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    Read the tales of some of the most famous and influential individuals from Ireland. These Irish biography books are sure to provide you with new insights.

    Books Irish Writers 6 Book Mystery Box - New Books

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    Get 6 New books by irish writers when you buy the Chapters Bookstore Irish Writers Mystery Box. Chapters Mystery box contains only new books. Free Shipping anywhere in Ireland.  The...

    Hannah Daly: Knowing No Boundaries [2022] paperback

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    Hannah Daly is a paediatric Occupational Therapist and an advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner who is profoundly dyslexic, dyspraxic and has sensory processing disorder. She has multiple university degrees, but still...

    Katriona O'Sullivan: Poor: Grit Courage And The Life-c [2023] paperback

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    'We love a rags-to-riches story, and we love to see someone triumph through sheer determination. But the story is rarely that simple. My story isn't, anyway. It is extraordinary to...

    Sinead Oconnor: REMEMBERINGS [2022] paperback

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    SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021 AND THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 2022THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICONSinead O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous...

    Marie Cassidy: Beyond The Tape [2021] paperback

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    The Number One bestselling memoir from Ireland's former state pathologistIn 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with Professor...

    Michael Harding: A Cloud Where the Birds Rise: A book about love and belonging [2021] hardback

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    In this stunning collaboration, bestselling writer Michael Harding's most memorable musings on the human condition are brought to life by illustrator Jacob Stack.In these pages, the reader is held in...

    Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: ‘hilarious, tender, absurd, delightful and charming’ Nina Stibbe [2021] paperback

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    'A gorgeous memoir' Pandora Sykes'Tender, sad and side-splittingly funny' Annie MacManus'A heartfelt tribute to an alarmingly large family held together by a quietly heroic father' Arthur Mathews, co-creator of Father...

    Michael Harding: All the Things Left Unsaid: Confessions of Love and Regret [2022] paperback

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    'Powerful and profound' Deirdre Purcell'A beautiful book of great tenderness, love of life, and wisdom learned the tough way' Joseph O'ConnorFor almost fifty years, Michael Harding has been crafting words...

    Dr Tony Holohan: We Need to Talk [2023] hardback

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    Dr Tony Holohan served as Chief Medical Officer in Ireland for 14 years, but only really became known to the public during the Covid 19 pandemic. During this time his...

    Owen Doyle: The Ref's Call: Memoir of a Rugby Referee [2022] paperback

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    'A genuine presence on the field, Owen refereed with the perfect balance of respect and authority' Keith Wood'Highly respected with vast experience and knowledge, Owen Doyle contributed hugely to the...

    Rachel Doyle: My Tree of Life [2023] paperback

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    I have always believed that if we choose the right dream and pursue it determinedly enough, it will come true. It is not a question of if but of when....

    Gerry Creighton: Raised by the Zoo [2023] hardback

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    People have been enchanted by elephants for centuries: they have inspired parables, films, songs, religions and wars. For Gerry Creighton, this fascination came at an early age. His father was...

    Judge Gillian Hussey: Lessons From the Bench: Reflections on a Career Spent in Ireland’s Crimina: Reflections on a Career Spent in Ireland’s Criminal Courts [20

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    'Long before her retirement, Judge Gillian Hussey had been conferred with the status of "legend of the bench". This book gives a wonderful insight into the complex demands and balances...

    Marty Whelan: THATS LIFE MARTY WHELAN Z41 [2015] hardback

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    Throughout the highs and lows of a 30-year career as one of Ireland's best-loved radio and television personalities, Marty Whelan has always remained upbeat, with a determination for survival and...

    Spillane Pat: In the Blood [2023] hardback

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    Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA's Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of...

    David Cretzan: The Master of Masters: The Life of Josef Cretzan [2022] paperback

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    From humble beginnings in Romania, Josef Cretzan went on to become one of the most accomplished glass blowers of the 20th century. For 37 years his knowledge and skills were...

    Fergal Keane: The Madness: A Memoir of War, Fear and PTSD from Sunday Times Bestselling Author and BBC Correspondent Fergal Keane [2022] paperback

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    A powerful, probing book about PTSD. As a journalist Keane has covered conflict and brutality across the world for more than thirty years, from Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Somalia, Iraq,...

    Catherine Corless: Belonging: One Woman's Search for Truth and Justice for the Tuam Babies [2021] paperback

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    ONE WOMAN, THE SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWN, AND A QUEST FOR JUSTICE THAT ROCKED A NATION. Catherine Corless could not have known where her interest in local history would...

    Deirdre Finnerty: Bessborough: Three Women. Three Decades. Three Stories of Courage. [2022] paperback

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    'I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.' Louise O'NeillFor over seventy years, Bessborough House, a grand country...

    Karina Molloy: A Woman In Defence [2023] paperback

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    'A searing, honest and courageous account of professional soldiering in a toxic military culture' Senator Tom Clonan, retired army captainDuring her 31-year career as a soldier in the Irish Defence...

    Ciaran Murphy: This is the Life [2023] paperback

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    The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and...

    Rosemary McCabe: This Is Not About You [2023] paperback

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    For once, these men are the objects; I am the subject. Me, me, me.Rosemary Mac Cabe was always a serial monogamist - never happier than when she was in a...

    Brendan Behan: Confessions Of An Irish Rebel [1990] paperback

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    The immigration man read my deportation order, looked at it and handed it back to me. 'Are you Irish?' he asked me. 'No' I said 'as a matter of fact,...

    Tosh Lavery: Tosh [2015] paperback

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    'An extraordinary book ... a remarkable story' Mark Cagney, TV3'A fascinating book' Matt Cooper, Today FM'Quite a read ... fascinating ... a book that people who don't normally read books...

    Cahill Máiría: Rough Beast [2023] paperback

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    Mairia Cahill grew up steeped in the traditions of Irish republicanism and the shadowy world of the IRA: her great-uncle Joe was one of the main founders of the Provisional...

    Hennigan Molly: The Celestial Realm [2023] hardback

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    "Phil doesn't like physical affection. She doesn't love you because you don't exist. She doesn't care if you have something important coming up. A busy week, a daunting appointment, a...

    Alice Kinsella: Milk [2023] paperback

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    'Sublime' - Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers'A book about the raw, riotous, brutally beautiful act of being alive.' - Kerri ni Dochartaigh, author of Thin PlacesAlice Kinsella was in...

    Shane Ross: Mary Lou McDonald: A Republican Riddle [2022] paperback

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    Mary Lou McDonald is the bookies' favourite to be Ireland's next Taoiseach. She would be the first woman to reach the office, and the first Sinn Fein leader ever to...

    Valerie Cox: Growing Up with Ireland [2020] paperback

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    'An incredible portal to our past' The Sunday TimesOn 7 January 1922, Ireland became a free state. Born into that era of turbulence and hope were the twenty-six women and...

    Mia Döring: Any Girl: A Memoir of Sexual Exploitation and Recovery [2022] paperback

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    "It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret. I had to follow the persistent, uncomfortable pull of truth, wherever...

    Kit De Waal: Without Warning and Only Sometimes: 'Extraordinary. Moving and heartwarming' The Sunday Times [2022] paperback

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    'Vivid and compelling and so moving... Kit's depiction of her parents' dynamic is both painful and comforting to read' Marian Keyes*Soon to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4*From the award-winning...

    John Clarke: Finucane & Me [2023] hardback

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    Marian Finucane was a trailblazing broadcaster, the first to champion women's issues on air, and respected for her fairness, empathy and doggedness. One of a small group of Irish people...

    Gallagher PJ: Madhouse [2023] paperback

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    I grew up in a psychiatric experiment crossed with an alcoholic experiment. . . . a place run by two people who were extraordinarily drunk and guarded by a potentially...

    Charlie Bird: Time And Tide [2023] paperback

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    A poignant and introspective memoir from Irish journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird. In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease - a man whose voice was so synonymous...

    Tommie Gorman: Never Better: My Life in Our Times [2022] hardback

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    'Money is handy for doing messages' was a phrase the young Tommie Gorman heard from his father, growing up in Sligo in the 1960s. Struggle was never far away but...

    Allison Murphy: Winnie and George [2017] paperback

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    Winnie and George tells the true and previously untold story of two individuals who lived remarkable lives, both before and after they crossed paths. Enhanced with dramatised dialogue, it is...

    Mary Kennedy: Home Thoughts from the Heart [2018] hardback

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    'Mary Kennedy's new book is part memoir, part spiritual guide, part self-help book. It's like the gift of a Christmas visit from a friend' RTE GuideA sense of home, and...

    Evanna Lynch: The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: A powerful memoir of overcoming an eating disorder [2022] paperback

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    'Raw, frank and utterly heartfelt, but full of love and joy too, one of the most moving and uplifting memoirs I've ever read.' Daisy Buchanan'Evanna's account of overcoming an eating...

    Niall Breslin: Me and My Mate Jeffrey: A story of big dreams, tough realities and facing my demons head on [2016] paperback

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    In his book, Niall Breslin speaks openly about living with depression and anxiety, and his crippling journey to finally acknowledging 'Jeffrey' - the name he chose for it - years...

    Jim Livingstone: Bridie Gallagher: The Girl From Donegal [2015] hardback

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    Foreword by Daniel O'Donnell Known as `the Girl from Donegal', Bridie Gallagher was Ireland's first truly international pop star. Over a fifty-year career she sang at sell-out concerts from small...

    Michael Harding: What is Beautiful in the Sky [2020] hardback

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    'In these strange days Michael Harding's route taking and wise words gently nudge us towards the future, steadying us as we navigate the great unknowns ahead' Joe Duffy The bestselling...

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