Bailiúchán: Adult Non-Fiction Irish Collection

For decades the printmaker Norman Ackroyd has been fascinated by the Hebrides, the archipelago lying to the north-west of mainland Scotland. Inhabited since prehistoric times, some of these islands are now deserted and rarely visited. The urge to see them for himself has been the impulse behind A...

'Fierce Love' is sourced from production notebooks and copious correspondence held in NUI Galway, measuring for the first time the achievements of Mary O'Malley, a controversial and resourceful woman swimming against the tide of populism and sectarianism, to establish an independent academy for a...

In this frank and revealing autobiography, Bertie Ahern gives his account of a remarkable political life and the personal story that accompanies it. He shows the cost to his family of a life played out in the public eye and, for the first time, discloses what really happened in his final weeks in...

According to historian Éamonn Mac Thomáis, the likes of Johnny Fortycoats, Hairy Yank, All Parcels, Hairy Lemon, Bang Bang, Shellshock Joe and Mary Wallpaper would often huddle together for heat along the wall outside of Thompson s Bakery on Bridgefoot Street. However, this is the first time that...

Darina Allen draws on more than 30 years of experience gardening at Ballymaloe to take you through an extensive list of vegetables, herbs and fruits. Each entry includes explanations of different varieties, practical information on cultivation, growing and maintenance, plus instructions for the b...