Orpen Press: 66 books
A French Renaissance?
An Irish Family Moves to France
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Seeking a more natural and balanced life for their two young children, in 2010 Eamon and Tanya O’Hara set out on a journey to begin a new life. Rural France seemed to be the answer to all their dreams. However, starting a new life in rural France is not some romantic idyll. Aiming to tell their...
Born to Perform
How Sport has Shaped My Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Since 1991 Gerard Hartmann has worked as a physical therapist with many of the world's greatest athletes, including Sonia O'Sullivan, Kelly Holmes and Paula Radcliffe, as well as with a number of Irish rugby, athletic and GAA stars. Before a serious injury halted his career as an athlete, Hartmann...
The U-Turn
A Guide to Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
The U-Turn is a book about being happier. Taking the simple premise that increased self-esteem is the key to a more contented existence, the author draws from his background as a psychiatrist and his own life experience to present a way of tackling the everyday negative emotions that can interfere...
Debating the Eighth
Repeal or Retain?
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
The contentious 1983 Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland introduced a constitutional prohibition on the provision of abortion within the Irish State. In the decades since, further referendums, court cases and legislation have tried to adjust and clarify the scope of this provision, often...
The Time of Your Later Life
Reflections on Ageing with Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
The Time of Your Later Life is a guide to help older people explore new possibilities and write new life narratives in the process of growing older. It is an interpretation of some of the key events of the year seen through the eyes of a middle-ager who happens to work as a psychiatrist for older...
by Jen Hogan
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Parenthood – the greatest adventure of all. While everyone else on social media is dressed neatly and smiling happily at the camera – the picture-postcard family – you’re chasing a half-naked toddler around and simultaneously trying to remove baby vomit from your shirt. Welcome to reality!...
Ireland as Gaeilge
A User-Friendly Guide to the Irish Language
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
Are you confused by all the Irish language signs you see around you? Do you wonder if and when the Irish actually speak Irish? After spending thirteen years learning Irish in school, why do so few Irish people actually speak it?
Ireland as Gaeilge tells the story of the Irish language in a...
Dyslexia Unravelled
An Irish Guide to a Global Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Does your child struggle to read or write? Do you suspect they have dyslexia, or have they recently been diagnosed with dyslexia? Are you wondering where do you go from here?
A diagnosis of dyslexia can be both a relief and a frustration. From her unique perspective as a professional speech...
The Stress Handbook
Managing Stress for Healthy Living
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Stress has been called the epidemic of the twenty-first century. By 2020 it is estimated that five out of the top ten diseases worldwide will be stress-related. Yet, as human beings we need stress to function at our best and to reach our potential. Modern life is stressful and making stress work for...
The Shamrogues
Second Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
The Shamrogues series of children's books (four titles) was first published in the early nineties and was a sensation. Orpen Press are pleased to announce the publication of new, updated editions of the first two books in this much-loved series, The Shamrogues – First Challenge and The Shamrogues...
The Shamrogues
First Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
The Shamrogues series of children's books (four titles) was first published in the early nineties and was a sensation. Orpen Press are pleased to announce the publication of new, updated editions of the first two books in this much-loved series, The Shamrogues – First Challenge and The Shamrogues...
The Extraordinary Story of Mary Elmes
The Irish Oskar Schindler
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Mary Elmes is the great unsung heroine of modern Ireland. Risking her life to save Jewish children during the Holocaust, she turned her back on a promising academic career to help others. She is the only Irish person to be honoured as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel for this work.
In...
Unfinished Business
Social Policy for Social Care Students in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
With social and community services coming under increasing pressure as austerity continues, Unfinished Business examines how social policy has operated in Ireland and how it has been affected by consistent government cutbacks. It examines a wide range of issues important to social care students, such...
Your Place or Mine?
Community and Belonging in Twenty-First Century Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Ireland’s economy is being scrutinised daily by everyone from politicians to pub goers, but what about the deeper questions of Ireland’s sense of identity and community? Socially, Ireland is in a period of rapid change – is it time to get behind the numbers and look at who we really are? In...