@MerrionPress

Leading independent publisher of Irish history, current affairs, biography, literature and the arts. An imprint of @IAPbooks [email protected]

 Newbridge, Co Kildare, Ireland
merrionpress.ie
Joined February 2012
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The Dublin launch of a new biography of Austin Stack will take place at @chaptersbooks on Thursday, 12 November at 7pm. 📚 Guest speaker: Dr David McCullagh 📚 MC: Dr Daithí Ó Corráin, DCU @MerrionPress #books #history #Irishhistory irishacademicpress.ie/produc…
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Giddy up: the story behind Rachael Blackmore's Grand National-winning saddle. By Siobhán Doyle - from Irish Sport in 100 Objects @MerrionPress rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1021/…

The story of Rachael Blackmore's Grand National saddle

The saddle Blackmore used when she became the first woman to win the Grand National weighed 7lbs and was made by saddle maker John Woolley

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🏆 Lovely to welcome Siobhán Doyle, a cultural historian, curator at the National Museum of Ireland & author of an An Post Irish Book Award winner, A History of the GAA in 100 Objects, to Chapters to sign copies of her latest book - Irish Sport in 100 Objects!
Siobhán Doyle smiles at the camera while holding two copies of Irish Sport in 100 Objects inside Chapters Bookstore. More copies are stacked on the counter in the foreground. The spacious bookshop, its shelves of colourful books and the CHAPTERS BOOKSTORE wall lettering are visible behind her.

ALT Siobhán Doyle smiles at the camera while holding two copies of Irish Sport in 100 Objects inside Chapters Bookstore. More copies are stacked on the counter in the foreground. The spacious bookshop, its shelves of colourful books and the CHAPTERS BOOKSTORE wall lettering are visible behind her.

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Stephen Davison@sdbikephotoOct 7
Well the first copies of ‘The Wee Roads’ have arrived! Big thanks to everyone @MerrionPress especially Wendy and Conor. If you’re looking for a copy in a hurry I hear @BridgeBooksDro1 had already got some copies before I did!
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I do indeed have a stack of copies! The Wee Roads will be live on the website tomorrow @sdbikephoto @MerrionPress
Stephen Davison@sdbikephotoOct 7
Well the first copies of ‘The Wee Roads’ have arrived! Big thanks to everyone @MerrionPress especially Wendy and Conor. If you’re looking for a copy in a hurry I hear @BridgeBooksDro1 had already got some copies before I did!
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Eoin Ó Broin@EOBroinSep 24
It's that time of the year again... 12 tours of Áras Mhic Dhiarmada/Busáras on Oct 17th & 18th with #OpenHouseDublin Book early here to see Ireland's most important mid-century architectural gem: openhousedublin.com/location… @IAFarchitecture @Buseireann @welfare_ie @opwireland
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Aaron Edwards@DrAaronEdwardsSep 24
#EnemiesWithin is now available on @audibleuk 🎧 #UDABook audible.co.uk/pd/B0HDQ96VY1?…

Enemies Within

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Enemies Within explores Adair’s rise from neo-Nazi skinhead to leader of the notorious Ulster Freedom Fighters, a cover-name for the assassination wing of...

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📚 It’s officially out today! 🎉 Gift Grub & Me is out now - and to celebrate, Mario will be at Eason O’Connell Street this Saturday at 12pm. Come along, meet Mario and get your copy signed by the man himself! ✍️📖 See you Saturday! 👋 #MarioRosenstock #GiftGrub #IrishComedy
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John Duggan@JohnDugganSportSep 23
AND IT’S LIVE! 📕 @GiftGrubMario
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Merrion Press@MerrionPressSep 15
From bowl cut to book deal... ✂️ Gift Grub & Me: My Life in Comedy is out next week, and you should come to the launch! Join Mario and special guest Ian Dempsey in Hodges Figgis next Wednesday to celebrate 30+ years of laughs #GiftGrub #MarioRosenstock
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Aaron Edwards@DrAaronEdwardsSep 22
A pleasure to join Joe and Dion on the @freestateirl podcast - it’s great to keep the conversation going! 1/2
Free State with Joe Brolly & Dion Fanning@freestateirlSep 22
Would a border poll lead to anarchy and a return to the bad old days of the North? Joe and Aaron Edwards discuss the spectre which is floated whenever the prospect of a vote on the future of Northern Ireland is raised. New episode out now➡️ freestatepodcast.com
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Aaron Edwards@DrAaronEdwardsSep 20
🚨Roll up, roll up!🚨I have just signed a big consignment of my books at W.H. Smith @BELFASTCITY_AIR today, including #EnemiesWithin #UDABook Pick up your copy today!
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📚BOOK NEWS 📚 Author of the acclaimed 'No Middle Path: The Civil War in Kerry', Owen O'Shea will publish a new biography of Irish revolutionary leader, Austin Stack this November. Available now for pre-order from @MerrionPress irishacademicpress.ie/produc…
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Thanks to all who came along to see @DrAaronEdwards last night. It was a fascinating discussion, led by the ever wonderful @mikephilpott. I’m pretty sure we had more audience questions last night than at any event I’ve ever held! Signed copies available 👇 bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/pro…
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The Irish News
@irish_newsSep 17
The explosives used in the bomb that killed solicitor Rosemary Nelson were supplied by Johnny Adair’s notorious ‘C’ Company UDA unit, a new book about the ex-loyalist Godfather claims. The mother-of-three died after a loyalist bomb ripped through her car in Lurgan in March 1999. Read more: tinyurl.com/mha7ts7c
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Aaron Edwards@DrAaronEdwardsSep 17
That’s some headline! #EnemiesWithin #UDABook
The Irish News
@irish_newsSep 17
The front page of today’s Irish News.
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Aaron Edwards@DrAaronEdwardsSep 17
Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals #EnemiesWithin #UDAbook #Terrorism #Extremism irishtimes.com/politics/2026…

Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals

Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged

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@DrAaronEdwards will be in Dromore this evening to talk about this headline and more. Come along and hear from Aaron who will chatting to @mikephilpott. Signed copies of Enemies Within, @DrAaronEdwards' new book will be available. bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/pro…
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The front page of today’s Irish News.
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Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals irishtimes.com/politics/2026… via @IrishTimesPol

Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals

Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged

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OUT NOW: Enemies Within This is a gripping deep-dive into the life & legacy of notorious terrorist Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair, with unprecedented access to Adair and his associates, as well as never-before-seen intelligence documents. Available online & in stores! @DrAaronEdwards
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