Worthy recognition

BOOK number 26 titled The Lock-Keeper’s Wife, from prolific wordsmith, playwright, novelist, short story writer and actor John MacKenna from Castledermot brought over 200 people to Athy Library when the compelling novel was launched by local legend ...

"I have great hope for this book, but also great hopes for the other books Conor is going to write.” 

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"I’m told that this year one of my calendars is hanging on a wall in Greenland!”

This was the most extensive archaeological investigation undertaken in this landscape

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CanTeen Ireland, the national support group for young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years who have or had cancer, celebrates its 35-year milestone with the launch of the third editor of their book, ‘Bad Times, Good Times - Teenage Cancer, Our Story’

The launch was held in the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge

“I WAS out somewhere with the kids and just happened to check, and there had been thousands of downloads. It really took off from there. ” Calverstown-based author Peter Gibbons had long thought about writing, and was a journalling ideas scribbler.

Ger Healion, who self-published, sold out as people kept climbing the stairs of the library and queueing up to get their copies signed.

Melting Moments is a heartwarming story about two loveable penguin characters Toddles and Waddles that go on an adventure to explores dementia in a child-friendly way

"It’s not as jaunty as previous books, but they just keep on coming"

WHEN it comes to noticing if there might be a hidden vision issue for a child who doesn't seem to be learning well, teachers are well placed to notice first. But that's not part of their training.

The book sheds light on the often-overlooked connection between vision dysfunction and the behavioural or learning difficulties that many children face

A wickedly good read!

"Over the years, including in my work with special needs children, Special Olympics, and autistic patients, I have seen the impact this has not only on the children themselves, it affects the whole family dynamic."

Dave’s journey into animation started at the age of 12 when he discovered that the popular cartoon, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was made in Ireland

Kildare illustrator launches his new project this May

Congrats to Martin Malone's on his latest work

"Haiti has suffered much interference from outside countries throughout generations divesting it of its natural resources, leaving its ordinary people to suffer starvation and poverty on a grand scale"

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“It’s heartbreaking. To see it destroyed overnight"

A mixture of misanthropy and sentimentalism

Graham is described as the “the best baker in Ireland”

Graham Herterich has returned with a follow-up to his debut cookbook

“Anyone that has grown up in mid-Kildare in the early 1970s will recall the escapes from the Curragh Camp and Portlaoise Prison"

WHEN last we spoke with Peter Gibbons (46) – Calverstown’s king of Viking literature – a little over 18 months ago, he had just won his liberating €20,000 award with his fourth book King of War from the Blood and Blade saga, which freed him from the ...

The story is about Ron O’Connell, short for Veronica, who is a 32-year-old single mam who hasn’t had life too easy

Dr Barbara Walsh from Kildangan has just published Caught on Air: Stories of Life from Mid-20th Century Ireland.