Books

Banshees are supernatural Irish harbingers of doom, but where do they come from? The answer: they grow in pods on the prickly gorse bush. The sole ...

Manchán Magan, along with a lot of us it would seem, is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. ...

Sardines, chickpeas, lentils, oats, tahini - these are the kinds of ingredients that tend to hang around in your cupboard for ever looking lonesome...

Revisiting the characters of the boy, the penguin and the star from Oliver Jeffers earliest books, this heart warming story is all about finding a ...

Broadcaster and talking head Hector's thesis is that when you speak in Irish, every word is a tiny poem. This very loving look at the intricacies a...

Seed to Supper takes you through every stage of food’s journey from its start as a seed in the soil to the table via the kitchen and everything – a...

Listen to and learn to identify our most loved garden birds with this clever interactive book. There are 12 bird songs recorded as well as informat...

With a grungy, vintage letterpress vibe, the letters irresistibly recall the age of print newspapers - and the collection includes type ornaments, ...

This utterly joyful flip book allows you to mix and match different incredibly bold outfits. Cut into three sections, you can be as daring as you l...

Full of inspiration for the amazing adventures you can have in Ireland, the Great Irish Bucket List gives you 101 choices of things to do around Ir...

In 1814, the Richmond Lunatic Asylum at Grangegorman in Dublin started an extraordinary programme of asylum building across Ireland, aimed at allev...

The President loves his hikes and so does the president's dog. But oh no, the rain starts and the President is stuck! Luckily for him the President...

Learn to linocut in a weekend with this practical project based guide by Nick Morley. Nick guides you through the different techniques of lino cutt...

The terrifying effects of a warming planet are as impossible to ignore as they are hard to contemplate, making it hard at times to pick through the...

Award-winning chef Graham Herterich (who you may know from The Cupcake Bloke) first learned to bake at a young age, taught by his beloved granny. T...

It's an old saying (and one we firmly agree with) that tea by itself is too wet. You need a biscuit or a cookie to go with it. And whether your pre...

Harrison Gardner is an Australian eco-builder and designer who finds himself in the west of Ireland, living an enviable, sustainable life. He has c...

On Pot, Pan, Planet is a collection of over 200 recipes looks to reduce the time and the (sometimes) phaff of preparing meals; by reducing the numb...

Is he a shitehawk or a messer? A gombeen or a dope? Take the decision-making out of your trash talk and fire out hilarious one-line insults left, r...

Based on the hilarious Twitter feed @theirishfor, Motherfocloir, by Darach o Seaghdha, is an incredibly funny book about the Irish language. Featur...

Discover the inner sanctum of Freemason's Hall, see Napoleon's toothbrush, marvel at a hoax plaque hidden in plain sight on O'Connell Bridge, try G...

Know your kimchi from your sauerkraut? Your kefir from your kvass? Fermented food should be an essential part of our diet – it’s tasty and we know ...

In a world flooded with advice promising wellness and success, time and talent often go underused. With the average full-time worker spending 80,00...

This lovely reprint of What to Draw and How to Draw it, was apparently the book that first got Walt Disney into drawing. Originally printed in 1913...