Time Pieces: A Dublin Memoir by John Banville, with photographs by Paul Joyce (Hachette Ireland, €24.99)

16 Lives: Tomas Kent by Meda Ryan (O’Brien Press, €14.99)

On the Banks: Cork City in Poems and Songs edited by Alannah Hopkin (Collins Press, €17.99)

The Royal Irish Constabulary: A Short History & Genealogical Guide by Jim Herlihy (Four Courts Press, €24.95)

World of Books

A World Without Down’s Syndrome? on BBC 2, Wednesday of last week was a compelling personal documentary by actress Sally Phillips on the issue of our attitudes to Down’s Syndrome, made all the more relevant by her having a son, Olly, who has the condition. Phillips had questions: What kind of society do we want to…

Europe in Crisis. Studies Special Issue, Autumn 2016 (Messenger Publications, €10)

Catholic Education in the Light of Vatican II and Laudato Si’ by Dermot A. Lane (Veritas, €7.99)

Speaking from Within: Biblical Approaches for Effective Preaching by Kieran J O’Mahony OSA (Veritas, €12.99)

A Chosen Race, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation: Aspects of Priesthood and Baptism edited by Joseph Briody (Smenos Publications, €25.00 plus p+p) This is the eighth publication in the Fota Liturgy Series, the outcome of the regular Fota Conferences, which have drawn select liturgists from all over Europe. The editor is both a priest…