Can a crafty fox and a genius chicken complete an epic rescue mission… without one of them getting eaten? A funny action-adventure story from bestselling children’s author Dermot O’Leary, with glorious illustrations from Claire Powell.Charles Redfearn is one of Britain’s very best spies. He’s dashing, he’s clever . . . but he can’t stop chasing chickens. He is a fox, after all.When his French cousin goes missing in action, along with some vital war plans, Charles is forced to pair up with Gertrude Featherhorn – chicken and master code-breaker – to have any chance of a successful rescue. But will he be able to control his appetite?Featuring the cunning French Resistance, a daring castle break-in and a race against time to stop plans falling into the wrong hands, Charles and Gertrude’s mission is going to be even more important than they could have imagined!Set during the Second World War, this amazing story brings history alive in a brilliantly fun way for readers aged 7-12.Dermot
Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her FIFTH ninja adventure -this time on a dangerous mission in the Scottish Highlands! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters.
Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her FOURTH ninja adventure! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pet
Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her THIRD ninja adventure!After months of keeping London safe from notorious animal bad guys, Toto the Ninja Cat is going on a well-e
Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her SECOND ninja adventure! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pet
"John Redmond" is an invaluable collection of speeches, musings and private correspondence that provides key insights into the workings of this most avid political thinker and tragic Irish leader. Tho
"Introduction to Phenomenology" is an outstanding and comprehensive guide to an important but often little-understood movement in European philosophy. Dermot Moran lucidly examines the contributions o
A detailed study of the political relations between church and state in modern Ireland, this work is also an analysis of domestic politics within the context of Anglo-Vatican relations. Dealing exclusively with high ecclesiastical politics, it assesses the relative political strength of both the British and the Irish at the Vatican and challenges 'the myth of English dominance over the Papacy'. Dermot Keogh traces the 'quiet diplomacy' of bishops, politicians and the Vatican from the turbulent years of 1919–21, through the civil war period and the rule of William T. Cosgrove and Cumann na nGaedheal, to the re-emergence of Eamon de Valera and Fianna Fail as exponents of Catholic nationalism in the 1930s. The book draws extensively on unpublished documents and, for the first time, explores with the aid of primary sources the exchanges between bishops, politicians and the Vatican over a twenty-year period. It is an important contribution to the history of modern Ireland, Irish-Vatican
The funny, moving, long-awaited masterwork from "Ireland’s finest living novelist" (Roddy Doyle)Celebrated Irish author Dermot Healy’s first novel in more than ten years is a rich, beguiling, compassi
In the winter of 1908, six cars left Times Square bound for Paris. They were embarking on a remarkable motor race across the world that would capture everyone's imagination. In this book, Dermot Cole
Have you ever seen a poor Casino owner?Probably not!Have you ever seen a poor banker?Probably not!The thing is that the house always wins. The financial institutes have rigged the system so they win w
This book is an account of the life and early career of John Edward Redmond (1856-1918). Breaking off at the watershed year of 1900 when Redmond became chairman of the Irish Party, it is the first par
