Dublin Interest

Dublin has always been a city of paradoxes, opposites and conflicts. Its population expanded rapidly throughout the nineteenth century, despite the great famine and emigration to England, America and elsewhere....

To the vast majority of people, when shipbuilding in Ireland is mentioned, they think only of Belfast, the Harland & Wolff shipyard and the tragic maiden voyage of the Titanic...

While Dublin is an ancient city, its buildings are rarely more than two centuries old and the vast majority are more recent. There are, of course, exceptions - Two Cathedrals,...

Jean has painted scenes from all corners of Ireland, but her signature style evolved from architectural impressions of familiar Dublin landmarks and cityscapes - in oil, pen and ink, and...

The Little Book of Stillorgan is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about this vibrant suburb of Dublin.This book takes the reader on a journey through Stillorgan...

Each year, over a million people walk the East and West piers at Dun Laoghaire. Whether it's for a quiet walk, family days out, first dates, weddings, hanging out with...

Ulysses is, among other things, one of the most realistic novels ever written. Commentary on it has often focused on its important place in the history of modernism, its break...

'A sumptuous production in equal part photograph, illustration and text'Irish Examiner 'Twelve highly readable chapters of the political, social and economic history of Dublin from earliest times to the present,...

Focusing on the people and the decisons they made, 'The Fall of Dublin' examines the attack on the Four Courts and the subsequent fighting in Dublin in June and July...

Tears were shed on the evening of 30 June 1962 when the final curtain came down on the expansive stage of Dublin's famous Theatre Royal, the largest entertainment venue in...

A hilarious collection of rich Dublin wit, including jokes, quotations, graffiti, malapropisms, sayings, and anecdotes from internationally famous wits such as Behan, Swift, Shaw, Wilde, and a host of others...

This book traces the development of the four coastal villages - often referred to as `the Four Sisters' - that make up the eastern part Dublin 4 from their foundation...

These time-capsule recollections of Trinity College students in the seventies include those of U2 manager Paul McGuinness, director of the Gate Theatre Michael Colgan, novelist James Ryan, writer Robert O'Byrne,...

Donal, Sam and Ciaran from the hugely popular blog Come Here To Me! are back with a brand-new collection of fascinating, surprising, and little-known tales from the hidden history of...

The raw intensity of the Irish Civil War is brought to life in this gripping, fast-paced journey from July 1921 to July 1922 - a year of change and conflict....

Trinity College Dublin is famed for the intelligence and innovation of its students. However, not all the undergraduates have devoted their talents to academia; instead they spent their time devising...

In the same expansive format as the highly successful Great Irish Houses and Castles, this book traces the development of Dublin's architectural and decorative styles up to the beginning of...

"This book is a history of Dublin, with a remarkable feel for the way the past is embodied in bridges and alleyways, sculpture and slums. But in classical Dublin manner...

"This book is a history of Dublin, with a remarkable feel for the way the past is embodied in bridges and alleyways, sculpture and slums. But in classical Dublin manner...

Arthur Fields, Dublin-born of Ukrainian emigrants fleeing anti-semitism, was a street photographer who stood on O'Connell Bridge for fifty years taking photos. He worked every day from the 1930s until...

Need inspiration for a great family day out? Here are thirty imaginative and varied walks specially designed to appeal to children, all within County Dublin. Explore some of the county's...

In the course of conversation, she learns how her birthplace is viewed and remembered by a host of Dubliners - from broadcasters to shop workers recalling showband days; by the...

Above buildings, beneath rivers and canals, amidst bushes and trees ... inside the M50 nature abounds.A lavish, entertaining and uniquely visual nature book. Exciting to read, up to date and...