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An inspirational blend of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and memoir from forty of Ireland’s best-known writers and personalities All royalties to The Hope Foundation Edited by Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin with Hazel K. Larkin This book will save lives. To live without hope is the ultimate deprivation. The Hope Foundation reaches out to the street children of [...]

The True Story of a Young Woman’s Adventures on the Underground Sex Scene A Real-life Fifty Shades of Grey Can You Keep a Secret? is the true story of Katie Collins’ journey from innocent schoolgirl to queen of the underground sex scene. Katie’s sexual odyssey began before she was even sixteen. She started out stripping [...]

How one man brought down the Limerick mob The true story of how one man took on Limerick’s most feared gang – and won For over a decade the McCarthy/Dundon gang has been a blight on Limerick. From drug dealing and armed robbery to abduction, torture and murder, they have demonstrated a merciless thirst for [...]

How do ordinary people deal with relationship breakdown? Relationship breakdown is played out behind closed doors, in the privacy of the home and under the protection of the family courts. Away from the glare of the media and the scrutiny of the public, what really happens when a couple decides to call it a day? [...]

Melissa G. Moore with M. Bridget Cook What would you do if you found out that someone you loved had committed the most horrific act imaginable? What if he had done it again and again? What if he told you: ‘I know how to kill someone and get away with it’? In Shattered Silence Melissa [...]

Edited by Nóirín Hegarty Compiled by David Kenny The Sunday Tribune was a powerful and challenging voice until its closure in February 2011. Over its thirty years at the heart of Irish life, the Trib built a reputation for fearless, entertaining and stylish journalism. It set political agendas and was home to some of the [...]

Tere Duperrault with Richard Logan The true story of the sole survivor of a massacre at sea. In 1961 eleven-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault’s family fulfilled their dream of renting a luxury sailboat so that they could spend six months exploring the Caribbean. It should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but the dream turned [...]

Rita Harling The terrifying account of Rita Harling’s ordeal at the hands of one of Ireland’s most notorious drug dealers and murderers. In 1995 a chance encounter and a friendly gesture turned Rita Harling’s world upside down. Charming and friendly, Brian Kenny knew exactly how to gain Rita’s trust. Soon the couple were planning their [...]