Hachette Ireland imprint: 122 books
Rala
A Life in Rugby
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2013
Irish rugby as you've never seen it before -- from the man who got the job every rugby lover would love to have.
'Rala has a gift for making people feel at ease and special at the same time' Paul O'Connell
Patrick 'Rala' O'Reilly has been bagman for the Irish rugby team for over twenty...
Did That Actually Happen?
A Journey Through Unbelievable Moments in Irish Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Remember the time Ray Burke had trees planted for a by-election, then uprooted them when he lost? Remember the time Brian Cowen went on radio with a voice like Barry White, leading everyone to think he spent the night before on the black stuff? Or remember the time Pee Flynn told us a story of three...
by Michael Clifford, Shane Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
In March 2008, Bertie Ahern announced his resignation as Taoiseach, prompted by ongoing evidence in a planning inquiry that uncovered he had received large sums of money when minister for finance. Yet, even in defeat, he remained the most popular politician of his generation, one for whom the defining...
Fully Functioning Human (Almost)
Living in an Online/Offline World
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2017
'I'm just a nitwit girl who's sort of stumbling through life learning that we all have our own roads to walk - but that it's still valuable, and rather lovely, to hear about other people's journeys...'
Filled with honesty, wit and wisdom, Fully Functioning Human (Almost) - part memoir, part...
Hanging with the Elephant
A Story of Love, Loss and Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
'A compelling memoir. Absorbing and graced with a deceptive lightness of touch, [Hanging with the Elephant] is clever and brilliantly pieced together. Harding writes like an angel' Sunday Times
From the No.1 bestselling author of Staring at Lakes, Talking to S**trangers and On Tuesdays I'm...
The Boy They Tried to Hide
The true story of a son, forgotten by society
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
The Boy They Tried to Hide is the startling, true account of how truth is sometimes stranger than fiction ...
Shane Dunphy was working as a resource teacher in a rural town when he was approached by the mother of one of his pupils, seeking help. She is worried for her troubled young son, who...
The Green Marine
An Irishman's War in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Dubliner Graham Dale, an IT specialist living in Texas, was working as a volunteer with a fire department when he heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Centre in New York. As the tragic events unfolded before his eyes, he suddenly realised that he could no longer remain a spectator in the...
by Kate McCabe
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
'A whiff of mystery, a dazzling contemporary romance and a poignant love affair... [this] could well be McCabe's best work yet' Irish Independent
She thought she knew the men in her life...
Sandy Devine is a young woman who appears to have everything - a stellar media career, a stunning...
The 100 Kilo Case
The True Story of an Irish Ex-NYPD Detective Protected by the Mafia, and one of the Most Infamous Drug Busts in New York City
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
'Bizarre, dramatic, often funny and never less than compelling' Irish Independent
Peter Daly was nineteen when he left Donegal, bound for America. Nine years later, in 1961, following a stint with the US Army, he joined the New York Police Department.
His beat was the Lower East Side of Manhattan...
by Frances Black, The Rise Foundation
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Here the many sides to addiction are explored in stories which, though often raw and at times heart-breaking, are bound together by their courage, honesty, hope and resolve. Each one recognises the power of openness in emerging from the dark shadow cast by addiction. In looking to a brighter day,...
The Harbour Within
A Book of Simple Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
In today's busy world, we can get caught up with the worries and stresses of life. We live in our heads, as we move at lightning pace from one thing to the next.
Here, in The Harbour Within, Sister Consilio of Cuan Mhuire suggests how we can live happier and more peaceful lives by learning to live...
by Justine Kyle McGrath
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend.
Whilst he was winning a Grand Slam and touring with the Lions, Jack Kyle was also studying to be a doctor. When he retired from playing rugby - as the world's most-capped player - his sense of adventure...
Ryanland
A no-frills odyssey across the new Europe
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
In this hilarious, no-holds-barred account, journalist Philip Nolan packs his bag (maximum 10kg, please) and takes us on an adventure that is not for the faint-hearted as he flies with Europe 's biggest low-cost airline.
Using Ryanair destinations as a route planner, we grab our boarding passes...
by Keith Falkiner
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Liverpool FC is one of the world's leading football clubs - and a host of talented Irish players have played a significant part in its history.
Here, Keith Falkiner looks at the proud history of Liverpool F.C. through the eyes of its Irish players, managers and fans taking in the great highs and desperate...