In 1984, in Dunnes Stores on Dublin's Henry Street, Mary Manning refused to register the sale of two South African grapefruits. She was suspended and nine of her co-workers walked out in support. They
The pub has been at the centre of Irish life for centuries. It has played many roles: funeral home, restaurant, grocery shop, music venue, job centre and meeting place for everyone from poets to revol
When John Cuffe entered Mountjoy as a young prison officer in May 1978, he stepped back into Victorian times. He knew nothing about jails, apart from what he had seen in black-and-white films on RTE:
In 1943, 32 Irish POWs refused a Gestapo request to work for Germany. They were sent to a labour camp, where they were starved, beaten and forced to dig the foundations for a Nazi super-structure. Thi
On 26 December 1960, 12,000 Ulster police and B Specials began one of their biggest manhunts. It was for Prisoner 1082 - Donal Donnelly. Donal reflects on how he came to be on top of a prison wall ris
Aidan Dooley tells the story of his journey with Tom Crean; how his one-man play was written, and how it grew from an unknown show with an unknown actor into an award-winning hit that has been perform
Scrambling is a hands-on sport and without the stop-start of rock climbing, the joy of it can be appreciated more freely. Here, Alan Tees guides mountaineers to exhilarating scrambles in the most beau
Third edition of a quiz book that was specially compiled by members of the National Parents Council (NPC) to meet persistent demands from parents of primary-school children. Teachers, children and par
John G. O'Dwyer's comprehensive guide to the best walks in Tipperary and Waterford has now been updated and expanded to include Laois and Offaly. From the rugged Comeragh coums to the stately peaks of
This volume presents oral histories on Irish artistic production and its infrastructure from 1940 to 2006. Twelve collectors, scholars, gallery directors, educators, writers, and artists were intervie
In 20 brilliantly illustrated chapters, Aiveen (NUI Maynooth), tours the history and development, topography, biology and geology, of Ireland's largest river, The Shannon. She begins at the river's he
From Na Fianna to the Fenians Ireland's ancient sport of hurling was used to practise and refine the art of war. Today the tradition continues, the tribal passions remain and hurling is Ireland's grea
In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in Ireland. Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operation
From the doorstep of Dublin city, there is easy access to a different world of deep glens, forested mountains and wild scenery, including the Wicklow Mountains, the largest continuous upland region in
As the founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin (1904), patron of playwrights including W.B. Yeats, writer and folklorist, Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932) has generally been treated as having played a
Weaves a multitude of tales to explain how the city of Dublin developed, from its origins to the present day. He forms a rich tapestry of the capital's social, political, cultural and architectural pa
