To celebrate Halloween we are sharing this exclusive ’Seeing Ghosts’ Samhain extract from In Sight of Yellow Mountain by Philip Judge. Swapping chasing lights for chasing cattle, this beautifully written book will hav...

In Sight of Yellow Mountain A Year in the Irish Countryside by Philip Judge

24-07-201711:00 GMT

In his first book In Sight of Yellow Mountain Philip Judge details how two near-death experiences gave him a new lust for country life. Swapping chasing lights for chasing cattle, this beautifully written book will ha...

Duo behind Facebook page 'Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling' Bring Character to Life

15-06-201713:00 GMT

Have you heard of the ‘Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling’ Facebook page? With over 35,000 Facebook fans, the page is dedicated to recognising and celebrating a uniquely Irish girl. Now creators Emer McLysaght and Sar...

Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy: The Hilarious Childhood Adventures of Jason Byrne

30-09-201615:00 GMT

Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy is Jason Byrne’s side-splitting memoir of an accident prone childhood growing up on a mad road in suburban Dublin in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Accompanied by the award-winning illustrator Nicky...

Hat-trick of Awards for John and Fatti Burke’s Runaway Bestseller 'Irelandopedia'

26-05-201609:00 GMT

The biggest-selling children’s picture book of 2015 won two awards at yesterday’s 2016 CBI Book of the Year Awards in Dublin. John and Fatti Burke were named winners of the Eilís Dillon Award for first children’s book...

Open Your Eyes To The Wonders of Irish Nature

03-05-201614:00 GMT

Naturama is a breathtakingly exciting new book that introduces you to Ireland’s flora and fauna with every changing season. Beautifully written by accomplished writer, Michael Fewer, and skilfully illustrated with Mel...

The Unknown Story Behind Handel’s World Premiere of ‘The Messiah’ in Dublin

26-10-201509:00 GMT

In Hallelujah, Jonathan Bardon, one of Ireland’s most esteemed historians, explores the remarkable circumstances surrounding the first performance of Handel’s iconic oratorio in Dublin in 1742. Many people will not be...

Ah Ireland, It’s A Great Little Country All The Same, If Only You Could Put A Roof On It

09-10-201516:00 GMT

Having watched family and friends emigrate and faced with headlines laden down with cutbacks and crises, Ronan Moore decided to list some of the reasons why Ireland isn’t all that bad. Fuelled by memories of what he m...

Francis Brennan Publishes His Memoirs While Letting Us In On The Secret To Happiness

29-09-201510:00 GMT

Full of warm and witty anecdotes, Francis Brennan shares his memoirs while letting us in on the secret to his success – his belief in happiness. By counting his blessings such as his childhood, family, career, travel,...

How and Why We Are Such a Contradictory People

28-09-201510:00 GMT

If there is one constant of our national character, it’s uncertainty. The Irish seem capable of holding two contradictory ideas in their mind & believing they are both true. We’re never quite sure what kind of people ...

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22-06-202317:30 GMT

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