Blackstaff Press

"I leaned over the edge to let anyone see and touch the medal that Northern Ireland had brought away from the Olympics. It wasn't mine, it was ours."In September 1972, after years of hard work, sacrifice...

"When the story is finished, Muriel and Polly sit in silence. The colored lights on the fuchsia bush twinkle against the black sea and the black mountain and the black sky. They sit in silence. They...

"Writers live as the work dictates, a solitary, sometimes deeply frustrating life, with moments of secret joy when the sentence hits the note, gets the meaning exactly as required."For over five decades,...

From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting the world's great riders and machines. With over 100 photographs, alongside lively commentary, and bringing together stats across its entire history, this is the definitive account.

When at St Colman’s College in Newry, Gerard Gorman was abused by pedophile priest Father Malachy Finegan. Gerard was so traumatized that for many years he was unable to talk about what had happened. Brave and open-hearted, this book is a powerful account of abuse and a damning indictment of an institution that continues to stonewall victims.

For six glorious years and two astonishing World Cup campaigns in the 1980s, tiny Northern Ireland stood up to the global football giants. Including interviews with players and managers, the book reveals the drama of the team’s fluctuating fortunes and heroics on the international stage.

Following the success of the acclaimed Reporting the Troubles (2018), this book brings together new contributions from over sixty journalists writing about the events and people they could never forget from their time reporting in Northern Ireland.

In this final part to his bestselling A Force Like No Other series, Colin Breen brings together more compelling insider stories from RUC officers who served during the Troubles.

A frank and fascinating memoir from a Northern Irish peace activist, human rights defender, and former politician who has broken the mold in so many ways – in her work on domestic violence; in her co-founding of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition; and in her fight for peace and human rights both at home and globally.

An anthology of specially commissioned short stories exploring the weird, surreal, and dream-like. Bringing together some of the best of Northern Ireland’s literary talents as well as new and exciting voices, this collection is dark, funny, and unsettling.