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!

The Royal Irish Academy Library invites applications for the following roles: • Collections and Archives Manager • Assistant Librarian Visit https://www.ria.ie/about/careers/ for more information.

To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Public Records fire, from today, June 30th, the 1821 Irish census records are part of 175,000 new historical records that will be available digitally and free to all. This amazing resource can be accessed here: virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...

Happy Pride Day, Dublin! And a good day to pick up a copy of Brian Lacey's excellent book. 'Terrible Queer Creatures' is that rare beast: an instantly indispensible tome. A simply written, thorough and thoughtful book'. (Hot Press) www.amazon.co.uk/Terrible-Que...

Congratulations and welcome to all the new Irish citizens who are joining our ranks this week in Killarney. If you ever have the privilege of attending one of these ceremonies, take it with both hands. Incredibly moving and wonderfully done by all involved, from the State to the Gleneagles staff.

We are very pleased to invite you all to the launch of 'Dalkey: An Illustrated History' on 15 July, 6.30pm in the Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre. All very welcome.

Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction? A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...

Great review of the 'Irish Ordance Survey Maps: A User's Guide' by Paul Clements in the Irish Times. What's really nice about this book is that it's created for the local historians and societies that might need these maps for their own lovely books. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Wonderful launch last night of The Great Liberties Whiskey Fire! Many thanks to Teelings Distillery, to Lorcan Collins, Donal Fallon, Gerard Devine and, of course the brilliant Las Fallon. A fantastic setting for a terrific book! In the shops next week and online now from wordwellbooks.com.

'It is safe to say that I, and many others interested in the later prehistory of Ireland, have been waiting for this book for decades.' Lovely review of 'A Hillfort through Time: Excavations at Rathgall, Co Wicklow' (Wordwell) from our friends over at Current Archaeology.

Concession Places Available Limited spots—early booking recommended. 🔴 Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions 🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025 🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM 📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin 🌍 Attend in person or online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/Within-Without

Very sorry to learn of the passing of Sunny Jacobs & Kevin Kelly in Connemara. We had the pleasure over the years of speaking with Sunny about publishing, books & their work with the Innocence Project, and her energy was infectious. To create a life of such value out of her past was remarkable.

Nicholas Mansergh on Irish housing policy in The Irish Times today: www.irishtimes.com/business/202... To read more from Nicholas, his excellent book is available from Wordwell here: wordwellbooks.com/index.php?ro...

🎟️ Concession Places Available! Limited spots—early booking recommended. 🔴 Within|Without: The Archaeology of Partitions 🗓 Saturday 18 October 2025 🕘 9:15 AM – 5:30 PM 📍 Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin 🌍 Attend in person or online 🔗 Register:›

Looking forward to the 40th annual conference of the Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society, which is taking place next week at the @tlrhub.bsky.social on the 5-6 June 2025. Brilliant keynote speakers and an excellent programme, for tickets see the link below. www.eventbrite.ie/e/eighteenth...

While Maureen Kennelly's resignation from the Arts Council was probably unavoidable, having worked with her over the years it's worth mentioning that she was an inspiring leader, among the finest of minds, and one of the great champions of the arts in this country.

Nice piece on 'Clear Hold Build', by Gareth Prendergast in The Irish Times! Great to see. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-i...

We're delighted to say that we'll be publishing 'At the Rising of the Moon' later this year, by the excellent Marc Mulholland. And the draft cover came in from design this morning!

🎧 New History Ireland Hedge School, out now A Future for Our Past—Museums in the 21st Century What are museums for? How have they evolved in Ireland over the last 30 years? Are there too many—or too few? And in divided societies, how do they serve the public? historyireland.com/hedge-schools/

While appreciating that the Norman invasion is still a little recent to talk apart for some, looking forward to reading the research and book proposals arriving in for 2027. If you build [a Norman Castle], they will come.

For all the bookshop people out there, a new fund has been set up by Books at One to support 20 bookshops around Ireland with up to €5k each for a community event of their choosing. To apply, all the details are here. Do make sure your local bookshop knows! www.booksatone.ie/win-up-to-e5...

Really enjoyed this - a fresh approach to the Civil War. @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social

Lovely review of 'Flora of County Monaghan' in the latest issue of the magazine of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland': '[a] remarkable and fascinatingly detailed publication' and 'a very welcome and worthy addition to the literature'. Nice to see on a Friday!

'[The] book gave me that "aha!" moment' - Sherry Ladig. This review has special meaning coming from an organisation in Saint Paul, birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald, dedicated to promoting and celebrating Irish culture. irishartsmn.org #Twincities #thegreatgatsby @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social

Tune in to KLCR Kilkenny/Carlow this morning to hear Gareth Prendergast talking about his exceptional book on the Irish Civil War. @kclr96fm.bsky.social

The latest issue of History Ireland has just landed on our desk before release on Wednesday and it looks beautiful! www.historyireland.com

⭐️Wordwell Books seek a part time bookkeeper⭐️ booksirelandmagazine.com/wordwell-gro... #jobfairy @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social

*Finance role at the Wordwell Group* THE WORDWELL GROUP are looking to fill a part-time book-keeping role, offering an opportunity to be a key part of a respected publishing house that has been at the heart of Ireland’s heritage sector since 1987. For more details, see eastwoodbooks.com/jobs/

Have you considered a career in publishing? If so, our friends over at SYP/Publishing Ireland are running a free online seminar about how to get your foot in the door, and what you might expect once you do. All the details are here: www.publishingireland.com/syp-ireland-...

Launch of 'Gatsby: Death of an Irishman' at the wonderful Royal Irish Academy (@ria.ie). Thanks to Ronan McGreevy for launching the book and to everyone in @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social for their hard work Not sure where my smile went in the photos! #gatsby100 #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald

Four of the new arrivals from Irish publishers - Walking Ghosts @maryodonnell.bsky.social , Dillon Rediscovered @kevinrafter.bsky.social Clear Hold Build from Gareth Prendergast @irishdefenceforces.bsky.social @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social & A Year in the Woods by Paul Clements #newbooks #booksky

(iykyk). Read an extract from Gatsby: Death of an Irishman by Patrick O’Sullivan Greene: booksirelandmagazine.com/alcohol-woul... @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social @historyireland.bsky.social

Timeline cleanse! Ancient baby bottle: A marvellous baby feeding vessel in the shape of a mouse. Campanian, 4th century BC. On display at Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe. 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology AncientBluesky

The irony of Kissinger's quote about academic politics, it being so vicious because the stakes are so low. For our colleagues in the US university presses, the authors and academics, have the stakes ever been higher? Well done to Harvard for standing up now.

If you didn't get a chance to hear Colum Kenny on The History Show with Myles Dungan last night, talking about his new book, 'Dangerous Ambition: the making of Éamon de Valera', you can listen back here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...