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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.

26/06/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to Joe the Great by Paul O’Flynn 🏑 Available in bookshops now!

25/06/2025

It’s pocket book season! These tiny books pack a punch 👊 How many have you collected?

12/06/2025

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

〰️ Serve by Anne Marie Allen
〰️ Penguin TV by Niamh Sharkey & Owen Churcher
〰️ Horse Show Surprise by Nina Carberry, illustrated by Nuno Alexandre Vieira

11/06/2025

Plan the perfect day out with two of our new books, The 50 Best Family Hikes in Ireland and Ireland’s Curious Places!

📍Clogherhead Walk and Beaulieu House, Co. Louth
🚗 15 minutes apart

22/05/2025

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

〰️ The Secret Life of Leinster House by Gavan Reilly
〰️ Milly McCarthy’s Wild Atlantic Antics by Leona Forde, illustrated by Karen Harte

15/05/2025

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

〰️ For Valerie by David French
〰️ Ireland’s Curious Places by Michael Fewer
〰️ Ballybunion to the River Kwai by Fergus Kennedy

13/05/2025

Did you know that today is International Hummus Day? There’s only one way to celebrate 😋

🫓 The Creamiest Hummus Ever!
🫓 From ‘The Happy Pear 20’ by (2024)

Makes about 800g

2 x 400g tins of cooked chickpeas
1/2 tsp baking soda
2-3 cloves of garlic, depending on your preference
4 tbsp lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
4 tbsp tahini
3-4 ice cubes
4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to garnish
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cumin
pinch of sumac or sweet paprika, to garnish
1 tbsp sesame seeds, to garnish

Three simple tips to take your hummus to the next level:
1. Boil your tinned chickpeas with baking soda for a few minutes, then remove the skins — this makes the hummus creamier.
2. Use ice instead of water — it will help make the hummus lighter and flufier.
3. Blend for longer — our friend from the Middle East blends his hummus for 30 minutes in his food processor!

🫓METHOD🫓
Prepare the chickpeas: Drain and rinse the chickpeas and add to a pot. Add the baking soda, cover the chickpeas with just-boiled water and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove the chickpea skins: Drain and rinse the cooked chickpeas. Set a small handful aside for garnish (if you’d like), then soak the rest in a large bowl filled with cold water. Try to get rid of the chickpea skins that came loose during the cooking by rubbing them together, or use a small sieve to help with this. Discard the skins.

Blend: Peel the garlic cloves. Add all ingredients for the hummus, except the sumac or sweet paprika and the sesame seeds, to a food processor and blend till super smooth — we recommend blending for 2-5 minutes, depending on your patience! Taste and adjust the seasoning to your palate. If it’s too strong or too thick, add a little water to thin it out.

Serve: Serve with a glug of olive oil and a pinch of sumac or sweet paprika and a light dusting of sesame seeds.

09/05/2025

Looks to Gill Books 🌟 From the Witch of Kilkenny to a rural Leitrim scene, we’re sure these cover designs played a part in celeb fashion choices this first Monday in May …

01/05/2025

Happy Poetry Day Ireland! The sun is shining, bees are buzzing and summer is on the way ☀️. Best to enjoy it with a beautiful collection of poetry.

The Long Weekend by Rita Ann Higgins

24/04/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to these three titles 📚

💀 Conn of the Dead by Dave Rudden, illustrated by Ali Al Amine
🖍️ The President’s Sticker Activity Book by Peter Donnelly
🥃 The Many Murders of Michael Malloy by Simon Read

Available in bookshops now — we hope you enjoy!

16/04/2025

📯 The comms team (that’s us!) is hiring!! Are you an organised, enthusiastic, persuasive and creative book and media lover? Then check our website for full job details and apply by Monday — we’d love to meet you 🤗

10/04/2025

New in from Gill! Happy publication day to Your Highly Sensitive Child by Dr Aoife Durcan 🌟

Available now in bookshops — we hope you enjoy!

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