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Irish Non-Fiction Book of the Year


  • How Ireland Really Went Bust

    How Ireland Really Went Bust
    Matt Cooper

    Paperback · 13 Oct 2011 · €20.00
    Our Price: €14.99

    From the night when the Irish government guaranteed the debts of Irish banks in September 2008, to November 2010 when heavy hitters from the IMF and ECB arrived in government buildings, Ireland was on a one-way road to ruin. This book describes the tumultuous events of that period and assesses the fall-out and what it means for Ireland's future.

  • Easy Meals

    Easy Meals
    Rachel Allen

    Hardback · 15 Sep 2011 · €33.35
    Our Price: €19.99

    In her new book, bestselling TV cook, Rachel Allen shares her ultimate fast and easy family recipes.

  • Circles Around the Sun

    Circles Around the Sun
    Molly McCloskey

    Paperback · 30 Jun 2011 · €20.00

    When Molly McCloskey was a young girl, her brother Mike - fourteen years her senior - started showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia. By the time Molly was old enough to begin to know him, he was frequently delusional, heavily medicated, living in hospitals or care homes or on the road. This title tells her story.

  • Moscow, December 25, 1991

    Moscow, December 25, 1991
    Conor O Clery

    Paperback · 18 Aug 2011 · €20.00
    Our Price: €15.99

    History always comes down to the details. And when it comes to the fall of the Soviet Union, the details are crucial, especially when such an era-defining event hinged on the bitter personal relationship between two powerful men, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. This book focuses on the fall of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991.

  • Just Joe

    Just Joe
    Joe Duffy

    Hardback · 13 Oct 2011 · €25.35
    Our Price: €19.99

    Joe Duffy is a household name in Ireland. As the presenter of RTE Radio One's "Liveline" programme, he takes the pulse of the Irish nation every day, often delving into highly controversial topics. This title gives his portrait.

  • Anglo Republic

    Anglo Republic
    Simon Carswell

    Paperback · 05 Sep 2011 · €20.00
    Our Price: €15.99

    As late as 2007, Anglo Irish Bank was a darling of the markets, internationally recognized as one of the fastest growing financial institutions in the world. By 2008, it was bust. The Irish government's hopeless attempts to save Anglo have led the state to ruin. This title tells the story of the Anglo disaster.

Best Irish-Published Book of the Year


  • Make, Bake, Love

    Make, Bake, Love
    Lilly Higgins

    Hardback · 14 Oct 2011 · €19.99

    Just like her popular cooking blog 'Stuff I Make, Bake and Love' Lilly Higgins has a chatty and warm style making baking approachable and fun. Her fabulous recipes with a hint of nostalgia and beautiful photographs will make you want to stock up on butter and sugar and bake that cake!

  • The Other Ireland

    The Other Ireland
    Mary Jones

    Hardback · 07 Oct 2011 · €29.99

    Drawing on various archives, many previously uncatalogued, Mary Jones has assembled a collection of fascinating images that effectively trace the social history of Ireland from the dawn of the age of photography to the end of British rule.

  • Connemara

    Connemara
    Tim Robinson

    Hardback · 01 Sep 2011 · €26.70
    Our Price: €19.99

    Writes about the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves.

  • Gorgeous to Go

    Gorgeous to Go
    Aisling McDermott

    Hardback · 30 Sep 2011 · €12.99

    Gorgeous to Go is a companion to the best-selling Beaut.ie Guide to Gorgeous. This handy, portable guide contains all the elements that made the original Beaut so successful: humour, accessibility, great advice, tips and suggestions with an Irish slant.