The Irish Clans is the first novel in an eight-book saga that begins with a travesty at sea necessitating searches for life's true treasures, both in 1915 Ireland, when the funeral of O'Donovan Rossa affords golden opportunity to fan the flames of revolution, and in America, for transplanted Irish families connected to the world of the Irish Clans. Three characters are guided by Divine synchronicity and grapple with destiny--Claire, a spunky young Irish woman, adrift with amnesia and near ...

First published in 1998, this book addresses a central issue in housing: that of ‘need’ and how to meet it. Need refers either to individual household circumstances or to the aggregate requirement for new (social and market) housing. The book develops a new policy mechanism to address the present fragmented policy situation. The mechanism now used to allocate finance and new social housing numbers is complex and ineffective in terms of meeting needs. The book’s proposals are rooted in clea...

Irish Republican martyrs rise against overpowering British forces to spark the revolution at Easter 1916, while the Clans search for unity and treasure to honor the Clans Pact of their ancestors in the third book, Rising in The Irish Clans historical fiction eight novel series. Follow Tadgh, Morgan, eventually Collin and their compatriots through the brutal Rising and its aftermath.

The Clans battle the British during the War of Independence while seeking to unravel the clues to the O'Donnell treasure crafted by their ancestors. Tadgh, Morgan, and Aidan McCarthy, and Peader O'Donnell fight on for the revolution and their lives in Cork and Donegal. To support his rebel sister, war correspondent Collin O'Donnell is dragged into the search for his Clan's ancient treasure despite his wife's objections. The Templars and Barbary pirate descendants covertly stalk the Clans a...

The Clans implement a plan to utilize the McCarthy "Gold" for the coming revolution before rebel forces begin hostilities under Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera. Tadgh and Morgan McCarthy suffer brutal consequences from the merciless British oppression before continuing their search for O'Donnell treasure. War correspondent Collin O'Donnell, sent back to Ireland on assignment, reluctantly promises his wife Kathy that he won't risk his life searching for his Clan's treasure, but can he k...

Ireland, home of legendary poets and storytellers, has been wracked by bloody sectarian violence over the last quarter century. Bombs and guns were, and once again are, the primary negotiation tools used by Catholic and Protestant extremists in the conflict surrounding the sovereignty of Northern Ireland—the six counties known as Ulster.Patrick Taylor's Only Wounded centers on the hopes and despairs of everyday life during The Troubles. New York Times bestselling ...

This propulsive thriller is a “gruesomely accurate portrayal of ’80s life in Ireland” (Kirkus Reviews) from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author Adrian McKinty.“Adrian McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He’s the real deal.” —Dennis LehaneA torso in a suitcase looks like an impossible case, but Sean Duffy isn't easily deterred, especially when his floundering l...

Now we've lived together in contentment, more or less, for nigh on twenty year. Like turtle doves. - In prison, I mean, for fuck's sake, the chances of that.PJ and Christy: sworn enemies destined to share one small room for twenty years. As the two men recall the joys and torments of life outside - the childhood excursions, a deadly brawl, past loves and summer dresses - slowly they uncover the tragic events that have lead them to their cell in Montjoy.A play that ...

In the tradition of C. S. Harris and Anne Perry, a fatal disaster on the Thames and a roiling political conflict set the stage for Karen Odden’s second Inspector Corravan historical mystery.September 1878. One night, as the pleasure boat the Princess Alice makes her daily trip up the Thames, she collides with the Bywell Castle, a huge iron-hulled collier. The Princess Alice shears apart, throwing all 600 passengers into the river;...

In The Last Roundup Trilogy, Booker Prize-winner and bestselling author Roddy Doyle gives us a pulsing saga full of epic adventures, breathless escapes, star-crossed love, and an unforgettable Irish hero—Henry Smart.In A Star Called Henry, hailed as “Doyle’s best novel yet . . . a masterpiece, an extraordinarily entertaining epic” (The Washington Post), we meet a young Henry Smart on the dangerous streets of early 1900s Dublin, on his way to becoming an Irish Repu...

For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve prime ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life. It is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses.The Audience breaks this contract of silence. It imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each prime minister has used these...

Flann O'Brien took his bicycle to all the Dublin pubs—but it couldn't handlebars! ☘️If that made you grin, you're in for a proper Irish laugh!Irish Puns & Jokes is a lively, laugh-out-loud collection of wordplay, wit, and irreverent humor inspired by the Emerald Isle. From cheeky political quips to playful jabs at Irish celebrities and cultural quirks, this book delivers quick-fire fun for anyone who enjoys clever punchlines and sh...