Very pleased to say that 'Farming in Ireland: An Oral History from the Irish Midlands' is out now and available in all good bookshops from this week!

Very much looking forward to the London Book Fair this week! If you'd like to take a look at our little catalogue, that's available online here now. mcusercontent.com/45c9d016736e...

Did you know an Irishwoman attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini? On 7 April 1926, Violet Gibson from Dublin fired a pistol at the Italian dictator in Rome. The bullet grazed Mussolini’s nose. Joseph E.A. Connell Jr revisits the episode in the current issue of History Ireland. historyireland.com

We're very pleased to say that Medieval Dublin, by Pat Dargan, is out now! A richly illustrated guide to the medieval city that still shapes Dublin today. www.wordwellbooks.com

Lovely review of 'Calamity and Controversy: The Famine Years in Dingle & West Kerry' in this weekend's Irish Examiner: www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Lovely review of The Nurse and the State, by Gerard Fealy, in UK Association for the History of Nursing journal. bulletin.ukahn.org/gerard-fealy... " ... a well-written and scholarly book, based on a wealth of original research in Dublin’s archives and across relevant publications".

Looking forward to the launch tonight of our first new book of 2026! 'Waterford and the Wider World', edited by John Breslin, David Dickson, Ivar McGrath, Thomas O'Connor and Rosemary Ryan. Available now from The Book Centre, Waterford, and all good bookshops!

Just finished this, and buzzing with questions and insights. Attempts to do for the irish peasantry what Thompson did for the English working class - rescue it from the condescension of history - and generally succeeds.

Lovely piece from Colum Kenny on the process of putting together his latest book, Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution. In all good bookshops now! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

A new book coming this week from the National Museum of Ireland and Wordwell, this really beautiful work on Irish Ceramics by Aisling Molloy.

Some more tweets based on my book: These on the Rise of Sectarianism in the first years of the C19th.

New book day! We're delighted to say that 'Calamity and Controversy', Bryan MacMahon's new book on the famine years in Dingle and West Kerry is out now and available from all good bookshops!

Lovely launch last night for Colum Kenny's 'Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution'. Many thanks to all the team at Hodges Figgis and the excellent Mick Clifford. A really nice night for a really good book. www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...

If you'd like to try a sample chapter of the brilliant 'At the Rising of the Moon', very pleased to say that we have this available for you now, below! mcusercontent.com/45c9d016736e...

Very pleased to say that Pagan Ireland, by the brilliant John Waddell, is now back in stock and available from your local bookshop.

Join us for the launch of Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution! 20 Nov, 6pm in Hodges Figgis. All details below. Everyone very welcome! www.eventbrite.ie/e/myths-and-...

All our book covers for 2025, in one place! Such a lovely bunch of authors. We're very lucky. All our books are available in your local bookshop, or online at wordwellbooks.com.

Lovely review by Neasa Mac Erlean of 'Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution' in this weekend's Irish Times! 'A brave and intriguing book' for 'readers who see the study of history as an endless debate rather than as the narrative of interesting tales.' www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...?

The National Monuments annual archaeology conference last weekend was a great success, congratulations to all involved! For those that couldn't make it, Howard Williams has written an excellent blog about it here: howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/w...

And yet another. President Higgins was kind enough to host the editorial team of a special edition of History Ireland ('The Split') for a very informed chat about our shared history. Here they are on the hallowed steps of the Áras.

For the week that's in it, we're getting fiercely nostalgic about our President. Here is a photo of President Higgins with our author Patrick O'Sullivan Greene in the Áras and a copy of his book, 'Crowdfunding the Revolution.'

Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Cover design now available for Colum Kenny's new book on the myths and lies of the Irish revolutionary period. Due for release this October. The cover image shows an archive photo of 'Sackville Street' in flames, the authenticity of which has long been in question. Which seems fitting.

Minor medical incident at a conference in Dublin this weekend. The staff at @tcddublin.bsky.social and the ambulance people who stepped in were beyond brilliant. These people, honestly, are the best of humanity.

We’re off in Trinity College for the National Monuments Service/Archaeology Ireland conference on Within/Without - archaeology of borders

Happy International Archaeology Day! #InternationalArchaeologyDay 🏺 #Archaeology

A new day and a lovely new book for your reading pleasure. We're delighted to say that 'Soupers and Jumpers', a history of the Protestant missions in Connemara, is out now and available in all good bookshops.

We were terribly sorry to learn of the passing of Dr Beatrice Doran yesterday. Beatrice was a passionate historian of Donnybrook and her books on the subject are a tribute to her. She was also wonderful company. She will be sadly missed. RIP.

Nobel Peace Prize day shouldn't feel so tense ...

Dublin small press fair on 28 & 29 November at Pearse St library. Free and open to the public. dublinsmallpressfair.com

The Nobel for Literature goes to ... Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, 'for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.' You might like to try 'A Mountain to the North, A Lake to The South, Paths to the West, A River to the East'.

Our newest book has just arrived into the office, and it's a whopper! The wonderful 'At the Rising of the Moon', by Marc Mulholland, has landed, with a bang.

This has been quite the week for good lives, sadly passed. We had the pleasure of dealing in small ways over the years with Martin Mansergh. His contribution to peace in Ireland is well established, but it's worth mentioning how pleasant he was, how politeness radiated from him. He will be missed.

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Jilly Cooper. We spent some time in publishing in the Cotswolds where every second person either was or believed themselves to be a character from her novels. And it made their lives all the more exciting for it.

The cleaning of the world’s largest #Roman floor mosaic, covering around 1050 sqm. It was discovered during the construction of a hotel in Antakya/Turkey. The shifting of the ground during an earthquake has caused a a ripple effect. Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday 📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...

For the first half of 2025, Bord Gáis Energy announced a €39 million profit, a slight decrease from the €50 million profit in the first half of 2024. Which they don't, presumably, regret.

As we move into the colder months, Bord Gais Energy have announced an electricity prise rise of 13.5%, citing 'a continued increases in network charges, the higher cost of doing business and the impact of wholesale energy market pricing ...' which they 'regret'. 1 of 2

Heritage Week starts tomorrow! This year there will be over 2,500 events around the country, so hopefully something there for everyone! Find your nearest or favourite event here: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

The fake Sam Blake books are Obsidian Heart, another one about fairy romance / romantasy in London and, amusingly, a book on AI for small businesses.

Our pal Vanessa O'Loughlin, of writing.ie and the chair of the Society of Authors, was in touch. She's a bestselling fiction author under the name Sam Blake. But 'someone' is fake-writing new books under her name, using her author bio, etc. The books are AI generated, and there's 3 of them. Nuts!

'This is not merely a good book; it really is a most excellent one.' - Ian d'Alton. www.irishcatholic.com/an-ancient-t... Wonderful review of 'Dalkey: An Illustrated History', by John Martin. Available now in all good bookshops!

The latest History Ireland Hedge School discussion, on Daniel O'Connell, Ireland's liberator, is available now wherever you get your podcasts. History Ireland editor Tommy Graham with Patrick Geoghegan, Jennifer T. Keating, Christine Kinealy & Davide Mazzi. open.spotify.com/episode/2aKW...

If anyone has a spare ticket for sale for Comic Con in Dublin (Saturday), we’d love if you could drop us a line! Many thanks.

On AI-driven disintermediation which "translates into falling content usage and declining revenues" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/07/g...

Happy St Swithin's Day, everyone. Particularly the friends of St Swithin. He would be 1,162 this month. A good age.

Happy Bastille Day, tout les monde. More liberté, equalité and fraternité all round sounds like just the thing.

Very much looking forward to another new book this week, this time from the excellent Rob Goodbody, on Dublin's Industrial Heritage. This title, published in association with Dublin City Council, will be launched on Thursday afternoon in Rathmines Library at 6pm. Everyone is very welcome!

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