Ireland’s Ocean
A Natural History
Michael Viney & Ethna Viney.

Recent marine exploration and research bring dramatic growth in knowledge of the Atlantic Ocean, Celtic and Irish Seas. Description of this underwater landscape is followed by an account of the natural forces influencing the internal world of the sea and its interactions with our climate. This is followed by a guide to the ecology and teeming diversity of life in the ocean. The book concludes with new directions in Ireland’s marine research, and the international problems of fishery control, climate change, wind and wave power.

978-1905172665

HB
208 pp
277 x 219 mm
€29.95/£22.99
2008
Colour and black & white photos and maps

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Ireland’s Olympians
Beijing and Beyond
Niall O’Flynn.

All men are not born equal. Some are faster, stronger, more gifted. The Beijing Olympics in 2008 showcased some great athletes. But what has Ireland done to develop these special athletes? What ingredients make up an Olympic athlete – are they born or are they made? And what is life really like for a world-class Irish athlete?
This book gives a rare insight into the lives and minds of Olympians past and present. Featuring contributions from Olympic medallists Ronnie Delany, Michael Carruth, John Treacy, Sonia O’Sullivan, Stephen Martin and Steve Redgrave, there are also in-depth interviews with leading Irish athletes and international experts across a wide range of sports – from Derval O’Rourke and David Gillick (athletics) to Kenny Egan (boxing), Gearoid Towey (rowing), Derek Burnett (shooting), Tim Goodbody (sailing) and Eoin Rheinisch (canoeing).

978-1905172702

HB
256pp
228 x 228 mm
€25.00/£20.00
2008
Full colour photos

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Ireland's Coastline
Exploring its Nature and Heritage
Richard Nairn.

Foreword by Michael Viney

No part of Ireland is more than 100km from the coast and over half the population live within 10km of it. This book is a comprehensive account of the natural and human history of the Irish coastline. The text is illustrated with aerial and underwater photography and includes colour maps which are easy-to-read guides to tourism and leisure attractions.

978-1905172405

PB
232pp
277 x 219mm
€20.00/£14.99
2007
Full colour maps and photos

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Jasper Wolfe of Skibbereen
Jasper Ungoed-Thomas.

Stories are still told about Jasper Wolfe in West Cork. Methodist, lawyer, T.D. and President of the Law Society, he led a remarkable and dangerous existence. After Easter 1916 he was appointed Crown Solicitor for the City and West Riding of Cork. He put the Crown case at the inquest into the murder of the Republican Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, and was soon a top target for the IRA.After the Civil War, he became a defence lawyer for dissident Republicans.

978-1905172719

HB
304 pp
234 x 156 mm
€22.95/£17.99
2008
Black & white photos

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Killarney – History and Heritage
Editor: Dr Jim Larner.

Killarney and the beautiful landscape around it have a rich and varied history and heritage. To mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of Killarney town, experts were commissioned to contribute to this comprehensive volume. They include Grellan Rourke (Early and Medieval Christianity), Kenneth Nicholls (The Gaelic Lords), Dáithí Ó hÓgáin (Folklore of Killarney), Sinéad McCoole (The Herberts) and Dónal Hickey (Sporting Heritage). This lavishly illustrated book is an enjoyable, informative read for the general and more serious reader alike.

ISBN-10: 1-903464-55-2
ISBN-13: 978-1903464557

HB
300pp
246 x 187mm
€24.95/£20.00
2005
Full colour maps and photos

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Movers & Shapers 2
Irish Visual Art 1940-2006
Vera Ryan.

Visiting an art gallery or buying a work of art is now part of everyday life, unlike the 1960s. Since then the role of the visual arts in society has undergone major change. Following from volume one, here are more oral histories on Irish art and the infrastructure on which it developed since 1950. Twelve interviewees again contribute. Each interview is structured to bring out the most in the interviewee resulting in a unique compilation, historically important but humanly engaging. It presents a very good picture of behind-the-scenes concerns in Irish art over 50 years, a record that will be of value to all.

ISBN-10: 1-905172-03-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-905172030

PB
320pp
216 x 138mm
€20.00/£14.99
2006
Black & white photos

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Robert L. Chapman’s Ireland
Photographs from the Chapman Collection 1907–1957
Christiaan Corlett.

The Chapman Collection is a unique collection of photographs spanning the half-century from 1907 to 1957 that offers a glimpse of a bygone age in Ireland. These remarkable photographs, complemented by his journal and diary entries – at turns descriptive and witty – are drawn from an archive of around 3,000 pictures.

978-1905172771

HB
144 pp
189 x 247 mm
€24.95/£17.99
2008
Black & white photos

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Rockaganda
Essential Irish Rock Quotes
Tony Clayton-Lea.

Tony Clayton-Lea looks back at the past thirty years of Irish rock ‘n’ roll and brings together mouthings from the good, the bad, the contenders and the totally forgotten. Divided into topics ranging from sex, drugs and religion to reviews (best and worst) and what it means to be Irish, the result is the perfect dip-in/dip-out book. Here are three decades of words and sound bites to make you smile or smirk, wince or cringe but are guaranteed to entertain.

978-1905172764

PB
256 pp
198 x 128 mm
€12.99/£9.99
2008

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