Irish life between 1930 and 1960 is normally presented as a sort of cultural wasteland. In a radical reexamination of the period, Brian Fallon challenges this stereotype and argues that Ireland's … [Read more...] about An Age of Innocence by Brian Fallon
Non-Fiction
Evil Empire by Paul Williams
Ruthless godfather John Gilligan controlled a colossal drugs empire and a mob of gangland's most dangerous criminals. Violence and the threat of murder kept terrified witnesses silent and other … [Read more...] about Evil Empire by Paul Williams
For Love of Town and Village by Jack Mahon
Jack Mahon explores the exciting success of the AIB GAA Club Championships, in booth Hurling and Gaelic Football. There is a chapter on the 1977 Club Football All Ireland title that was won by … [Read more...] about For Love of Town and Village by Jack Mahon
A Fabulous Creation by David Hepworth
The era of the LP began in 1967, with ‘Sgt Pepper’; The Beatles didn’t just collect together a bunch of songs, they Made An Album. Henceforth, everybody else wanted to Make An Album. The end came … [Read more...] about A Fabulous Creation by David Hepworth
Betrayal of Trust by Chris Moore
At the end of 1994, the Father Brendan Smyth affair brought shame on the Catholic church in Ireland and led directly to the fall of the Irish government. Television viewers grew to recognise the face … [Read more...] about Betrayal of Trust by Chris Moore
Tragedies of Kerry by Dorothy McArdle
This is a very interesting and informative book about the very tragic and real events that took place in the south west of Ireland in the early 1920s. The book has very detailed accounts of the … [Read more...] about Tragedies of Kerry by Dorothy McArdle
Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman
Few have been a member of Donald Trump’s inner orbit longer than Omarosa Manigault Newman. Their relationship has spanned fifteen years—through four television shows, a presidential campaign, and a … [Read more...] about Unhinged by Omarosa Manigault Newman
Shooting Types
Giles Catchpole's Shooting Types is one of the most popular and consistently amusing contributions to The Shooting Gazette, identifying (and poking fun at!) all the varied and often eccentric … [Read more...] about Shooting Types
Diary of a Man in Despair
Friedrich Reck-Malleczewen, a Prussian aristocrat, began a secret diary in May 1936, which describes how a psychosis enveloped an entire society, enabling Hitler's rise to power, and the Nazi … [Read more...] about Diary of a Man in Despair
King of the Beggars by Seán O’Faoláin
A thoughtful biography about the charismatic lawyer and voice of the common people of Ireland, mostly Catholics, who had been displaced by the English and Scottish in the time of Cromwell and had … [Read more...] about King of the Beggars by Seán O’Faoláin