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This strikingly beautiful book of photographs focuses on the photos Hofer took on behalf of the publisher Harper & Row in 1965 and 1966 documen...

The Late Night Writers Club sees a talented, but rather annoying, writer struggle through writer's block to complete his first novel. Tortured by h...

 This beautifully presented book is twofold. It is a carefully curated mix of poems, song lyrics, ponderings, debates, and deliberations, all cente...

One of the most attractively coloured books we've had in, the Flavour Thesaurus: More flavours contains a wealth of knowledge about plant based fla...

A little history of Dublin is a whirlwind tour through this little city through the ages through engaging stories told by curator and founder of th...

On the Beara peninsula, a picturesque part of West Cork, stands a 73 acre rainforest. It might not have the same plants and animals as the Amazon, ...

John Creedon (Creedo to his pals) has a way with words, as any listener of his radio programme can agree with.  Here, he turns his skill to a colle...

Our ancestors who lived here in Ireland centuries ago lived lives we would barely recognize. Their society praised the poets, monks, wise women, an...

Based on the excellent podcast of the same name. Donal Fallon's book traces the history of Dublin through the history of 12 well known city centre ...

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

The words gathered in these pages, matched with evocative illustrations by Steve Doogan, should leave you with no uncertainty about the poetry, wis...

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...

This is the fifth edition of a new magazine of contemporary life and culture in Ireland as seen through the eyes of Irish artists. Holy Show presen...

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...

Join the Drag Queens with this satisfyingly difficult join the dots puzzle book! With over 1000 dots in each picture, Jennie Edwards is on a missio...

Where are all the women in art? ' HERE! here they are!  Following on from the Guerrilla Girls provocative question 'Do women have to be naked to ge...

 There have been many polls done to find what the best smell is; with vanilla, fresh cut grass and freshly ground coffee all tend to rank high. We ...

Ireland is a land of magic, with loads of cool places steeped in folklore and mythology. This gorgeous illustrated book is a guide to some of Irela...

Starting with a clear out of his loft, consummate raconteur Jarvis Cocker tells the story of his early life through a consideration of the seemingl...

Does anything beat jumping into the sea as the sun rises over Dublin Bay? I think not. From The Forty-foot to Seapoint, sea swimming has seen a rea...

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...

Wabi Sabi is a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth a...