A disturbing account of the abuse of power by Gardai in Co. Donegal resulting in the jailing of an entirely innocent man. As Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman said 'the worst known oppression of a citizen … [Read more...] about Abuse of Power by Frank Short
Irish Interest
An Age of Innocence by Brian Fallon
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
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
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
Cast a Cold Eye by Michael B Yeats
This is a very readable autobiography. In the book Michael Yeats provides an intimate portrait of his childhood life and especially his relationship with his father, W.B. Yeats, and then his … [Read more...] about Cast a Cold Eye by Michael B Yeats
Renaissance Nation by David McWilliams
In 1979 Pope John Paul II's mass in Dublin's Phoenix Park drew an attendance in excess of 1 million; the visit of Pope Francis in 2018 almost 40 years later attracted an estimated … [Read more...] about Renaissance Nation by David McWilliams
Small Differences by Donald Harman Akenson
The assumption that Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics are fundamentally different is central to modern Irish history. There are hundreds of books and thousands of articles that either … [Read more...] about Small Differences by Donald Harman Akenson
Forty Years of Dublin Opinion
We recently featured a book commemorating Fifteen Years of Dublin Opinion. We have now source the sequel; Forty Years of Dublin Opinion. A Selection from All the Drawings and Writings which … [Read more...] about Forty Years of Dublin Opinion
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom
The Celtic tradition is a source of inspiration to many seeking to discover their ancestral spiritual heritage. This superb source book contains many new translations of seminal Celtic texts, … [Read more...] about The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom
Fifteen Years of Dublin Opinion
Dublin Opinion was a monthly satirical magazine published in Dublin from 1922 to 1968. It was founded by cartoonists Arthur Booth and Charles Kelly and writer Tom Collins, who met as amateur … [Read more...] about Fifteen Years of Dublin Opinion