In 1014, at the famous Battle of Clontarf, the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, in conjunction with the provincial chiefs, defeated the colonizing Norsemen in a decisive battle which ended their efforts...

The book of the brand-new original miniseries which airs in January 2025, starring Colin Firth as Jim Swire and directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father).The destruction...

Visceral, haunting and full of passion, verve and wit, this new collection from one of Scotland’s most original voices examines and explores the soul of humanity. A Swan’s Neck on a Butcher’s Block is an achingly honest, vivid collection that dares to challenge ideas of what it is to live and to be alive.

The 2025 edition of the Irish Writers Guide contains updated publisher and resource listings, together with new pieces for writers of every genre, from children's to thrillers, from academic history...

A collection of humorous short stories from Ireland.

An award-winning, burnt out writer is visited by the characters he is researching while writing a book about the assassination of President James Garfield.

Paddy Reid spent thirty years working in some of the poorest communities in the United States – mainly in the Deep South – as a handyman, prison visitor and outreach worker. He recounts his encounters with some of the remarkable people he met along the way – and their resilience in the face of grinding poverty.

The youngest of seven children from a renowned Portumna hurling family, Joe Canning was regarded as a prodigy from the moment he stepped onto the pitch as a boy. Could he really be as great as everyone...

‘GALWAY: Hardiman & Beyond’ is a splendid new history of the Irish city, for release in celebration of James Hardiman’s classic 1820 account of its origins and its recognition today as a European City of Culture.

An affair has unintended consequences.