Anne Griffin's When All Is Said is an emotive novel about loves that are no less true for having never been expressed, and 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan is a complicated and realistic character, shaped by his past
Haverty’s debut collection of poems, The Beauty of the Moon, appeared in 1999. Now comes this superbly understated second collection, 19 years in the making
When Harvard University sent an archaeological mission to Ireland in the 1930s to determine Ireland’s racial and cultural heritage, it was socially and politically important to rich Irish Americans
David Park, the quiet man of Irish writing has deftly got on with building up a remarkable oeuvre of superbly crafted fiction, each novel constructed without pyrotechnics or any dilution of his sparse, lyrical and clear-headed prose
Cantú’s book – half memoir, half meditation – implants itself in your mind
This is the fifth volume in the Royal Irish Academy’s superbly produced and illustrated Judging series, which seeks to reassess major Irish historical figures
As well as producing some of the world’s top professionals, including Rory McIlroy, the North is home to an impressive selection of golf courses where players of any standard can practise their skills
Non-Fiction/Health: In Shock, By Rana Awdish, Bantam House, €17.95
Shaw brought his own forensic practicality to Irish politics
Dermot Bolger, the creator of a new adaptation of Joyce's masterpiece at the Abbey, on a colourful journey from page to stage
Politics: Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain, By Clair Wills , Penguin, €30
History: The Civil War in Dublin: The Fight for the Irish Capital 1922-1924, By John Dorney, Iris...
FICTION: Room Little Darker, By June Caldwell , New Island Books, €11.95
Gerard Smyth's 11th collection is a superb addition to a singular oeuvre
Genuine moments of superb tension with some deft plot twists
