Back to the Future: Reflections on Rural Life, Recession and Renewal over Thirty Years of Journalism by Ciaran Mullooly (Media People Ireland, €12)
Category: Reviews
Recent books in brief
Courtney McGrailBridie Gallagher: The Girl from Donegal by Jim Livingstone, foreword by Daniel O’Donnell (The Collins Press, €19.99) Here is the story of one of Ireland’s greatest stars, written by her son, for many years her manager and musical director. He tells how a young girl from Donegal made her way in what has always been…
Delighting in every moment of life
The Happiness Habit: A “Little Book” Guide To Your True Self by Fr Daniel O’Leary (Columba Press, €9.99)
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What has Vatican II got to say to Ireland 2015?
A new book on Vatican II offers food for thought on how to implement the council’s teaching in a very changed Ireland, writes Dr Patrick Connolly
‘Renounce our own violence’ – wisdom from a fresh grave
In the aftermath of René Girard’s death, websites poring over the Catholic intellectual’s work have been struck time and again by its timeliness. A patheos.com piece by Artur Rosman at ‘Cosmos in the Lost’, for instance, is getting a lot of traction. Addressing the issue of assisted suicide, Rosman quotes Girard as saying “The experience…
Painting with light: Wilhelmina Geddes brought back to life
Peter CostelloWilhelmina Geddes: Life and Work by Nicola Gordon Bowe (Four Courts Press, €50)
The greatest of all the Fenians?
Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s fight for Ireland’s freedom by Terry Golway (Merrion Press, €19.99).
Drama overshadowed by real life events
Brendan O’ReganThe ongoing terror crisis in Europe continues to captivate the media, writes Brendan O’Regan
Badfellas in crime-ridden Boston in the seventies
Aubrey MaloneBlack Mass (15A)