Irish Politics & History Books

Raymond Smith – Charles J. Haughey: The Survivor – €8 Biography and political study of Charles Haughey, examining his career, controversies and survival at the centre of Irish politics. Donald Woods – Black & White – €6 Political and personal writing by South African journalist and anti-apartheid campaigner Donald Woods. The Dublin Review – No. 24, Autumn 2006 – €5 Irish literary and cultural journal featuring essays, commentary, memoir and contemporary writing. The Dublin Review – No. 25, Winter 2006–07 – €5 Issue 25 of the respected Irish literary and cultural journal, with essays and contemporary Irish writing. Stephen O’Byrnes – Hiding Behind a Face: Fine Gael Under FitzGerald – €8 An account of Fine Gael's transformation under Garret FitzGerald, covering the party's recovery after 1977 and its years in government during the 1980s. 1986 edition. Seán Kelly – Rule 42 and All That – €5 Memoir by former GAA President Seán Kelly, including an insider's account of the controversial campaign to open Croke Park to rugby and soccer. ISBN 9780717145195. Fergus Finlay – Snakes & Ladders – €4 An insider's political memoir covering turbulent years in Irish politics, including Labour, Charles Haughey, coalition governments and the Northern Ireland peace process. ISBN 9781874597766. Sam Smyth – Thanks a Million Big Fella – €5 Investigative account of one of Ireland's major political scandals, involving Charles Haughey, Ben Dunne and Michael Lowry, by award-winning journalist Sam Smyth. ISBN 9780861219520. Postage available or collection. Condition as shown in photographs.