AUTUMN–WINTER | 2013
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AUGUST National Gallery Diary 2014
978 0 7171 5772 3
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Tony Ryan
978 0 7171 5781 5
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Richard Aldous
Dublin Burning
978 0 7171 5619 1
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W.J. Brennan-Whitmore
The Year’s at the Spring
978 0 7171 5822 5
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Caring for the Nation
978 0 7171 5780 8
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New Thinking = New Ireland
978 0 7171 5854 6
Freedom to Achieve Freedom
978 0 7171 5775 4
GAAconomics
978 0 7171 5453 1
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English 3rd edition
978 0 7171 5860 7
Good Food
978 0 7171 5425 8
Lilly’s Dream Deli
978 0 7171 5665 8
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Lilly Higgins
978 0 7171 5861 4
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Catherine Fulvio
SEPTEMBER
Illustrated by Harry Clarke Sr Eugene Nolan •
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Louise Hodgson
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Donal P. Corcoran
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Michael Moynihan •
Terence P. Dolan
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John McKenna
OCTOBER The Weekend Chef The Irish Beef Book
978 0 7171 5594 1
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Pat Whelan & Katy McGuinness
The Irish Revolution 1912–25
978 0 7171 5603 0
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Fergal Tobin
Different Class
978 0 7171 5858 4
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Jimmy Magee
How to (Really) be a Mother
978 0 7171 5848 5
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Emily Hourican
A Portrait of Dublin in Maps
978 0 7171 5616 0
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The Last Word
978 0 7171 5753 2
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Diarmaid Ó Muirithe
The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne
978 0 7171 5851 5
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Gay Byrne
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf
978 0 7171 5778 5
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Seán Duffy
Revolutionary Ireland
978 0 7171 5709 9
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The Christmas Story
978 0 7171 5859 1
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The Nation’s Favourite Food
978 0 7171 5855 3
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Neven Maguire
The Irish Countrywomen’s Association Book of Home and Family
978 0 7171 5771 6
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Irish Countrywomen’s Association
Chapter One
978 0 7171 5787 7
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The Money Doctor 2014
978 0 7171 5786 0
Muiris de Buitléir
George Morrison
Ross Lewis •
John Lowe
NOVEMBER The Irish Times Book of the Year 2013
978 0 7171 5785 3
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Peter Murtagh
If You Want to Know Who We Are
978 0 7171 5712 9
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Myles Dungan
NEW VOICES, OLD FAVOURITES … Welcome to the Gill & Macmillan catalogue of new books. This season’s collection sees the welcome return of some of Ireland’s best-loved personalities. G A Y B Y R N E , who we last published 25 years ago, is back with
the first book on his absorbing television series The Meaning of Life. Much-loved Irish chefs C A T H E R I N E F U L V I O and N E V E N M A G U I R E return with (in our opinion!) their best books yet. And sports lovers will be delighted to welcome back J I M M Y M A G E E in his countdown of the great and the good in Different Class. And then there are our new voices. E M I L Y H O U R I C A N debuts with How to (Really) Be a Mother, a war cry for modern mothers everywhere, and for a totally new way of looking at our capital city, M U I R I S D E B U I T L É I R ’ S A Portrait of Dublin in Maps illustrates the city’s history, geography, people and society in maps in a truly unique way. And for some refreshing optimism, look no further than N E W T H I N K I N G = N E W I R E L A N D a collection of essays from 21 of Ireland’s brightest young brains. One book which blends the old and the new is R O S S L E W I S ’ S Chapter One. It celebrates 21 years of outstanding Irish achievement in food, artisan production and craftsmanship. And this new book orchestrates some of Ireland’s finest talents from food, photography, design and print to create a truly beautiful symphony. Enjoy!
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HISTORY
OCTOBER 320 PP 277 X 219 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5709 9 €29.99 / £26.99
Revolutionary Ireland GEORGE MORRISON George Morrison, now in his 90s, is a film director and archivist who was born in Tramore, Co. Waterford. He first established his reputation as long ago as 1959 with the breakthrough film documentary ‘Mise Éire’, for which Seán Ó Riada wrote the famous musical score, and ‘Saoirse?’ (1961). He also made many documentaries and produced a number of important photographic books on modern Irish history including The Irish Civil War: A Photographic Record with Tim Pat Coogan.
AN ESSENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO A KEY PERIOD IN MODERN IRISH HISTORY.
Ireland’s most distinguished photographic restorer and film maker draws from his huge collection of images to cover the entire sweep of the ferment that ended British rule in nationalist Ireland. George Morrison reproduces images of the key people and events up to the end of the Civil War and beyond, including the background to the events themselves, as well as the transformative series of revolutionary moments – centred on the Easter Rising of 1916 – that created modern Ireland.
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IRISH INTEREST
OCTOBER 224 PP 277 X 219 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5616 0 €29.99 / £26.99
A Portrait of Dublin in Maps MUIRIS DE BUITLÉIR Muiris de Buitléir has lived in Dublin all his life. He studied architecture at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Bolton Street and holds a master’s degree in geographical information systems. Now retired, he was a surveyor and cartographer with the Office of Public Works and geographical information systems manager with Dúchas and the Department of the Environment. This unique book is the culmination of his interest in maps and his love of Dublin.
T H I S E XC E P T I O N A L V I S UA L WO R K D O E S FO R D U B L I N W H AT T H E AT L A S O F T H E G R E AT I R I S H FA M I N E H A S D O N E FO R I T S S U B J E C T.
In a unique presentation of data, Muiris de Buitléir provides a cartographic overview of the city of Dublin. Each page covers a single view of the whole city at a common scale covering a single theme or subject, so that patterns and inter-relationships can be appreciated. The maps deal with tangible things such as social class, economic status, politics and religion and also hidden things such as geology, drainage, water and electricity supply. Its principal sections cover the history and development of Dublin; its physical structure and function; its utilities and services; its administrative areas; its politics; and its people.
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HOME/LIFESTYLE
OCTOBER 224 PP 245 X 175 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5771 6 €22.99 / £19.99
The Irish Countrywomen’s Association Book of Home and Family IRISH COUNTRYWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION The ICA was founded in May 1910 with the aim ‘to improve the standard of life in rural Ireland through education and co-operative effort’. Today the ICA has 700 local Guilds. They continue to offer support and fun as well as opportunities to make friends, learn new skills and contribute to the wider community. The ICA Cookbook (2012) was a bestseller.
W H E N A L L I S S A I D A N D D O N E W H AT I S M O R E I M P O RTA N T T H A N H O M E A N D FA M I LY ?
In their fantastic new book, hundreds of Irish women share their precious first-hand experience on how to make a house a home. Whether you’re looking for a tip to remove a stain from your dress, or a quiet word of wisdom on marital harmony, a ‘how-to’ for taking a garden cutting or inspiration for a home-made gift, you know you can trust the ICA’s advice to be practical and achievable. If you’ve ever wished you’d written down all that your mother and grandmother told you, then let the women of the ICA guide you through home management from beginning to end.
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COOKERY
OCTOBER 320 PP 310 X 280 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5787 7 €39.99 / £34.99
Chapter One ROSS LEWIS with photography by BARRY MCCALL Ross Lewis is a Michelin star-winning chef and co-owner of the restaurant Chapter One. He grew up on a farm and went on to study Dairy Science at University College Cork. He worked at Odin’s, Dolphin Brasserie and Le Chat Botté Restaurant before opening Chapter One. He is married with three daughters and lives in Seapoint, Dublin.
T H E M U S T- H AV E G I FT C O O K B O O K FO R I R E L A N D ’ S FO O D I E S .
Chapter One turns 21 this year. This cookbook is a fitting tribute to the achievements of one of Ireland’s best restaurants and to the achievements of the Irish food industry. Starting out from the basement of the Irish Writer’s Museum in Parnell Square in 1992, the restaurant went on to astonishing success, winning numerous awards and a loyal following. The Art of Eating summed it up best when they said: ‘Chapter One today presents a defining picture of modern Irish cooking – superlative in technique, grounded in the produce of artisan suppliers, and served with easeful charm.’ This beautiful book showcases the quality of the cooking at Chapter One, together with the Irish producers and staff who give the restaurant its heartbeat.
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COOKERY
SEPTEMBER 224 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5665 8 €22.99 / £19.99
Lilly’s Dream Deli LILLY HIGGINS Lilly Higgins was born and raised in Cobh, Co. Cork. She has taught at Ballymaloe Cookery School and writes a popular blog, Stuff I Make, Bake and Love. Her first book Make, Bake, Love was a bestseller. She is a weekly columnist for The Sunday Business Post, a regular chef on RTÉ afternoon television and this autumn she will be a mentor on RTÉ’s Ireland’s Best Young Baker. Lilly ran a monthly supper club in Dublin for a year and it inspired her delicatessen dreams. Lilly lives in Cobh with her partner and two small sons.
H AV E YO U E V E R D R E A M E D O F OW N I N G YO U R OW N CA F É ? L I L LY H I G G I N S H A S …
While she’s waiting for that dream to come true, her new cookbook shares all the recipes that will feature on the menu. This is a collection of tried and tested, fresh and simple recipes that fit nicely into modern life. Lilly will show you how to bring lots of flavour into every day food so you can look forward to every mealtime, just like you do at your favourite café. Enjoy breakfasts of homemade granola and smoothies, gorgeous soups bursting with flavour, stunning supper ideas and, of course, lots of delicious sweet treats. So come on in, the dream deli is open!
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COOKERY
OCTOBER 256 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5594 1 €24.99 / £21.99
The Irish Beef Book PAT WHELAN and KATY McGUINNESS Pat Whelan is the fifth generation of his family to be involved in farming and meat production. He is recognised as an Irish Food Hero by Rick Stein. From his farm at Garrintemple, Pat supplies all the beef and lamb to his family business, James Whelan Butchers, Ireland’s first online butchers. Pat lives in Clonmel with his wife and three children. Katy McGuinness is a restaurant critic and food writer. She is a contributing editor at The Gloss and writes regular food features for The Sunday Times. Katy is a member of the Irish Food Writers Guild. She lives in Dublin with her husband and four children.
T H E D E F I N I T I V E G U I D E T O I R I S H B E E F: B U T C H E R Y K N OW- H OW A N D R E C I P E S FO R N O S E-T O -TA I L E AT I N G .
This is the definitive guide to buying and cooking Irish beef. Pat Whelan, a fifth-generation farmer and butcher, shares his evangelical passion with readers, equipping them with the knowledge to seek out the very best beef available, butchery techniques and how-tos. Katy McGuinness shows you how to create delicious dishes using every part of the animal. The recipes have been selected to ensure that this is the only guide to cooking beef the domestic cook will ever need. The classics are all included, as are quick and easy mid-week suppers and more complex dishes for leisurely weekend entertaining.
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COOKERY
OCTOBER 224 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5861 4 €22.99 / £19.99
The Weekend Chef CATHERINE FULVIO Catherine Fulvio is the proprietor of the Ballyknocken House Cookery School, Co. Wicklow, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is one of Ireland’s top television culinary stars and her most recent cookbook, Eat Like an Italian, was winner of the Irish Cookbook of the Year at the 2012 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.
FO R G E T A B O U T WO R K . FO R G E T A B O U T EXPRESS MEALS. CLOSE THE DOOR , FIRE UP THE COOKER , TURN THE MUSIC ON – IT’S THE WEEKEND!
Catherine Fulvio’s new cookbook takes you through the weekend in style, from Friday night curry to Saturday brunch, and rainy-day baking to Sunday’s family dinner. If weekday breakfasts consist of a quick bowl of cereal before running out the door, now’s the time for Chocolate French Toast with Hazelnuts and Raspberries. If mid-week meals consist of express rice and fast food, why not host a tapas night and make Garlic Artichokes and Mushrooms, Roasted Grapes with Jamon Serrano and Patatas Bravas? Everybody loves the weekend. It’s time to kick off your shoes, let your hair down and enjoy the good things in life: friends, family and good food.
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COOKERY
OCTOBER 256 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5855 3 €22.99 / £19.99
The Nation’s Favourite Food NEVEN MAGUIRE After studying catering in Fermanagh College in Enniskillen, Neven Maguire trained in some of the most high-profile restaurants in the world. In 2001, Neven took over the family business, MacNean Restaurant, turning a local establishment into a national phenomenon. Neven presents the toprated cookery show on RTÉ, Home Chef. He lives in Blacklion, Co. Cavan with his wife, Amelda, and twins, Connor and Lucia. His most recent book, The MacNean Restaurant Cookbook was a bestseller.
D E S T I N E D FO R C L A S S I C S TAT U S , T H E N AT I O N ’ S FAV O U R I T E F O O D W I L L B E T H E M O S T H A R D -WO R K I N G T H I N G I N YO U R K I T C H E N – S O YO U D O N ’ T H AV E T O B E .
In his fantastic new cookbook, Neven presents his top 100 recipes. These are Neven’s all-stars – the fool-proof, tried and tested definitive versions of the food Irish people make every day of the week. Each section contains five absolute classics, so you won’t be overwhelmed by choice; rather, you will be inspired to learn the recipes off by heart as you make them over and over again. If you learn just one dish from each section, you will have 20 perfect recipes in your repertoire and will be well on your way to wowing in the kitchen.
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BIOGRAPHY
SEPTEMBER 288 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5781 5 €24.99 / £21.99
Tony Ryan RICHARD ALDOUS Richard Aldous holds the Eugene Meyer Chair at Bard College, New York, having previously taught for 15 years at UCD. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Great Irish Speeches, Reagan and Thatcher, and The Lion and Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli.
T H E AU T H O R I S E D B I O G R A P H Y O F O N E O F T H E M O S T R E M A R KA B L E I R I S H M E N O F T H E T W E N T I E T H C E N T U R Y.
Tony Ryan was the single-minded, visionary young man from Tipperary who went on to become one of Ireland’s greatest entrepreneurs, overseeing the making of two business fortunes and the losing of one. Ryan set up an airline leasing company, Guinness Peat Aviation, the largest such enterprise in the world. GPA famously crashed in the 1990s and Ryan lost almost everything. What remained was a little airline that was chronically loss making. Ryan set about turning Ryanair around, tasking Michael O’Leary with knocking it into shape – and the rest is history. Ryan remade his fortune, lived lavishly and elegantly, was a generous patron of the arts, and in every respect a larger-than-life character. In a welcome analysis of one of the most influential Irish men of the twentieth century, Richard Aldous is independent in his judgments and writes with verve and pace. 10
CURRENT AFFAIRS
OCTOBER 256 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5851 5 €22.99 / £19.99
The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne GAY BYRNE Gay Byrne is a veteran presenter of radio and television. Described by The Irish Times as ‘unquestionably the most influential radio and television man in the history of the Irish State’, he continues in his ‘retirement’ to be a much loved Irish broadcaster. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. He has presented The Meaning of Life since 2009.
ALL THE BIG QUESTIONS – AND SOME I N T E R E S T I N G A N SW E R S – F R O M G AY BY R N E ’ S P O P U L A R T V S H OW.
What’s it all about? Why am I here? Is there a God? What happens when we die? On RTÉ’s The Meaning of Life, Gay Byrne has spoken with public figures about these questions and many others. Like him, none of them is a religious expert, but all of them have, at times, had cause to think about life and its meaning. Here, for the first time Gay recollects the most insightful discussions on the big themes: childhood, love, faith, disbelief, morality, grief – the universal themes that bind us all – and reveals the meaning the interviews have had for him. Gay suggests that the show’s success is less to do with the profile of its guests and more about the fact that viewers can imagine themselves in the hot-seat. “How would I answer that one…? What do I think…?” Now, readers can re-experience the interviews at leisure and ponder their own beliefs from the written word. 11
SPORT
SEPTEMBER 256 PP 234 X 156 MM PAPERBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5453 1 €16.99 / £14.99
GAAconomics MICHAEL MOYNIHAN Michael Moynihan is a journalist with the Irish Examiner covering sport and politics. He is the bestselling author of Blood Brothers, the definitive book on the Cork hurling team of the last decade.
THE ECONOMICS OF THE GAA .
Michael Moynihan takes a look behind the scenes to reveal the truth about the GAA and searches for answers to the awkward questions: • Why won’t hurling and Gaelic football become professional? • What would it cost to complete Croke Park? • What is the economic benefit of winning an All-Ireland? • What are the spin-offs for players? • And, by the way, what county supporters really bring their own sandwiches to the All-Ireland final? Michael Moynihan talks frankly to current and recent players and gets the inside story on how money courses through the GAA.
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SPORT
OCTOBER 224 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5858 4 €19.99 / £17.99
Different Class JIMMY MAGEE Jimmy Magee is an institution in Irish broadcasting. Indeed, he has the distinction of being the longest-serving sports broadcaster in the English-speaking world. His autobiography, Memory Man, was a bestseller.
I C O N I C S P O RT S C O M M E N TAT O R R E V E A L S W H O H E T H I N K S I S T H E B E S T O F T H E B E S T.
In Different Class the Memory Man gives us his entertaining and forensic insight into which sporting heroes he believes can be justifiably described as Different Class, all of whom he has met over a career that has spanned seven decades. He casts a critical eye over legendary figures like Muhammad Ali, Maradona, Matt Busby, and Tiger Woods. Among those Jimmy celebrates in the Irish camp are George Best, Katie Taylor, Eamonn Coghlan, Brian O’Driscoll, Stephen Roche and virtually anybody who’s been anybody in the GAA. With such a stellar cast, this book is definitely in a Different Class.
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BIOGRAPHY/ PARENTING
OCTOBER 256 PP 216 X 135 MM PAPERBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5848 5 €16.99 / £14.99
How to (Really) Be a Mother EMILY HOURICAN Emily Hourican is a journalist and editor. She writes regularly for the Sunday Independent and Image magazine and contributes to Condé Nast Traveller and Woman & Home in the UK. She was founding editor of The Dubliner magazine. She has three children and lives in Dublin.
MOTHERHOOD HAS NEVER BEEN SO D I S S E C T E D, D E C O N S T R U C T E D A N D D I S C U S S E D. W H E N D I D M O T H E R H O O D BECOME MOTHERSHOULD?
This is a book to take the sting out of motherhood, for all those times when you feel at the end of your tether and your wits, when the delicate balance you have contrived around you starts to tip into chaos and despair, when you feel you’re getting it wrong, while the rest of the world gets it right … and that your children will suffer the consequences. Part memoir, part rant, part laugh-out-loud – buy this book and say goodbye to guilt! Read it. Relax. It’s time to reclaim modern motherhood in all its messiness.
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SELF-HELP
SEPTEMBER 224 PP 216 X 135 MM PAPERBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5425 8 €14.99 / £12.99
Good Food JOHN MCKENNA John McKenna has a science degree and a medical degree and has been practising natural medicine for 25 years. He is the bestselling author of Hard to Stomach, Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics and Alternatives to Tranquilisers. He lives in Co. Wexford.
J O H N MC K E N N A S U RV E YS T H E R EC E N T H I STO RY O F FO O D P R O C ES S I N G , I TS A P PA R E N T LY R E L E N T L ES S A DVA N C E A N D T H E CO N S EQ U E N C ES FO R O U R H E A LT H .
John McKenna was raised on good, healthy food, growing up in the Irish countryside. He went on to spend years working as a doctor in West Africa where he lived on the simple local diet. On returning to the UK in 2003 he was shocked to see the foods that people were eating in the developed world and the damage they were doing to people’s health. Here he analyses the diet of a typical child in modern Ireland, revealing the highly toxic nature of the foods we now eat every day. He explains why diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer are on the increase and why food intolerances are increasing at a phenomenal rate. He goes on to set out the cornerstones for a healthy, nutrient-rich diet. 15
CURRENT AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 256 PP 216 X 135 MM PAPERBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5854 6 €14.99 / £12.99
New Thinking = New Ireland LOUISE HODGSON Louise Hodgson is programme director of The Undergraduate Awards. From humble beginnings, The Undergraduate Awards has rapidly expanded to include top-tier universities across the globe. The annual Undergraduate Awards Summit has been described as ‘a Davos for students’. Louise was previously editor of Who’s Who in Irish Business 2008–2010; Most Influential US-Irish Business Leaders 2008 and editor of Life Sciences Review. She lives in Dublin.
M E E T T H E YO U N G I R I S H N E W T H I N K E R S A S T H E Y S H A R E T H E I R V I S I O N FO R A N E W I R E L A N D.
What Ireland needs now more than ever is new thinking. New Thinking = New Ireland brings together 21 of Ireland’s brightest young minds who are determined to make a bright future for themselves, their communities, and their country. This new generation thinks differently because the status quo is not an option. Each essay sets out an optimistic and aspirational vision for everything from economics to art, science to banking, and religion to transport. These are tomorrow’s leaders. The future is bright.
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HISTORY
OCTOBER 256 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5778 5 €24.99 / £21.99
Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf SEÁN DUFFY Seán Duffy is Professor of Medieval History at Trinity College Dublin and is one of Ireland’s foremost medieval historians. Previous books include Ireland in the Middle Ages (1997) and The Concise History of Ireland (2000) and he is editor of the long-running Medieval Dublin series (2000–).
A FA R - R E A C H I N G R E A S S E S S M E N T O F B R I A N B O R U A N D T H E B AT T L E O F C L O N TA R F, PUBLISHED ON THE EVE OF THE MILLENNIAL A N N I V E R S A R Y.
Once, we were told that Brian, the great Christian king, gave his life in a battle on Good Friday against pagan Viking enemies whose defeat banished them from Ireland forever. More recent interpretations of the Battle of Clontarf have played down the role of the Vikings and portrayed it as merely the final act in a rebellion against Brian, the king of Munster, by his enemies in Leinster and Dublin. Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. And it concludes that Clontarf was deemed a triumph, despite Brian’s death, because of what he averted – a major new Viking offensive in Ireland – on that fateful day. 17
HISTORY
OCTOBER 224 PP 245 X 175 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5603 0 €19.99 / £17.99
The Irish Revolution 1912–25 FERGAL TOBIN Fergal Tobin is an historian and Publishing Director for Gill & Macmillan Books. Under his pseudonym Richard Killeen, Fergal Tobin is the author of Historical Atlas of Dublin and Ireland in Brick and Stone. With this book, he reverts to his own name.
A N I L LU S T R AT E D, P O P U L A R H I S TO RY COV E R I N G T H E E N T I R E R E VO LU T I O N A RY PERIOD FROM 1912–1925.
Published as we enter the years of commemoration centred on the centenary of the Easter Rising, this generously illustrated popular history begins with the Ulster crisis of 1912 and traces the turbulent events of the following ten years, down to the final report of the boundary commission in 1925 which stabilised the border between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Naturally, the Easter Rising of 1916 is the central event. The Ireland that emerged from the revolutionary period is the Ireland with which we are all familiar. The series of events, vividly described in this book and illustrated with photographs and maps, have made the island that we know.
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HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 224 PP 216 X 135 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5930 7 €19.99 / £17.99
Dublin Burning W.J. BRENNANWHITMORE W.J. Brennan-Whitmore, a native of Co. Wexford, was a journalist by profession and a member of the Irish Volunteers. In addition to Dublin Burning, he also wrote With the Irish in Frongoch, an account of his time as an internee. He died in 1977.
A R A R E M E M O I R F R O M A PA RT I C I PA N T I N THE EASTER RISING, REISSUED AHEAD OF T H E C E N T E N A R Y C O M M E M O R AT I O N S .
Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. The author documents his time commanding the Volunteer position at the head of North Earl Street. He and his troops attempted to frustrate the opposition but were forced to retreat by British artillery and were ultimately captured and interned in Frongoch in Wales until 1917. Brennan-Whitmore’s book is a unique document, one of the most valuable accounts of the Rising available to us.
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HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 288 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5775 4 €40 / £35
Freedom to Achieve Freedom DONAL P. CORCORAN Donal P. Corcoran is a retired accountant who did a PhD in the history department in UCC as a retirement project. This book is the product of his doctorate.
THE FIRST MAJOR BOOK ON IRELAND’S T R A N S I T I O N F R O M R E VO LU T I O N T O S TAT E M A K I N G , A P R E V I O U S LY N E G L E C T E D P E R I O D I N M O D E R N I R I S H H I S T O R Y.
Freedom to Achieve Freedom reviews the processes of state building and the policies adopted in all the major areas of government, paying particular attention to law and order, the creation of the Irish public service, land policy, health, education and the Irish language, as well as other areas of public policy. It’s easy to forget that the establishment of a stable, democratic state in the circumstances in which Ireland found itself in 1922 was an achievement unique in Europe. All the other independent states that emerged from the rubble of World War I soon yielded to some form of authoritarian or fascist government. The achievement of the founding fathers of the Irish state, so ably chronicled in this book, is a cause for celebration.
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HISTORY
OCTOBER 224 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5712 9 €24.99 / £21.99
If You Want to Know Who We Are MYLES DUNGAN AU T H O R
Myles Dungan is an historian and one of Ireland’s best-known radio broadcasters.
Poster promoting the R&R’s first performance in 1913, The Mikado
THE OFFICIAL CENTENARY HISTORY OF D U B L I N ’ S C E L E B R AT E D M U S I CA L S O C I E T Y.
The Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society has been part of Dublin’s cultural landscape for 100 years. Founded in 1913, it has been indelibly linked to the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan, although – as Myles Dungan points out in this crisply written history – their repertoire has embraced many other composers including such luminaries of the American musical as Rogers and Hammerstein and Jerome Kern. The history traces the internal politics of the R&R, its often turbulent relationship with theatre managements and its evolution along with general changes in Dublin life and society. At the end of its first century, it is still going strong, a familiar and beloved part of the city’s cultural infrastructure.
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HISTORY
SEPTEMBER 288 PP 245 X 175 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5780 8 €29.99 / £26.99
Caring for the Nation SR EUGENE NOLAN Sr Eugene Nolan is the Mater Hospital’s archivist. After training as a nurse and midwife, she joined the Mater as a staff nurse in the Intensive Care Unit. She then entered the Sisters of Mercy, qualified as a nurse and midwifery teacher, and after some years as Principal of the Mater School of Midwifery in Nairobi, Kenya, she returned to Dublin to the Mater’s Centre for Nurse Education, where she still works.
T H E D E F I N I T I V E H I S T O R Y O F T H E M AT E R H O S P I TA L , A M A J O R I R I S H I N S T I T U T I O N.
For 150 years, the Mater Hospital has been at the centre of Dublin life. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1861, it was the only refuge open to those affected by the smallpox and cholera epidemics that blighted the tenements, and it has been the scene of some of the most dramatic incidents to grip the city. While taking us through the many medical developments pioneered at the Mater, Caring for the Nation also provides a fascinating insight into the history and health of the city itself.
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CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER 8 PP (AND POP-UP NATIVITY SCENE) 225 X 325 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5859 1 €10.99 / £9.99
The Christmas Story
A NOSTALGIC RETELLING OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY – WITH A BREATHTAKING SURPRISE AT THE END.
Nostalgic and charming, this story of Christmas will delight wide-eyed children as they await 25 December. Parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts will also enjoy using this beautiful book to read the story of Christmas to their little ones. The book ends with a wonderful pop-up Nativity scene, complete with gentle twinkling lights so that it can be placed on your child’s bedside table, to be gazed at in wonder as they drift off to sleep. A magical book to be enjoyed year after year.
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AUGUST 2012 112 PP 215 X 185 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5772 3 €19.99 / £17.99
National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2014
T H E P E R E N I A L LY P O P U L A R D E S K D I A R Y.
This beautifully illustrated diary contains some of the finest paintings from the National Gallery’s permanent collection. Featuring 52 carefully reproduced paintings in a week-to-view format, this diary highlights some of the finest Irish and European works on view in the Gallery.
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SEPTEMBER 144 PP 257 X 159 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5822 5 €16.99 / £14.99
The Year’s at the Spring Illustrated by HARRY CLARKE Although best known for his stained–glass work, Harry Clarke (1889–1931) first found fame as a book illustrator. He illustrated editions of The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Charles Perrault’s Fairy Tales of Perrault, and Goethe’s Faust.
A B E AU T I F U L N E W P U B L I CAT I O N O F A N O L D A N T H O L O G Y – A M U S T FO R A L L H A R R Y C L A R K E FA N S .
In 1923, celebrated Irish artist Harry Clarke illustrated an anthology of modern poetry entitled The Year’s at the Spring, the title of which is taken from the Robert Browning poem. Ninety years later, this new book will delight Harry Clarke fans everywhere, bringing together once more many of the original poems and illustrations, as well as some new additions. Among the poems included are ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ by W. B. Yeats, ‘The Donkey’ by G. K. Chesterton, ‘The Song of the Mad Prince’ by Walter de la Mare, ‘From Dewy Dreams’ by James Joyce, ‘A Thing of Beauty’ by John Keats, and ‘Pippa’s Song’ by Robert Browning.
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SEPTEMBER 320 PP 234 X 156 MM HARDBACK AND EBOOK 978 0 7171 5753 2 €24.99 / £21.99
The Last Word DIARMAID Ó MUIRITHE Diarmaid Ó Muirithe is senior lecturer Emeritus in the Department of English in UCD. He is the author of many books, including Irish Words and Phrases, Irish Slang and A Dictionary of Anglo-Irish Words. He was a consultant contributor to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland.
T H E F I N A L CO L L ECT I O N ( O R S O H E S AYS ) F R O M T H E D I S T I N G U I S H E D L E X I CO G R A P H E R , B AS E D O N T H E P O P U L A R I R I S H T I M E S CO LU M N.
From Diarmaid Ó Muirithe’s vast store of words and glosses, here is a bumper collection of favourite words, some on the verge of extinction, many of them dialect words, all worthy of collection in case they soon join the words classed in dictionaries as obsolete. Written in this author’s typically witty style, Ó Muirithe explains the origins of familiar words and phrases, among them ‘be the hokey’, ‘bring down the house’, ‘hullabaloo’, ‘cock and bull story’, ‘daw’, ‘henpecked’ and ‘Peggy’s leg’.
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SEPTEMBER 320 PP 198 X 129 MM PAPERBACK 978 0 7171 5860 7 €14.99 / £12.99
A Dictionary of HibernoEnglish TERENCE P. DOLAN Dr Terence P. Dolan is Professor Emeritus of English Literature at UCD and a former Director of the James Joyce Summer School. He is an authority on Old and Middle English as well as on HibernoEnglish.
B E RT I E S P E A K , D 4 , C I R C L I N G S H A N N O N, A N B O R D S N I P N UA , C H A N C E R , D I G - O U T, D U B E S A N D G H O S T E S TAT E .
A Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference authority on Hiberno-English – the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland. The words above are a sample of over one hundred new words which have recently slipped into our daily lexicon, and which are included in this third edition of Terence Dolan’s classic Dictionary of Hiberno-English. T.P. Dolan’s seminal dictionary has established its preeminent position as the leading reference authority on Hiberno-English.
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NOVEMBER 256 PP 247 X 189 MM HARDBACK 978 0 7171 5785 3 €22.99 / £19.99
The Irish Times Book of the Year 2013 PETER MURTAGH Peter Murtagh is a Managing Editor of The Irish Times and the author, with his daughter Natasha, of Buen Camino!
T H E T H I RT E E N T H E D I T I O N O F A N E S TA B L I S H E D C H R I S T M A S C L A S S I C .
All the best reportage and photography from Ireland’s paper of record, covering the period October 2012 to September 2013. Once again Peter Murtagh picks out the most notable stories of the year as told by The Irish Times journalists through reportage, analysis and opinion columns. The good, the bad, the challenging, the humorous and the inspiring — it’s all here, from business to politics, to health and education, and culture and environment.
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OCTOBER 400 PP 245 X 175 MM PAPERBACK 978 0 7171 5786 0 €10.99 / £9.99
The Money Doctor 2014 JOHN LOWE John Lowe, The Money Doctor, has over 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. He is managing director of Money Doctor, the trading name of Providence Finance Services Limited, which is a fully authorised and independent financial advisory company and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
I R E L A N D ’ S N U M B E R 1 F I N A N C E A N N UA L , PUBLISHED TO COINCIDE WITH THIS Y E A R ’ S E A R LY B U D G E T.
For years, John Lowe’s finance annual has helped thousands of people understand money, get to grips with the basics of budgeting and learn how to save cash in all areas of their life. Whether you buy this book every year or you are looking for help for the first time, you can trust the Money Doctor to give you independent, straight-talking advice. The Money Doctor 2014 is fully updated with budget changes so you can calculate the effect on your income.
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‘A HOUSE TO WHICH THE BEST OF IRISH AUTHORS CAN BRING THEIR MANUSCRIPTS … ’ When Michael Gill founded Gill & Macmillan in 1968, The Irish Times described it as ‘a welcome enterprise’ and hoped it would become a home for the best of Irish authors. Since then, we’ve been honoured to publish the works of great writers such as Noël Browne, Garret FitzGerald, Maureen Gaffney, Diarmaid Ferriter, Tom Garvin, Darina Allen, Fintan O’Toole, Tony Bates and Éamon de Buitléar, to name but a few. We’ve been there in good times and bad, publishing books you choose to read on every aspect of Irish life: from the 1960s bestseller Prayers of Life to How Stormont Fell; from Rachel’s Favourite Food to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland; from the heady high of The Pope’s Children to the popular reissue of Soundings in 2010 when perhaps we all needed a bit more poetry in our lives. Each book, in its own way, captures a slice of life, a slice of the times we live in. But it was really Michael’s great-great-grandfather who started our story. In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, then the printer to Dublin University, purchased the and bookselling business of James McGlashan, forming McGlashan & Gill, which then became M.H. Gill & Son. The bookshop, popularly known as Gills, was located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for 123 years until it closed in 1979. Whether it’s printing, publishing or bookselling, we believe reading matters. We’ve always believed in Irish talent and we’ve always believed in the curious mind of the Irish reader. If we’ve managed to help produce something from one to satisfy that of the other, then it’s been a good day at the office. Thanks for reading.
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