Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890-1923

The Irish Citizen Army by Ann Matthews (Mercier Press, €14.99/£11.99)

Pope Francis: Thoughts and Words for the Soul by Jorge Mario Bergoglio ed. by Giuseppe Costa (White Star Publishers, €12.28/£11.50)

John F Deane This book by the Berryman scholar, Philip Coleman, is beautifully timed, both as a celebration of Berryman’s birth 100 years ago, and in its work to challenge assumptions about the poetry that have tended to diminish Berryman’s worth. Assessment of a poet may change from generation to generation. So-called ‘confessional’ poets have…

His encounters with Christianity is one of the mysteries of Marco Polo

The Last Cavalier: Richard Talbot (1631-91)

Frank Aiken’s War. The Irish Revolution 1916-23

Bram Stoker: Centenary Essays