Éamon de Valera: A Will to power by Ronan Fanning (Faber & Faber, £20.00)
Category: Reviews
Denominational education is the hot topic
While highly discussed, the debate remains highly skewed, writes Brendan O’Regan
Portrait of the artist as a young (and old) man
Listen to me Marlon (15A)
Saoirse Ronan comes of age in international romance
Brooklyn (15A)
Ghosts of the past and modern atrocities
While psychological thrillers can be ‘intriguing’, a story of defiance, of good versus evil is ‘inspiring’, writes Brendan O’Regan
An artist born to sing for the nation
An Poc ar Buile: The Life & Times of Seán Ó Sé by Seán Ó Sé with Patricia Ahern (Collins Press, €17.99.
Oriental delights made plain
Japanese Food Made Easy by Fiona Uyema (Mercier Press, €24.99)
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Living with Grief: Walking the Spiral by Bairbre Cahill (Redemptorist Publications, £7.95)
From the heart of Palestine
A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza by Dervla Murphy (Eland, £12.99)
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