! As the clock strikes midnight, there's a magical surprise: Santa, his elves and reindeer arrive for a night of mischief, mayhem and football.
Julianne McKeigue; Brian Fitzgerald
Published: October /
2024
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788494656
32 Pages
€12.99
£11.99
Hardback
Ireland
Picture storybooks