Irish Biography

Seamus Mallon, Deputy Leader of the SDLP from 1979 to 2001, recounts his happy upbringing in south Armagh as a Catholic in a 90 per cent Protestant village; his turbulent years as a constitutional politician; and his central role in the peace process.

Live While You Can is the inspiring, life-affirrming account of finding joy in dark times and living every day in the now. 10% of each copy sold at Dubray will be donated to Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Compelling, dramatic and unique insight into the most shocking series of corruption scandals to rock the Irish political system in decades.

A Dubray Staff Recommended Read. In this powerful and daring memoir in essays Sinead Gleeson delves into a range of subjects: art, illness, ghosts, grief and our very ways of seeing.

A powerful, heart-warming and inspiring memoir from the UK's most famous and beloved vet.

Step into the surgery of Dr. Lucia Gannon. Arriving in the small village of Killenaule, Co. Tipperary 20 years ago - husband Liam (also a GP) and children in tow. Journey with her as she builds a life in this tight-knit community, and discover what it means to be the one people bring their problems to.

The idea of place runs like a river through the life and works of the poet and playwright W.B. Yeats. This book focuses on his time in Dublin, London, Sligo and elsewhere in the west of Ireland, embracing the homes, landscapes and people that impacted his life and stimulated his vast body of work.

Now available in a fresh, new format, this is the story of the remarkable Tom Crean who ran away to sea aged fifteen and played a memorable role in Antarctic exploration. An unforgettable story of triumph over unparalleled hardship and deprivation does justice to this enigmatic figure.