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New book tells story of Shrule war hero
19 October 2011
A NEW book entitled ‘He Who Dared and Died’ tells the story of a Shrule-born war hero who eventually gave his life to defeat fascism.
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New book on entrepreneurship by former GMIT registrar
29 September 2011
A NEW book entitled "Entrepreneurship in Ireland" written by the former Registrar of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Mr Bernard O'Hara, has been published by Gill and Macmillan.
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Come away, oh human child to the waters and the wild...
02 February 2011
Exploring the Irish Lansdscape
By Enda Cavanagh
WE‘RE still only a few weeks into 2011 but already BookEnds has received a photography book that will surely rank as one of the best of the year.
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Hard hitting author strikes a blow for sanity
02 February 2011
The Slap
By Christos Tsiolkas
A MAN slaps an unruly child at a society barbecue. The man is not the child’s father.
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Whatever happened to our weather?
12 January 2011
Deluge
KIERAN HICKEY
Four Courts Press, 128pp
IRISH people have always had a fascination with weather but events of the past 18 months has led to a resurgence of interest in the subject.
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GIANTS OF FICTION
22 December 2010
Three leviathans of literature have returned in 2010 and they are likely to feature highly in the bestseller lists over the coming days.
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Us2
22 December 2010
Ray D’Arcy
It’s been five years since Ray D’Arcy and his team on Today FM published their first book, Us, a snapshot of life in Ireland on October 1, 2005.
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IN THE KITCHEN
22 December 2010
Cookery books are big business these days with chefs like Jamie Oliver selling vast numbers of books every Christmas.
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THE PERFECT GIFT
15 December 2010
Soundings: Poems We Did For Our Leaving Cert
At a time when it is pretty difficult to cope with the present, Gill & Macmillan bring us on a nostalgic journey through our carefree past in Soundings: Poems We Did For Our Leaving Cert.
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PICTURE THIS
15 December 2010
There are a number of excellent collections of photographs available this Christmas, including Abandoned Mansions of Irelandby Tarquin Blake.
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PERSONALITIES
15 December 2010
The thing is...
Dave Fanning
Music fans of a certain vintage will almost certainly want to get their hands on the autobiography of a man who was once the trendsetter of Irish indie music.
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THE PERFECT GIFT
15 December 2010
Once Upon A Time In The West
Lorna Siggins
Readers of the Western Peoplewill be only too familiar with the Corrib gas controversy, which has raged in North Mayo for the past decade.
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SPIRITUAL
15 December 2010
Colm Keane is one of Ireland’s most prolific and talented writers. His book on Padre Pio and the Irish connection proved tremendously successful a number of year ago, while the more recent Going Homewas a bestseller.
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IRISH NATURE
15 December 2010
Two books that have come to the attention of BookEnds in recent months are The Wild Flowers of Irelandand Ireland’s Animals, both of which are perfect gifts.
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How the State deserted its people and resources
03 November 2010
A new book on the Corrib Gas project exposes a litany of failures on the part of the State, writes James Laffey.
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