Davoren Hanna was born severely handicapped in 1975. His parents were lifelong participants in his struggle to become a writer. Much like the young Christy Brown in My Left Foot, Davoren succeeded … [Read more...] about The Friendship Tree (The Life and Poems of Davoren Hanna)
Biography
Killing the Black Mamba by Robert A Welch
'If I die, ' Egan Welch wrote in a note to his father, 'it is not alcohol that killed me. It's something else.' The book's sub-title is Life, Alcohol and Death. Killing the Black Mamba is the title … [Read more...] about Killing the Black Mamba by Robert A Welch
Des O’Malley by Dick Walsh
The death has been announced of the former Progressive Democrats leader and former Fianna Fáil Minister for Justice Des O’Malley. A colossus of Irish politics, O’Malley had been in poor health … [Read more...] about Des O’Malley by Dick Walsh
The Great Cover-Up by Gerard Murphy
Why were both sides of the Irish Civil War so evasive when it came to the death of Michael Collins? Why were they still trying to effect cover-ups as late as the 1960s? Determined to find the truth … [Read more...] about The Great Cover-Up by Gerard Murphy
The Fight by Norman Mailer
In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fight each other. One was Muhammad Ali, the aging but irrepressible “professor of boxing.” The other … [Read more...] about The Fight by Norman Mailer
Maurice Walsh – Storyteller by Steve Matheson
Maurice Walsh was born in 1879 in Ballydonoghue, Co Kerry. He worked as an excise officer and became a whiskey connoisseur. He came to world wide attention as the the author of The Quiet … [Read more...] about Maurice Walsh – Storyteller by Steve Matheson
A Drink with Shane MacGowan
This biography of Shane MacGowan charts his life from early childhood in Tipperary through to his fame as the star of The Pogues. The book celebrates MacGowan the musician and offers insight into … [Read more...] about A Drink with Shane MacGowan
Richard Harris by Gus Smith
The sub title is Actor by Accident. Gus Smith charts the stormy career of the limerick born actor who rose to fame in This Sporting Life. Harris starred in more than thirty films. He also had an … [Read more...] about Richard Harris by Gus Smith
The Quality of Madness by Tim Rich
The Quality of Madness is sub titled A Life of Marcelo Bielsa. He is currently head coach at Leeds United in the English Premiership. Before he came to Leeds, Bielsa had a long a distinguished … [Read more...] about The Quality of Madness by Tim Rich
First Man by James R Hansen
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words … [Read more...] about First Man by James R Hansen