Making it Work

Brexit and Covid help Tribes Press to begin successful global chapter

The Galway-based multilingual publisher set up by Marguerite Tonery after she self-published her own book and then had people asking her to publish theirs now has partnerships with publishers in Europe, the US and Canada

Marguerite Tonery, founder of Tribes Press in Galway: ‘We want to be seen as the go-to book publisher in Ireland for the translation of books.’ Picture: Andrew Downes

Tribes Press, the Galway-based multilingual book publisher, has defeated the odds in recent years to become a globally recognised and respected brand in an industry known to be particularly difficult to break into.

But for the woman who has spearheaded the company’s growth, slowing down isn’t an option.

“There’s no consolidating here at Tribes Press – it’s all about keeping on going,” Marguerite Tonery told the Business Post.

“We want to keep moving forward, to ...