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31/10/2025

A son of Tralee and a champion of Ireland.
Fr Tom Jones ruled the handball courts of the 1880s and ’90s .
He was unbeaten for eight years and admired across The Kingdom.
His legacy reminds us that Kerry’s sporting greatness runs deep. 💚💛

30/10/2025

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30/10/2025

“I started writing this book as an exclusively work memoir but the work and the personal kept overlapping. I don’t know if that’s because I’m a woman or a mother or both, or none of those reasons. I just know that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I couldn’t simply focus on the work side of my life.” Available now

30/10/2025

A celebration of Irish storytelling, from debut writers to beloved names . All books in store today. Each one a perfect choice for that special person at Christmas.

29/10/2025

Defined by the Atlantic Ocean - it’s people and cultural heritage that has shaped the landscape for millennia.

It charts through images and words the richness of ‘The Kingdom of Kerry’. From ancient ‘rock art’ to winter and summer alignments, the golden age of monasticism, of saints, scholars, pilgrims who dared venture to all corners of the earth, in the early centuries, and those from far off countries who visited the edge of Europe and brought their own blend of culture.

It explores the more quirky nature of Kerry - from the highest farm in Ireland, the highest Grotto, the farthest Island in Europe, to the ancient customs of the ‘Kilbognet Biddies’ and ‘ Lá an Dreoilín’ - The Di**le Wren. The Goddess Anú, revered and celebrated on her own mountain ‘the Paps of Anú, At the northern slopes of the mountain lies ‘the city of Shrone’ - Cathair Crobh Dearg - a ring fort, which is considered the oldest place of pilgrimage in continuance from pagan to Christianity in Europe. For more than two millennia, it has been an important place of pilgrimage especially on May Day.

24/10/2025

his book, based on Iain Dale’s blockbuster podcast, tells the story of Irish politics over the past century by examining the lives and actions of each Irish Taoiseach, from W.T. Cosgrave to Micheal Martin. 15 leading Irish historians, journalists and politicians write essays on each of these figures, showing in the process how Ireland developed from a poor ex-colony to a successful, modern country at the heart of the European Union. In the process, the contributors examine the importance of topics such as the power of the Roman Catholic Church, changing social mores, Ireland’s relationship with the UK, and its economic development.

This is a must read for anyone interested in Irish politics at a time of potential far-reaching change for the republic.

24/10/2025

THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2024, GUARDIAN BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2024, ECONOMIST BEST BOOKS OF 2024, FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2024

From one of the world’s great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history. In this groundbreaking new approach to the evolution of all life, Richard Dawkins shows how the body, behaviour, and genes of every living creature can be read as a book – an archive of the worlds of its ancestors. A perfectly camouflaged desert lizard has a desiccated landscape of sand and stones ‘painted’ on its back. From the author of The Selfish Gene and The Ancestor’s Tale comes a revolutionary, richly illustrated book that unlocks the door to an ancient past, seen through wholly new eyes.

23/10/2025

A comforting festive story — ideal for gifting or curling up with before, during, and after Christmas. Sheila has finally (and secretly) divorced her unreliable husband and is ready to celebrate. But as she prepares to join the annual festive get-together at the hotel her family has owned for generations, she’s not quite sure how to break the news to everyone.
And she’s not the only one keeping something to herself.
Nora, Sheila’s formidable mother, is distracted by her doubts about the hotel’s new manager: her grand-daughter Maire. Can she hide her feelings though, putting family before the business for once?
It was always the plan for Máire to take over the hotel, but she never realised how much she would have to give up. Is she now facing a choice between her career and her marriage?
And Maire’s sisters Henrietta and Barbara have their own reasons for coming to the Castlehill Hotel - one needs time away.

23/10/2025

What does the natural world mean to us in Ireland? Quite a lot, when you see this beautiful array of books celebrating Irish nature past, present, and looking to the future. From wild shores to quiet fields, these books remind us just how lucky we are to call this island home. IrishNature

23/10/2025

Darragh Ó Sé buying his brother Marc’s book “Ó Sé -A Kerry Family, A Football Dynasty,” nominated for the A Post Irish Book Awards Sports Book of the Year.” These nominations are part of the annual which honor a wide range of Irish writing, including a dedicated Sports Book of the Year category.A proud moment for Kerry nominated for the A Post Irish Book Awards! We have signed copies in store

22/10/2025

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Throughout history, the stories of women’s lives and work have been overshadowed by those of men.
Wives, especially, disappear, unacknowledged as patrons and champions of their husband’s work, as collaborators, muses, carers and managers of the family domain.

Nicola Pierce’s ‘Great Irish Wives’ shines a spotlight on ten such wives and brings their stories to life.

Available in all bookshops!

18/10/2025

In his riveting new book, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Siddharth Kara brings history to life, showcasing how the Zorg’s fateful voyage exposed the harsh reality of the slave trade.

The case catapulted the emerging anti-slavery movement to one of the most consequential moral campaigns that changed the course of history.

The Zorg is the astonishing yet little-known true story of one of the most consequential ships that ever crossed the Atlantic.