Irish Book Awards: Who’s Going To Win
With public voting finishing over the weekend, the nominated authors and publishers in this years Irish Book Awards are no doubt starting to feel a little anxious about their chances. IPN will report the winners as soon as they are…
Tim Smyth Joins The Ulster Historical Foundation
Tim Smyth, who managed of the Bookshop at Queens University in Belfast until it was closed earlier this year, has joined the Ulster Historical Foundation as Business Development Officer. Smyth will be responsible for increasing the organisations publication output, which currently includes…
O’Brien Press Acquires Brandon Books
The O’Brien Press has announced the acquisition of Dingle based Irish independent publisher Brandon Books. The move comes a year after Brandon’s founder, Steve MacDonogh, died suddenly, leaving the publisher leaderless. The deal includes the purchase of the Brandon name…
Irish Top Ten Week Ending 16/07/2011
It’s a week for Ice & Fire. The fifth book in George RR Martin’s epic series has had an amazing success across the globe and Ireland is no different. It pulled in a remarkable (for a science fiction & Fantasy…
Mercier Rebrands McCaughren's Children's Classics
Mercier Press, the Cork based independent publisher, has reissued three of Tom McCaughren’s classic children’s books; The Legend of the Golden Key, The Legend of the Phantom Highwayman, The Legend of the Corrib King. The books explore a series of…
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