Gill Books

Gill Books Ireland's leading publisher of non-fiction books on politics, history, memoir and health, plus award-winning cookbooks and children's books. H. Gill & Son.

When Michael Gill founded Gill & Macmillan in 1968, The Irish Times described it as ‘a welcome enterprise’ and hoped it would become a home for the best of Irish authors. Since then, we’ve published the work of great writers such as Noël Browne, Garret FitzGerald, Maureen Gaffney, Diarmaid Ferriter, Tom Garvin, Darina Allen, Fintan O’Toole, Tony Bates and Éamon de Buitléar, to name but a few. The

Irish Zeitgeist

We’ve been there in good times and bad, publishing books on every aspect of Irish life: from the 1960s bestseller Prayers of Life to How Stormont Fell; from Rachel’s Favourite Food to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland; from the heady high of The Pope’s Children in 2005 to the popular reissue of Soundings in 2010, when perhaps we all needed a bit more poetry in our lives. Each book, in its own way, captures a slice of life, a slice of the times we live in. The Beginning

But it was really Michael’s great-great-grandfather who started our story. In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, then the printer to Dublin University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James McGlashan, forming McGlashan & Gill, which in 1875 became M. The bookshop, popularly known as Gills, was located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for 123 years until it closed in 1979. Whether it’s printing, publishing or bookselling, we’ve always believed reading matters. Thanks for reading.

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to Dave’s Bad Jokes 2 by Dave Moore, available in bookshops now 💫
06/11/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to Dave’s Bad Jokes 2 by Dave Moore, available in bookshops now 💫

03/11/2025

Lá iontach gallivanting around the bookshops of Dublin with with a visit to to chat with about music, films and books of course! There are signed copies of ‘An Irish Word a Day’ all over Dublin so grab them while they’re hot! Thanks to and for the warm welcome and chats as gaeilge agus as bearla. Meas mór!

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these FIVE titles, available in bookshops now! 💫
30/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these FIVE titles, available in bookshops now! 💫

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 💫
30/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 💫

Congratulations to Gill author on winning Nutritionist of the Year at the 2025 Wellness Awards!! While World Menopause...
29/10/2025

Congratulations to Gill author on winning Nutritionist of the Year at the 2025 Wellness Awards!!

While World Menopause Awareness Month is winding down, Rachel’s book Nourish For Menopause (2024) is an evergreen essential for women in midlife, filled with practical, evidence-based nutrition tips and over 100 gorgeous recipes 💛

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 🌟
23/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 🌟

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these five titles, available in bookshops now 🌟〰️ The Daly Dish Airfryer by G...
16/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these five titles, available in bookshops now 🌟

〰️ The Daly Dish Airfryer by Gina and Karol Daly
〰️ Little Arty and the Happy Dance by Arthur Gourounlian with Erika McGann, illustrated by Dan Taylor
〰️ Animalopedia by Kathi and John Burke
〰️ Irelandopedia 10th Anniversary Edition by Kathi and John Burke
〰️ From Crown to Harp by David McCullagh

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now ✨〰️ Milly McCarthy and the Haun...
09/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now ✨

〰️ Milly McCarthy and the Haunted House HullaBOOloo by Leona Forde, illustrated by Karen Harte
〰️ Enchanted Ireland by Kieran Fanning, illustrated by Julia Iredale
〰️ Remnants of Our Past by Deirdre O’Neill
〰️ The Irish Farm in Colour by Michael B. Barry and John O’Byrne

We’re deeply saddened at the loss of writer, broadcaster and champion of Irish language and culture, Manchán Magan. We f...
03/10/2025

We’re deeply saddened at the loss of writer, broadcaster and champion of Irish language and culture, Manchán Magan. We first worked with Manchán on the 2020 publication of Thirty-Two Words for Field, and nobody, not even Manchán, could have imagined the response to this wonderful book. It reached tens of thousands of readers and played a huge part in the current revived interest in Irish language and culture. We went on to publish many more bestselling books with him during what was for him an intensely creative period.

Manchán was deeply connected to the Irish language, landscape and people, but he was also hugely curious about indigenous cultures throughout the globe. His passion was infectious, and he inspired generations of people to engage with the natural world and reconnect with Irish through his books, theatre work and documentaries. Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís.

Is mór an méala dúinn bás Mhancháin Magan, scríbhneoir, craoltóir, agus curadh na Gaeilge agus an chulltúir Ghaelaigh. D’oibrigh muid i dtosach le Manchán ar fhoilseachán 2020, Thirty Two Words for Field, agus ní fhéadfadh éinne, Manchán san áireamh, an fhreagairt don leabhar iontach seo a shamhlú roimh ré. Shroich sé na mílte mílte léitheoirí agus d’imir páirt ollmhór sa spéis athnuaite reatha sa Ghaeilge agus sa chultúr Gaelach. Lean muid sin le foilsiú mórán leabhar móréilimh eile leis le linn tréimhse fíorchruthaitheach dá shaol.

Bhí dlúthcheangal ag Manchán leis an nGaeilge agus le tírdhreach agus pobal na hÉireann, ach bhí sé thar a bheith fiosrach chomh maith faoi chultúir dhúchasacha ar fud na cruinne. Ba thógálach a phaisean agus spreag sé na glúnta daoine le dul i ngleic le domhan an dúlra agus le hathcheangal leis an nGaeilge trína chuid leabhar, oibreacha amharclannaíochta agus cláir faisnéise. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann.

Evil Duck is back in a brand new bright and bold adventure by Chris Judge! EVIL DUCK AND THE NEST OF DESTINY is availabl...
02/10/2025

Evil Duck is back in a brand new bright and bold adventure by Chris Judge! EVIL DUCK AND THE NEST OF DESTINY is available in bookshops now.

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 💫〰️ Aftermath by Bláthnaid Rale...
02/10/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these four titles, available in bookshops now 💫

〰️ Aftermath by Bláthnaid Raleigh with Niall Kelly
〰️ Rebuilding a Man by Fergus Farrell with Louise Ní Chríodáin
〰️ The Friendship Fairies Save the Circus by Lucy Kennedy, illustrated by Phillip Cullen
〰️ Bouncing Back by Mattress Mick

Lighting up the bestseller list this week 🌟 Congratulations, Miriam!!!
01/10/2025

Lighting up the bestseller list this week 🌟 Congratulations, Miriam!!!

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