Merrion Press

04/09/2026

📖 Enemies Within by Aaron Edwards is almost here!

This is the explosive true story of Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair, one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious paramilitary figures.

If you are in Belfast on September 16th, do join us at the launch - all welcome!

Reserve your free space on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enemies-within-launch-the-belfast-barge-tickets-1998124762954

See you there!

03/09/2026

Irish Sport in 100 Objects is out this month! Here's a sneak peek of some of the objects featured 👀

Siobhán Doyle, Curator at the National Museum of Ireland, has put together a vibrant and fascinating whistle-stop tour of Irish sporting heritage.

You can pre-order your copy via our website or from your favourite bookshop now!

1. Ireland v Poland Match Programme (1938)
Image courtesy of Paddy Murray

2. Ronnie Delany’s Running Shoes (1956)
Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum

3. The Superstars Singlet (1979)

4. Rhys McClenaghan’s Wrist Straps (2022)
Image courtesy of Rhys McClenaghan

5. McDaid’s Football Special (c. 1960s)
Image courtesy of James McDaid & Sons

6. Souvenir Scarf (1936)
Imperial War Museum

7. Lawn Bowls (1932)
National Museum of Ireland

8. Tailteann Games Blazer (1928)
National Museum of Ireland

02/09/2026

📚 It’s nearly here!

Gift Grub & Me: My Life in Comedy by Mario Rosenstock is out September 24th🎉

Go behind the voices, characters, laughs and unforgettable moments from Mario’s incredible comedy career.

🎟️ Pre-order your copy from Eason for your chance to WIN tickets to Mario’s Spring 2027 tour! (See t’s and c’s on the product page on easons.com)

Even better, he’s coming to Eason O’Connell Street on September 26th at 12pm for a book signing - no tickets, just pop by on the day!

27/08/2026

EXPOSED: Scandals that Rocked the Irish State by Frank Connolly is out now!

From the Moriarty Tribunal’s findings on Michael Lowry, to Garda misconduct in the North-West, to shocking corruption within the planning process that sowed the seeds for today’s housing crisis, Frank Connolly unearths the continuity of greed in modern Ireland.

Available in all good bookshops and online 📖

20/08/2026

☀ OUT NOW - Boyhood's Fire: Na Fianna Éireann at War, 1916–1986

Historian James Durney delivers a compelling new history of Na Fianna Éireann, the youth wing of the Irish Volunteers, revealing how Ireland’s youngest revolutionaries shaped key events from the Easter Rising to the Troubles.

Available now in all good bookshops & online 📖

08/07/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Gerard Shannon’s brilliant biography of Rory O’Connor has been shortlisted for the 2026 Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction 👏🏻 Huge congratulations to all shortlisted authors and best of luck Gerard!

You can pick up a copy of Rory O’Connor: To Defend the Republic in all good bookshops and online 📖

⭐️ ‘A rigorous, authoritative and balanced portrait’ - The Irish Times

⭐️ ‘Gerard Shannon works the archives and sources brilliantly and exhaustively’ - Irish Independent

18/06/2026

OUT NOW - Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine by Fintan Drury

🗣️‘An important book that demands our attention’
Donal Fallon

🗣️‘Hugely informative, courageous and intelligent’
Elaine Feeney

🗣️‘Fintan Drury is calling out facts that cannot be ignored’
Hugo Hamilton

Grab your copy in good bookshops & online now!

09/06/2026

A fantastic review of Unmasking Samantha Cookes in The Irish Times over the weekend - it’s really a book to be devoured in one sitting! 📖☕️

Alan Bradley She seemed like the perfect nanny. Until she vanished - and the truth emerged. The gripping true-crime story of Samantha Cookes' decade-long scams, which left families and communities across Ireland devastated. Paperback May 2026

09/06/2026

🌟Some high praise for Salt Wind, Rising Water by John S. Doyle! Grab your copy in all good bookshops & online 🍃

04/06/2026

Out now: Neither Confirm Nor Deny by John Ware 💥

A compelling investigation into Britain’s intelligence operations in Northern Ireland.

Available now in all good bookshops and online 📖