Irish Art 1920-2020: Perspectives on Change
This book examines Irish art over the last hundred and twenty years or so, from 1900 to now, considering key examples and developments and how visual expression can be read for what it reflects and reveals of art and society during this time.
Catherine Marshall; Yvonne Scott
Published: September /
2022
Royal Irish Academy
9781911479826
448 Pages
€40
£38
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Social & cultural history
Ireland’s Heart: Best Loved Poems of W.B. Yeats
This beautifully designed gift book includes a selection of over seventy of Yeats's best loved poems. These are complemented by a wide range of paintings, prints and drawings, the majority by Irish or Irish-based artists and often artists who were contemporaries of the poet.
Published: September /
2022
Gill Books
9780717190867
176 Pages
€19.99
£18.99
Hardback
Ireland
Poetry
Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit
Brexit altered the relationship between Ireland and Britain in a more profound way than any other event since the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. It also gave Ireland a central role in deciding the future relationship between the UK and the EU, which shocked the British establishment to its core.
Stephen Collins
Published: September /
2022
Red Stripe Press
9781786051769
280 Pages
€19.99
£16.99
Hardback
Ireland
Politics & government
Iona, Kells and Derry: The history and hagiography of the monastic familia of Columba
First published in 1988, this book outlines the history of the ecclesiastical familia of Colum Cille in Ireland and north Britain in the era between the sixth and twelfth centuries.
Maire Herbert
Published: September /
2022
Four Courts Press Ltd
9781846829642
352 Pages
€29.95
£24.95
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Medieval history
Instant Fires
In Heidelberg, Germany, over the course of a hot week in July, two gentle souls begin a prelude to love, testing the pull of romance against the weight of their family histories.
Andrew Meehan
Published: September /
2022
New Island Books
9781848408364
308 Pages
€15.95
£13.99
Paperback / softback
Ireland
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
In Our Day: An Oral History of Dublin’s Bygone Days
For over fifty years, Kevin C. Kearns trekked the rough-and-tumble streets of the heart of Dublin, hoping to record and preserve the city's vanishing oral history
Kevin C. Kearns
Published: September /
2022
Gill Books
9780717195596
272 Pages
€24.99
£23.99
Hardback
Ireland
Oral history
I Believe in You
I Believe in You is a picture book with a powerful message from Deborah Somorin, the author of the memoir Believing in Me. Little Debbie's day is not off to a good start. But when, throughout the day, she encounters people who stop and help, their time and their care show Debbie how much they believe in her - and how she's worth believing in.
Deborah Somorin; Grace Enemaku
Published: September /
2022
Gill Books
9780717190621
32 Pages
€14.99
£13.99
Hardback
Ireland
Picture books
House and Home in Georgian Ireland: Spaces and Cultures of Domestic Life
This book explores the everyday character and functions of domestic spaces in Georgian Ireland.
Conor Lucey
Published: September /
2022
Four Courts Press Ltd
9781801510264
288 Pages
€50
£45
Hardback
Ireland
Society & culture: general
The Horse, the Stars and the Road
Beautiful watercolour images blend with gentle text to tell a story about a boy discovering pride in his identity
Lucy Kelly-Desmond
Published: September /
2022
Little Island
9781912417896
32 Pages
€11.99
£9.99
Paperback / softback
Ireland
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
The Homemade Year: Things to make, do and eat at home to welcome every season
Lilly Higgins is the ultimate modern homemaker. Here she shares over 70 things to make, do and eat at home to welcome every season. Reflecting the Irish calendar, from St Brigid's crosses in February to Christmas wreaths in December, The Homemade Year will help you move gently through the months and make everyday moments special.
Lilly Higgins
Published: September /
2022
Gill Books
9780717193806
336 Pages
€24.99
£23.99
Hardback
Ireland
General cookery & recipes