Irish Biography

When Molly McCloskey was a young girl, her brother Mike - fourteen years her senior - started showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia. By the time Molly was old enough to...

Between clubs, dining halls, libraries, institutions and good addresses in the country, R.B. McDowell, born in September 1913, had led the charmed and energized existence of a distinguished bachelor don,...

Samuel Beckett, one of the foremost playwrights of the twentieth century was rarely photographed, despite the fact that he was extremely interested in the process of photography. In 1969, when...

An acclaimed biography of poet, pacifist and political firebrand Eva Gore-Booth.The Irish poet and activist Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926) led a life defiantly at odds with her aristocratic origins. Choosing to...

Becoming an altar boy was Andrew Madden's first step in realizing his dream of becoming a priest. But his dream was shattered when he was molested by his favourite priest,...

Orla Tinsley is well known as a campaigner for the rights of people with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland. In her memoir, she takes us on a journey into the inner...

John Carthy was an average guy, a hard-working young man devoted to his mother and sister, who also happened to suffer from depression - in common with one in four...

This is the incredible story of how one woman's determination led her to overcome obstacles ranging from the scepticism of 'Celtic Tiger'-era Ireland to the intricacies of soviet-style bureaucracy, and...

This is the true story of an 18-year career in prostitution that began in a seedy massage parlour in Dublin's Thomas Street. By 1994, Marese O'Shea was the owner of...

Aged thirteen, Martha is rescued by the courts from the clutches of her evil stepfather, Jackser, and her feckless mother, Sally. After numerous arrests for shoplifting, a judge rules that...

Eamonn Holmes is one of the most popular TV presenters in the UK. For twelve years he was the main anchor at GMTV drawing daily audiences of six million viewers....

Donkey's Years is the first volume of memoirs from one of Ireland's greatest writers, Aidan Higgins. Displaying the wit, sensuality and highly personal style that made him such a distinct...

This is the incredible story of how one woman's determination led her to overcome obstacles ranging from the scepticism of 'Celtic Tiger'-era Ireland to the intricacies of soviet-style bureaucracy, and...

This is a picture of the author's coming of age in Northern Ireland. It bears witness to the influence of his father, a policeman with the RUC, and to the...

This is the first biography of the IRA leader Rory O’Connor, close comrade of Joseph Plunkett andMichael Collins, key revolutionary figure during the Irish War of Independence and Commanderof IRA...

In this compelling memoir, first published in 1957 and now appearing in this updated paperback edition, prima ballerina Ninette de Valois writes about her extraordinary career: the vivid memories of...

Who'd have thought a potty-mouthed Dublin mammy with a cream cardigan and elasticated tan tights could storm British TV screens and leave a nation helpless with laughter? Brendan O'Carroll performs...

Written by the company's founder and first CEO, Pat Byrne, "Fuelled by Belief" tells the remarkable story of how a fledgling airline, against all odds, literally stayed in the air....

THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the crowded working-class streets of 1960s Dublin, comes the powerful and inspiring true story of three young sisters who - after years of abuse and trauma...