A family affair that covers all the bases of a changing Ireland
Inspired by the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland in 1979, matriarch Bridget Doyle is determined that her family will produce the first Irish pope
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Future Popes of Ireland
By Darragh Martin
HarperCollins, €16.45
If someone fell into a coma in 1979 and woke up in the Ireland of 2018, then Future Popes of Ireland would be the perfect read to get them quickly up to speed on all of the major events in the history of this little island over the past 40 years. A bittersweet and at times heart-wrenching tale, it navigates the tricky differences ...