No Dress Rehearsal

marian-keyes

New Island

Patrick Hillery: a formidable politician, but also one of the most creative public figures in recent Irish history. Although he never served as Taoiseach, Hillery's influence on significant turning points in contemporary Irish history, including the arms crisis in 1970 and Ireland's accession to the European Community, is considered in the light of his own concerns and preoccupations. Hillery's recollections of the most controversial events of his career, notably the Papal visit in 1979 and attempts by leading politicians to influence the President's decisions in 1982, are analysed for the first time. The present book is based on a number of in-depth interviews with Dr. Hillery and on unrestricted access to his private papers. The work provides a comprehensive and balanced portrayal of one of the most important figures in the development of contemporary Ireland.

Patrick Hillery: The Official Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

WALSH, JOHN.

Historical

A Divided Paradise: An Irishman in the Holy Land' is a vivid account of ordinary life in one of the world's most contested and volatile regions. Award winning journalist David Lynch brings to life stories from both the Palestinian and Israeli street. From coming under fire in the occupied West Bank, to visiting the 'First Irish Pub in Palestine', to talking Armageddon with young dispirited Israelis in Tel Aviv, personal experiences are interwoven with broad historical analysis. A provocative introduction to the political and personal tragedy suffered by the Palestinian people and the continuing wider Middle Eastern conflict.

A Divided Paradise: An Irishman in the Holy Land

History

Lynch, David

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Whether you are a climate sceptic or a deep shade of green, this book makes sound financial sense. Easy, practical tips for 'eco-nomical' living that can be done immediately without costly equipment or installation needed, and the humourous, no-nonsense explanations will convince any sceptic. Research has found that women drive less than men, and men buy less than women. So, if we are to get out of this current mess, we could start by getting in touch with the other side of our brains. Take one of these tips every day, and you'll soon be living and working more sustainably. You'll save the cover price in minutes, and one tip alone could save you $800 a year. You'll also lose weight and maybe even live longer and healthier. Tips: . Mark the last Saturday in November as Buy Nothing Day. . Shop naked. . Do things by halves. . Say it with plants. . Get back in the kitchen!

Drive Like a Woman, Shop Like a Man: Greener is Cheaper

Mulvihill, Mary

Health, Fitness & Dieting

This is a Brysonesque journey through European stereotypes, written by RTE's high-profile European correspondent, Tony Connelly. It is an amusing, topical, witty, and fascinating look at Europe and Europeans. Connelly goes on a quest to discover the origins and veracity behind the stereotypes that each European nation has inherited. In Austria, Connelly attends a ball in the Hofberg Palace where he is struck by the terrible nostalgia for a lost empire. In France, the history of the baguette makes an appearance alongside Connelly's search for the ultimate in rude waiters. In Italy he attends a 100th birthday party to explore the stereotype of Mamma and 'the Family.' While presented with humor and a lightness of touch, this thoroughly-researched book asks searching questions: Where have our notions of stereotypical behavior come from? And, do they have any bearing on the modern-day Europeans?

Don't Mention the Wars: A Journey through European Stereotypes

Humor & Entertainment

Connelly, Tony

Humor

Darling Sweetheart

Literature & Fiction

Price, Stephen

Literary

The Space Between Us tells the story of an Irish architect who loses his wife, Beth, in a car accident, and is left to bring up his three-year-old daughter alone. In the immediate aftermath of Beth's death, his emotions lurch from relief to guilt: relief because he no longer has to pretend to have any interest in a relationship that has been falling apart for some time, and guilt because he did not have the courage to talk to Beth before her death. As time goes by, and his daughter Jane grows up, father and daughter grow closer. The reader gradually realises that this relationship is not as it should be. A disturbing and shocking story, deftly told.

The Space Between Us

MacKenna, John

Health services are at the top of the public and political agenda in Ireland. They dominate media coverage, incite passion and protests, and either enable or prevent people from living longer, healthier lives. Yet much of the rhetoric and discussion is confused; much of the spin inaccurate. Most people are unable to understand why the Irish health system is the way it is. This book demystifies and explains health services in Ireland. Going beyond the political rhetoric and media hysteria, it provides an understanding of this byzantine, unequal, dysfunctional system. The book exposes the apartheid that characterizes healthcare in Ireland, drawing on ordinary people's experiences, interviews with health professionals, and policy documents. Irish Apartheid should be required reading for policymakers, politicians, and health professionals.

Irish Apartheid: Healthcare Inequality in Ireland

Burke, Sara

Europe

When Raymonde Standun photographed the local people of the Ireland's South Connemara Gaeltacht, she quickly sensed that there were stories to be told that lay beyond the reach a camera - unique places, unique people, and a nucleus of Irish culture with its language, music, and dance. Voices of Connemara keeps this heritage alive with its photographs, as well as the written word. The book is set against Standun's stunning images with stories of poitin for two bob, the baker's island-delivery boat, and the trials of line-fishing, alongside darker tales still vibrant in the collective memory, of landlord brutality, famine, and emigration. Voices of Connemara contains 51 interviews, among them: Martin Flaherty on the Black and Tans, Julia Greaney on the Fair Day at Spiddal, Cait Nic an Iomaire on making her own wedding dress, and Festy Conlon on his father's first fife. This is a book of inspired photographs and authentic stories that represents a captivating sample of Irish social history.

Voices of Connemara

Arts & Photography

Long, Bill

StandÃ?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Â?Ã?Âºn, Raymonde

Photography & Video

'Memories aren't true. But you can be true to them.' The Nicotine Cat and Other People is a scrupulously truthful and wildly imaginative memoir by one of Ireland's most singular poets and comic writers. Augustus Young darts through memories of his childhood in Cork, his working life in London and the life he now leads in a curious town on the French-Spanish border. His subjects include Father Dinneen's wonderful Irish Dictionary, the philosophers Kierkegaard and David Hume, a Scottish artist called Welsh, Joab Comfort, who knows everything, and Alban Perfide, a surely imaginary novelist living out his own fiction. The Nicotine Cat and Other People is a wise book with a low centre of levity.

The Nicotine Cat and Other People

Young, Augustus

Memoirs

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