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Wild Embrace: Connecting to the Wonder of Ireland’s Natural World
A transformative book that opens hearts and minds to the unseen wonders of Ireland's natural world as it invites us to exchange eco-overwhelm for a Wild Embrace!
Anja Murray
Published: January /
2025
Hachette Books Ireland
9781399711913
320 Pages
£11.99
Paperback
Ireland
The environment
Vikings of the Irish Sea
How the Vikings dominated one of the most important stretches of water surrounding the British Isles
David Griffiths
Published: January /
2025
The History Press Ltd
9781803997698
£20.00
Paperback
United Kingdom
British & Irish history
Triumphs, Trophies and Troubles: In Search of the Soul of Irish Rugby
From the founding of Ireland's first national team in 1875 to the Grand Slam winners of today.
Peter Bills
Published: January /
2025
Atlantic Books
9781805461388
336 Pages
£20.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Rugby Union
Too Close to Home: A Gripping Military Thriller That Will Keep You Guessing Until the Last Page
In a world of shadows, trust is a deadly game.In a fragile time of peace, a covert team monitors a suspect vehicle, ensuring the safety of a recovering community. Families relax, children play, and a cash-strapped Sam Ireland seeks work abroad. But the tranquility shatters when the operatives witness, in vivid technicolor, the car exploding in real-time.
Finn Og
Published: January /
2025
Vinci Books
9781036700027
512 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
War & combat fiction
Things Your Future Self Will Thank You For: Small changes, lasting results
In this inspiring and practical book, Dr. Mark Rowe reveals the most important things we can do today to improve our lives tomorrow, with benefits that are so impressive you'll want to get started straightaway.
Mark Rowe
Published: January /
2025
Gill Books
9781804582329
320 Pages
€18.99
£17.99
Paperback
Ireland
Self-help & personal development
The THE RECONSTITUTION OF IRELAND: Separation of church and state, and other topics
Divorce referendums, morality and the law, religious glorification of violence, religion in schools, child abuse, celibate clergy, "aggressive secularism", abortion and the Repeal the Eighth campaign, religious oaths for public office; these are the letters which, along with linked memoir writing in THE RECONSTITUTION
Seamus McKenna
Published: January /
2025
Audacity Publications
9781738541041
282 Pages
£22.50
Paperback
United Kingdom
Prose: non-fiction
The Sea and the Sand: A Gripping Military Thriller of High Seas, Human Trafficking, and Vengeance
A rescue at sea plunges an ex-marine into a deadly people trafficking conspiracy.Sam Ireland wants to raise his daughter in peace, but when he saves a woman and child from drowning, he's drawn into a dangerous web of human trafficking.
Finn Og
Published: January /
2025
Vinci Books
9781036700010
416 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
War & combat fiction
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife: A heartbreaking historical novel about a young mother trying to preserve her family in the face of extreme challenges: 2025
A heartbreaking historical novel about a young mother trying to preserve her family in the face of extreme challenges: 2025
June O'Sullivan
Published: January /
2025
Poolbeg Press Ltd
9781781996768
€16.99
£13.99
Paperback
Ireland
Historical fiction
The Last Song: A captivating, emotional page-turner about fame, friendship and long-buried secrets
Shades of Daisy Jones and The Six and The Commitments combine with Rachael's inimitable storytelling gift, in a rock 'n' roll tale from a fresh perspective….
Rachael English
Published: January /
2025
Hachette Books Ireland
9781399726832
416 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
Ireland
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Killing of The Reavey Brothers: British Murder and Cover-Up in Northern Ireland
In this powerful memoir, Eugene Reavey recounts the 1976 murders of his three brothers during Northern Ireland's Troubles. Following the Whitecross killings, he uncovers disturbing evidence of collusion between paramilitaries and authorities. His story illuminates the human cost of violence and one family's pursuit of truth.
Eugene Reavey; Ken Murray
Published: January /
2025
The Mercier Press
9781781178751
352 Pages
€19.99
£18.99
Paperback
Ireland
True crime
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