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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.

    Gavin Daly: Citizen Quinn [2013] paperback

    €4.99€9.99

    The staggering story of the rise and fall of Ireland's richest man: Sean Quinn. A few years ago, Sean Quinn was ranked among the two hundred richest people in the...

    Nuala O'Faolain: Radiant Life, A: [2011] hardback

    €8.99

    A selection of wide ranging essays from the passionate and original journalist and writer, Nuala O'Faolain drawn from nonfiction written between 1980 and her untimely death in 2008. A recent...

    Nuala O'Faolain: Radiant Life, A: [2011] hardback

    €9.99

    A selection of wide ranging essays from the passionate and original journalist and writer, Nuala O'Faolain drawn from nonfiction written between 1980 and her untimely death in 2008. A recent...

    Charlie Bird: This is Charlie Bird [2007] paperback

    €5.99€11.99

    Charlie Bird has been at the heart of every big news event over the last twenty-five years, breaking exclusive stories and interviewing presidents and prime ministers. In his autobiography he...

    Ryan Eimear: The Grass Ceiling [2024] paperback

    €12.99

    'A book which will very soon be acknowledged as a classic of Irish sportswriting' Ciaran MurphyWhat is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play...

    Christina Noble: Bridge Across My Sorrows [1995] paperback

    €4.99€11.41

    On the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, the destitute children swarm and the rich turn a blind eye. To these needy children "Mama Tina" has become an irrepressible, unorthodox...

    Rebecca Quin: Becky Lynch: The Man [2024] paperback

    €12.99€20.99

    By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her.Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family,...

    Marie Fleming: An Act of Love [2014] paperback

    €6.99

    One of Marie Fleming's last acts before she died from Multiple Sclerosis in late 2013 was to complete her memoir. A woman described by the High Court President as 'one...

    Marie Fleming: An Act of Love [2014] paperback

    €8.99

    One of Marie Fleming's last acts before she died from Multiple Sclerosis in late 2013 was to complete her memoir. A woman described by the High Court President as 'one...

    Gene Kerrigan: Another Country [1998] paperback

    €5.99€12.84

    In his highly addictive style, Gene Kerrigan effortlessly reconstructs the Ireland of the 1950s and early 1960s in which he grew up. An adult world of absolute moral certainties, casual...

    Tim Brannigan: Where Are You Really From? [2010] paperback

    €4.99€14.27

    Reminiscent of a storyline from Call the Midwife, Peggy Brannigan - part of a devout Catholic family - was devastated when she became pregnant as a result of an extra-marital...

    Gerard Hanberry: MORE LIVES THAN ONE OSCAR WILDE H/B - Z41 [2011] hardback

    €3.99€5.99

    The story of Oscar Wilde and his extraordinary family is a remarkable one. His parents, the brilliant Sir William and flamboyant Lady Jane, also led amazing lives and experienced triumph...

    Penny Perrick: Something To Hide [2007] paperback

    €6.99€17.14

    A fascinating portrait of a neglected poet and memoirist whose colourful and complicated life brought her into contact with some of the major literary figures of early twentieth-century Ireland. Sheila...

    Deirdre Finnerty: Bessborough [2023] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    'I read Bessborough in one sitting, veering from fury to devastation within a matter of pages. A vitally important book.' Louise O'Neill'Vivid and powerful' CAELAINN HOGAN'I loved this book for...

    Eileen O Mara: The Third Daughter [2015] paperback

    €8.99

    The Third Daughter begins in 1940s Limerick, where the O'Mara family were merchant princes of the city. The story follows the family fortunes from middle-class comfort to genteel poverty as...

    Fionbar Walsh: Donal's Mountain [2014] paperback

    €1.99€2.99

    'Donal Walsh was able to see the beauty in life. He spent his valuable time helping us to open our eyes' Cecelia Ahern, authorSixteen-year-old Donal Walsh came to national attention...

    Fionnbar Walsh: Donal's Mountain [2015] paperback

    €6.99

    'Donal Walsh was able to see the beauty in life. He spent his valuable time helping us to open our eyes' Cecelia Ahern, authorDonal Walsh lost his battle against cancer...

    Alice Taylor: Quench the Lamp [1999] paperback

    €5.99

    A classic memoir from Ireland's favourite storyteller. Here Taylor follows To School Through The Fields with these equally captivating recollections of family life in pastorial County Cork. Infused with wit...

    Carlo Gébler: The Projectionist: The Story of Ernest Gébler: The Story of Ernest Gebler [2015] hardback

    €9.99

    'Projection (Psychoanalysis). The unconscious process or fact of projecting one's fears, feelings, desires or fantasies onto other persons, things or situations, in order to avoid recognizing them as one's own...

    Gifford Lewis: Somerville and Ross [1987] paperback

    €5.99€7.99

    Somerville and Ross were two extraordinary Irish writers. Cousins and products of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy world, they reacted both with and against their environment to present in their books a...

    Richard Aldous: Tony Ryan [2013] hardback

    €9.99€31.41

    Tony Ryan was one of the greatest Irishmen of the twentieth century.Ingenious, driven and sometimes reckless, his sheer spirit and adventurousness made him Ireland's Aviator. Born in a railwayman's cottage...

    Bob Quinn: Smokey Hollow [1991] hardback

    €4.99€15.64

    Vivid, hilarious and moving account of Dublin childhood in the 'forties. Fictionalised, but drawing heavily on fact. Full of character and great stories.Bob Quinn's website is at www.conamara.org, containing photographs,...

    Caitríona Palmer: An Affair with My Mother: A Story of Adoption, Secrecy and Love [2017] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    An Affair with My Mother by Caitriona Palmer: a moving and gripping story of love, denial and a daughter's quest for the truth.Caitriona Palmer had a happy childhood in Dublin,...

    Evelyn O'Rourke: Dear Ross [2014] paperback

    €4.99

    When broadcaster and journalist Evelyn O'Rourke was on maternity leave with her first child she discovered that she was pregnant for the second time. Within a week of this joyous...

    Evelyn O'Rourke: Dear Ross [2014] paperback

    €9.99

    When broadcaster and journalist Evelyn O'Rourke was on maternity leave with her first child she discovered that she was pregnant for the second time. Within a week of this joyous...

    Beirne Kathy & She O: Kathy's Story [2005] paperback

    €1.99€9.99

    Kathy O'Beirne's earliest memories are of being battered and sexually abused. Unable to confide in anyone about the beatings she regularly received from her father or about the boys who...

    Graham Norton: So Me [2004] hardback

    €9.99€27.13

    Hugely entertaining and refreshingly honest, So Me is the memoir everybody has been waiting for. Graham Norton, whose impish charm and quick wit has earned him a place in our...

    Michael Murphy: The House of Pure Being [2014] paperback

    €3.99€6.99

    Michael Murphy's second volume of reflections deals with the fact that 'life goes on' and details the progression of those we met in the first book, including himself. His writing...

    Melanie Murphy: Fully Functioning Human (Almost) [2017] paperback

    €3.99€6.99

    'I'm just a nitwit girl who's sort-of stumbling through life learning that we all have our own roads to walk - but that it's still valuable, and rather lovely, to...

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