Irish Interest

A collection of retellings of the traditional stories of Ireland.

Dubray Staff Recommended Read....An English artist and a French linguist arrive on an island three miles off the coast of Ireland. The Irish speaking colony of just twelve families is isolated yet picturesque. The friction between the visitors and the native people acts as a microcosm of the colonial conflict taking place on the mainland. Magee tackles gargantuan matters such as language and identity with unbelievable ease. This deeply contemplative and intimate novel from the award-winning author is an essential read. Recommended by Mary-Louise Ryan, Dubray Galway

In this dazzling page-turner, the three Guinness sisters navigate married life, passionate affairs and betrayal amidst the glamour and gossip of 1930s London and Dublin

Announcing a major new voice, The End of World is a Cul de Sac is the debut short story collection from the twice shortlisted Sunday Times Audible Short Story Prize writer Louise Kennedy.

'Say Nothing rightly won this year's Orwell prize for political writing. It is a superb piece of reportage and writing ....'The Times

Dubray Staff Recommended Read.. A sharp and insightful analysis of a changing Ireland as seen through the eyes of this veteran reporter.’ – Adrian, Blackrock Fintan O'Toole - Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure - tells a history of Ireland in his own time.

Three surgical interns face the drama, beauty and danger of death on the hospital night shift, in this deeply immersive and provocative novel by the critically acclaimed Irish novelist

The history and legacy of the war that shaped the Irish political landscape for decades, by Ireland's most prominent historian.

Startling, fresh and utterly unique, Snowflake is a story of messy families, messier friendships and how new chapters often mean starting right back at the beginning.