Gill Books: 392 books
Boy Wonder
Tales from the Sidelines of an Irish Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
A collage of personal memories passed over into family myth, Boy Wonder is a funny and moving account of a childhood spent, like countless others, on pitches, sidelines and stands, struggling to make sense of competition and the outsized role it plays in the lives of men and boys, fathers and sons....
The Economy of Ireland
National and Sectoral Policy Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
An essential book for students of economics as well as economists and policymakers.
The twelfth edition of this enduring and popular book surveys all major changes in the Irish economy in the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on the last five years.
In this new edition, the...
Days of Heaven: Italia '90 and the Charlton Years
Irish Soccer's Finest Hour
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
The best of Irish Soccer. The kickstart the country needed. The men, the excitement, the places, the stories, the goals and above all, the journey.
They were the best days of our lives. This is how so many of the Irish remember Italia 90 and all that came with it – the atmosphere of wild...
Don't Die in Autumn
The Heartwarming Memoir of Eric Dempsey, Ireland’s Most Loved Birdwatcher
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Eric Dempsey is recognised as one of Ireland’s leading bird experts and is a professional guide, speaker, wildlife photographer and writer. Eric is also an experienced broadcaster and a member of the ‘Mooney Goes Wild’ team on RTÉ Radio 1. He is the author of the bestselling Finding Birds in...
Overheard in Dublin #LOL
More Dublin Wit from Overheardindublin.com
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
A city of half a million, in 140 characters or less
Overheard in Dublin is back with another riot of wit, wisdom and suspect logic, this time with the vast majority of the contributions drawn from the site’s wildly popular Twitter account.
Fans young and old will love this hilarious...
Tales from an Irish Barber Shop
Short Back and Sides
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2011
There is something about barber shop conversations that sets them apart from the usual small talk.These exchanges are enjoyed on both sides of the chair. Here is a range of stories from funny to eye opening.
Peter Quinn is a Dublin barber with a keen ear for a good story. This quirky collection...
by Tom Garvin
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2011
The 1950s was a decade of international economic recovery in the United States and most of Western Europe after the disasters of World War II. There was just one exception. The Irish economy actually contracted in those years, and over four hundred thousand people, out of a population of fewer than...
David McWilliams' The Generation Game
David McWilliams Ireland 3
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2007
As the BOTOX ECONOMY was laid bare and the financial filler of other people’s money became evident, the JAGGERS, JUGGLERS and BONO BOOMERS struggled to maintain their slice of a diminished pie.
However the author saw a possible solution to Ireland’s quandaries. Taking a trip around the...
by Mary O'Rourke
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
In this memoir Mary O' Rourke writes, with remarkable candidness and humour, of personal and political events; of the many senior political figures with whom she worked, including Charles Haughey and Bertie Ahern; of her life with her beloved husband Enda; of her two dear Brians, both of whom died...
Tony 10
The astonishing story of the postman who gambled €10,000,000 … and lost it all
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
Tony 10 was the online betting username of Tony O’Reilly, the postman who became front-page news in 2011 after he stole €1.75 million from An Post while he was a branch manager in Gorey. He used the money to fund a gambling addiction that began with a bet of €1 and eventually rose to €10 million,...
Flabyrinth
A Journey from Losing Nine Stone to Finding Myself
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
For every woman who’s ever looked in the mirror and felt crap: a funny, filthy and uplifting account of one woman’s quest to leave body insecurity behind.
Jules Coll was a slim child, which was misleading in a way, as she spent her formative years doing little other than consuming vast...
Liberator Daniel O'Connell
The Life and Death of Daniel O’Connell, 1830-1847
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
In this sequel to his critically acclaimed King Dan, Patrick Geoghegan examines the latter part of O’Connell’s life and career.
Daniel O'Connell, often referred to as The Liberator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. One of the most remarkable historical...
Little Fighters: Miracle Conjoined Twins
One Year On
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
On 2 December 2009 two very special baby boys were born in a Great Ormond Street hospital in London. Joined from chest to pelvis, the conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf’s heart-warming and remarkable fight for life against all odds earned them the title “The Little Fighters”. Written...
The Guarding of Ireland – The Garda Síochána and the Irish State 1960–2014
A History of the Irish Police Force
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2014
A very timely analysis of the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force, as it navigates one of the most difficult years since its foundation.
It is a story marked by success and failure, by attempted reform and resistance to change, by outstanding individual performance and deplorable lapses...