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A Light That Never Goes Out by Keelin Shanley - read an extract

We are delighted to present an extract from A Light That Never Goes Out by Keelin Shanley, published by Gill Books.

That Place We Call Home, by John Creedon - read an extract

We are delighted to present an extract from That Place We Call Home: A Journey Through the Place Names of Ireland by John Creedon, published by Gill Books.

Books • 18 Dec 20

Leo Varadkar - (his appointment) "showed how far Fine Gael and the country had come."

Inside Fine Gael: Saving the State reviewed

Saving the State - Fine Gael from Collins to Varadkar charts the chequered history of the party from its origins in the 1920s to the end of civil war politics as Fine Gael formed a coalition with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.

Books • 04 Jan 21

Manopause by Bernard O'Shea - read an extract

We are delighted to present an extract from Manopause: Bernard O'Shea is having a Mid-Life Crisis by Irish comedian and broadcaster, Bernard O'Shea, published by Gill Books.

Books • 22 Nov 20

Keelin Shanley: 'Here am I in my winter phase, but I'd love to see another spring'

Reviewed: A Light That Never Goes Out by Keelin Shanley

Between details about her diagnosis and medical care, including a trip to America to find out if she was eligible for a new, experimental therapy, the late Keelin Shanley looked back at a truly remarkable career in her newly-published memoir.

Keelin Shanley • 07 Oct 20

Ronan Moore: the way we talk in Ireland is grand

The Art of Conversation: an extract from Ronan Moore's Irishisms

The Irish are great talkers who revel in conversation. We love to talk, chat and gossip until the cows come home. Even when they do come home that often leads to more conversations asking the cows how they got on and if there was there any craic.

Book Reviews • 06 Nov 17

Melissa Doran Illustrator of Naturama Book

In The Picture: Melissa Doran, Illustrator

A selection of illustrations by Melissa Doran from her book Naturama.

visual arts • 26 Sep 16

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