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It's no secret that we're going through a bit of an Irish language revival at the minute, with more and more folks looking for a cúpla focal to thr...

In this collection of thoughtful and engaging essays, author Soetsu Yanagi presents an earnest defense of modest, honest, handcrafted objects — fro...

Our lives have become increasingly optimised, with an emphasis placed on convenience and efficiency. But has that made our lives more gratifying? O...

While the World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world, it has never been just about the football. Since the tournament's inception in...

The promise of music streaming platforms like Spotify was that they would level the playing field for artists and make the industry more equitable....

Fifty Things to Do by the Sea is a beautifully illustrated and practical guide filled with simple ways you can reconnect with the sea. Divided into...

Social media has dominated many of our lives over the last two decades and, for more and more people, the online world is often more "real" than ou...

This lovely wee book is a manual on how to live healthier and happier with plants. Aside from just telling you why you should, it gives you practic...

Sometimes the best way to soothe your anxiety about the state of the world can be to read thoughtful writing by people who really get it. Drawing o...

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...

For centuries, the public house has been an important part of the social and cultural history of Dublin. Beginning with the taverns and ale houses ...

This is the seventh edition of Holy Show magazine, covering contemporary life and culture in Ireland as seen through the eyes of Irish artists. Hol...

Master one of the earliest, simplest, and most elegant forms of photography in no time, with this no-nonsense beginner’s guide to cyanotype printin...

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. ...

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

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...

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

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...

It seems like AI has suddenly been folded into every website, app, and search engine overnight, despite the fact that we never really consented to ...

This beautifully presented book is a thoughtful exploration of the art of repair, its origins and how the act of mending itself offers not just a p...

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...

There are few writers like Blindboy, and this book is one that is hard to describe. Absorbing and hard to put down, it is packed full of stories an...

The story of The Castle begins when author Jon Ronson receives a series of unsettling text messages from his son Joel, who had been lured to a myst...