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The best Irish books of 2023 (so far)

We're now officially just past the halfway mark of 2023 - so it's the perfect time to pause and cast a glance over the cultural highlights of the last six months.

Books • 15 Jul 23

Book Of The Week: Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary

Set against the political and social instability of 1980s Dublin, Juno Loves Legs is at its heart a great love story, one which burns with a need for survival at all costs, against the odds.

Book Of The Week • 18 Mar 23

Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary - read an exclusive extract

Juno loves Legs. She's loved him since their first encounter at school in Dublin, where she fought the playground bullies for him.

Books • 12 Mar 23

Juno Loves Legs - Karl Geary on his heartbreaking new novel

Author Karl Geary introduces his new novel, Juno Loves Legs, an epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980s.

Books • 04 Mar 23

8 bite-size book reviews by Rick O'Shea

An octet of recommended reads from the host of RTÉ Gold's Afternoon Gold with Rick O'Shea...

Books • 26 Feb 18

Rick O'Shea's Best Books Of 2017

I'm glad to finally put together the books from 2017 that I think you should read, along with a short review of each.

Books • 31 Dec 17

Karl Geary: auspicious debut in fiction in his novel Montpelier Parade which is set in Dublin in the 1980s.

Karl Geary on his debut novel Montpelier Parade

Last April, following a five-publisher auction, the Dublin-born actor Karl Geary signed a major publishing deal with Harvill Secker for his debut novel. Montpelier Parade is a coming-of-age story set in Dublin in the 1980s.

Karl Geary • 20 Jan 17

Karl Geary - first novel from the sometime actor and NY resident

Karl Geary - Montpelier Parade

Montpelier Parade is the beautiful and tender debut novel from Dublin-born Karl Geary. It tells the story of teenager Sonny and his ambiguous relationship with the mysterious older woman that is Vera Hatton.

Books • 09 Jan 17

Karl Geary