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This pioneering, autobiographical fiction in the Irish language describes a youth growing up in an Irish-speaking families in Dublin before it became prevalent and with all the tension between his conservative household and the more liberal, city environment. The work pays homage to the great tradition of autobiography in Irish writing in both the English and Irish language and calls to mind O Criomhthain and Joyce in particular.

NB: Please note that this is an Irish-language eBook only; there is no English translation or parallel text in this eBook.

NOTE: Please note that this book is in not in the English language; it is an Irish-language work only. Sociological theories are used here in this work of literary criticsim which explores Aran and Dublin in the works of Máirtín Ó Direáin. According to Ní Riain, it is the unique modernity of the poet''s voice that gives Ó Direáin his individualism in settling into city life. Therefore the book is an exploration of Ó Direáin’s self-creation as a poet and of the poetic language developed by him.

NOTE: This book is in the Irish language only - there is no English language translation in the publication.

Light romance fiction aimed at adult learners of the Irish language and more fluent speakers. Love and mystery. Secret lives. In the Irish conversation class for adults, much is left unsaid.

Caoimhe is getting friendly with her teacher, Neasán. But Neasán’s attention has turned, it seems, to Aisling. In the course of one evening, hard lessons have to be learned about hope, heartbreak and the fickle power of words.

A sparkling story of contemporary life, for any reader with basic fluency in Irish.

The first collection of short stories from this award-winning author, and a varied collection at that. From the human drama in the corporate world of technology and high-finance, through airports and television studios to a more traditional setting in the Bolivian Andes, she writes in a clear and lucid style, always fresh and readable with a wry humour. Please note that this book is in not in the English language; it is an Irish-language work only.

Sceal bleachtaireachta e Sceon na Mara a bhaineann go dluth leis an bhfarraige ar an gcosta thoir, agus a thugann leargas ar straice comhaimseartha de shaol na hEireann. Ta dunmharfoir ban amuigh ansin, e ag baint sasaimh as craos cortha a shamhlaiochta fein. No an bhfuil se inar measc fein? / An Irish-language novel in which a young woman’s body is recovered from the sea. Other bodies follow, all women, in a series of ritualistic and macabre offerings by a devious but clever killer.

Sceal bleachtaireachta e Sceon na Mara a bhaineann go dluth leis an bhfarraige ar an gcosta thoir, agus a thugann leargas ar straice comhaimseartha de shaol na hEireann. Ta dunmharfoir ban amuigh ansin, e ag baint sasaimh as craos cortha a shamhlaiochta fein. No an bhfuil se inar measc fein? / An Irish-language novel in which a young woman’s body is recovered from the sea. Other bodies follow, all women, in a series of ritualistic and macabre offerings by a devious but clever killer.

Utoipe nua-aoiseach is ea Dun an Airgid - go dti go dteann an leabharlannai Laoise Ni Bhroin ar iarraidh… / An Irish-language novel about the utopian housing development Dún an Airgid which seems perfect - until librarian Laoise Ní Bhroin disappears...

Cuireann Amy sios ar eachtrai an tsaoil ina dialann phearsanta Oscail agus scaoilfear an run.An chead saothar Gaeilge ag an udar mor-rachairte seo. Oiriunach do dheagoiri oga. (Aois 12-15) / Amy Ni Chonchuir''s imagination goes to town as she writes in her secret diary, trying to capture all the drama of life in the city around her. But Amy’s diary proves to be a Pandora’s Box full of more than the usual teenage secrets… revealing, in fact, a world of crime... First book in Irish from this best-selling author. (Ages 12-15)

Cuireann Amy sios ar eachtrai an tsaoil ina dialann phearsanta Oscail agus scaoilfear an run.An chead saothar Gaeilge ag an udar mor-rachairte seo. Oiriunach do dheagoiri oga. (Aois 12-15) / Amy Ni Chonchuir''s imagination goes to town as she writes in her secret diary, trying to capture all the drama of life in the city around her. But Amy’s diary proves to be a Pandora’s Box full of more than the usual teenage secrets… revealing, in fact, a world of crime... First book in Irish from this best-selling author. (Ages 12-15)

Sraith nua teilifise an dushlan leirithe agus eachtraiochta faoin aer ata roimh Bhrian agus Lise. Fiche-aoisigh, agus iad aclai, dathuil. Eatarthu beirt, na treithe agus na buanna acu chun dul i ngleic le guaisbhearta na heachtraiochta agus lucht feachana teilifise a mhealladh. / In this Irish-language novel, Brian and Lise are the presenters of a new television adventure series in the making. Twenty-somethings, athletic, good-looking, they have all the combined talents to engage in the rigorous challenges of the outdoors and present them to a television audience. Ar Muir is ar Sliabh is both a dialogue with the landscape and seascape of Ireland, and the growth of trust, perhaps even of intimacy, between two characters. But they are also pursued, even stalked, by the indoor ghosts of their past.

Sraith nua teilifise an dushlan leirithe agus eachtraiochta faoin aer ata roimh Bhrian agus Lise. Fiche-aoisigh, agus iad aclai, dathuil. Eatarthu beirt, na treithe agus na buanna acu chun dul i ngleic le guaisbhearta na heachtraiochta agus lucht feachana teilifise a mhealladh. / In this Irish-language novel, Brian and Lise are the presenters of a new television adventure series in the making. Twenty-somethings, athletic, good-looking, they have all the combined talents to engage in the rigorous challenges of the outdoors and present them to a television audience. Ar Muir is ar Sliabh is both a dialogue with the landscape and seascape of Ireland, and the growth of trust, perhaps even of intimacy, between two characters. But they are also pursued, even stalked, by the indoor ghosts of their past.

NOTE: This book is in the Irish language only - there is no English language translation in the publication. Is there a vampire ‘living’ at the bottom of your garden? Marius is a very special vampire who lives in the garden of a young boy named Ailfí. Marius, you see, prefers fig rolls and cake to blood and flesh. When all the everyday troubles of life - such as ulta-violet lights and cloves of garlic - threaten this poor undead creature, it’s no wonder he becomes cranky when every doesn’t work out just as he’d planned!

For young adults (10-13) and young adults of every age! This book was shortlisted for Gradam Réics Carló 2012 - Children’s Book of the Year.

NOTE: This work is in the Irish language only; it is not available in the English language. An tSochtheangeolaiocht is a multi-author text which gives an introduction to the international discipline of sociolinguistics in the context of Irish language and society. The book tackles both theoretical themes and their applications, including: linguistic variation, language communities, linguistic anthropology, societal multilingualism, language shift, codemixing and creolisation, concepts of language planning, standard and standardisation, the legal and constitutional status of Irish, Irish in the education system, defining the Gaeltacht, national identity, language institutions and voluntary bodies, and the media.

Eagrán cóirithe nuashonraithe den saothar bunaidh a mbaintear an-leas as ar chúrsaí oiliúna sna meáin chumarsáide Ghaeilge. Tá athruithe agus forbairtí móra san earnáil ó foilsíodh an bunsaothar in 2007. Tá gnéithe breise curtha leis an eagrán seo, go háirithe treoir faoi chúrsaí eagarthóireachta agus plé cuimsitheach ar na meáin úra.

NOTE: Please note that this book is in not in the English language; it is an Irish-language work only.

A revised edition of the original which is widely used in Irish language training courses about the media and communications. The new edition takes into account the major changes and developments which have occured in the Irish media sector since 2007 and includes additional features such as guidance on editorial matters and a comprehensive discussion of the new media.

Gonta croí, gonta anama, gonta coirp. Gonta a spreagann gníomhartha díoltais – agus dóchais. Seo cnuasach gearrscéalta faoi ghonta mhuintir Bahia.

''Gonta'' - Wounds. Wounds of the heart, the soul, the body. Wounds that cause act of revenge - and hope. This collection of short stories speaks of the wounds of the people of Bahia.

Short stories set in Salvador, the main city of Bahia in Brazil, written in the Irish language by the Dutch writer Alex Hijmans.

Note: This work is in the Irish language only - there is no English language translation in the publication. Tá Ailfí agus Marius, a chara vaimpíre, sa Trasalváin. An bhféadfadh an vaimpír eitilt a mhúineadh dá chara? Nó, áitiú air triail a bhaint as cónra? Ach is nithe iad siúd atá ag cur intinn na mbuachaillí ar seachrán ón gcúis ar tháinig siad chuig tír na vaimpírí ar an gcéad dul síos. Agus cá fhad a mhairfidh siad ann? Do dhaoine óga fásta (10-13) agus do dhaoine fásta óga de gach aois! Seo an tríú leabhar sa tsraith seo. Foilsíodh Ailfí agus an Vaimpír in 2012 agus Vaimpír san Áiléar in 2013.

Ailfí and Marius, his vampire friend, are in Transylvania. Can the vampire teach his friend how to fly? Or persuade him to try out a coffin? But these are merely distractions from the real reason they came to the vampires’ country. And how long will they survive? For young adults (10-13) and young adults of every age! This is the third in the popular vampire series following Ailfí agus an Vaimpír (Cois Life, 2012) and Vaimpír san Áiléar (Cois Life, 2013).

Short stories in the Irish language (Note: the text is solely in the Irish language; there is no English language translation in the book).

Téigh go Ibiza ar feadh coicíse agus tá sé romhat amach: lá ar an trá gan náire; cosa go hascaillí; codladh gan dúiseacht ar an tsráid; priocadh na díchéille; an t-ál fáin; aistear an aithreachais; tobac agus ól ar an gcúlráid; tonnadh chun na síoraíochta; agus fiú amháin cá bhfios cé a chasfaí ort? Scéilíní fánacha a léiríonn eachtraí beaga an tsaoil i sochaí cheilte an oileáin.

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Go to Ibiza for a week and you will see it all: shameless days on the beach; lustful long slender legs; people unconscious on the street; impulsive temptation; finding a niche in society; the ‘walk of shame’; cigarettes and alcohol; the headlong hurtling to oblivion; and God only knows what else ... Stories that seek to reveal a side to the island in a world outside the all-inclusive holiday resorts.

A novel in the Irish language (there is no English language translation in the text) for children 9 years and older. Cormac and Brídín are excited to be staying with Granny and Grandad again. They are looking forward to another historical adventure through the magic door. But, when they travel to Viking Dublin, there is danger in the air. Will they escape the peril? And what will they find out about the real lives of the Vikings? / Tá Cormac agus Brídín ar bís le stopadh tí Mhamó agus Daideo arís. Tá siad ag súil le heachtra spleodrach stairiúil eile tríd an doras draíochta. Ach, nuair a thaistealaíonn siad go Duibhlinn na Lochlannach, tá dainséar agus priacal san aer. An éireoidh leo teacht slán ón chontúirt? Agus cad a gheobhaidh siad amach faoi fhíorshaol na Lochlannach?

Foréigean baile, saol scriosta, pósadh cliste. Éalaíonn Bríd ó Ghaoth Dobhair le dul i mbun iriseoireachta i mBaile Átha Cliath. Titeann saol Bhríd as a chéile agus í ag fiosrú scéil ar a fód dúchais nuair a aithníonn sí go bhfuil a mac féin ina chroílar. A novel in the Irish language (there is no English language translation in the text) about domestic violence, a broken marriage, a life destroyed. Bríd escapes from Gweedore to embark on life as a journalist in Dublin. Her life falls apart when she starts investigating a story in her hometown, only to discover that her own son appears to be deeply implicated in it.

Cuireann Deaglán de Bréadún inár láthair anseo buaicphointí óna ghairmré mar iriseoir. D’oibrigh sé le The Irish Times agus ina dhiaidh sin le The Irish Sun. Ar na pearsana móra a chastar orainn tá Yasser Arafat, Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Cathal Ó hEochaidh, Ian Paisley agus Brian Cowen.

Le súil ghéar agus le stíl neamhchasta mar is dual dó, labhraíonn sé go hoscailte faoi dhúshláin agus faoi éachtaí an iriseora, go háirithe i gcúinsí casta cogaíochta agus coimhlinte, bíodh sé ag trácht ar ainnise riocht na dteifeach Coirdíneach ag teitheadh ó Saddam Hussein nó ar phróiseas na síochána i dTuaisceart Éireann.

Foghlaimeoidh iriseoirí óga agus mic léinn cumarsáide cuid mhór uaidh faoi ghnéithe den cheird, faoi dhiongbháilteacht agus faoi ghairmiúlacht an iriseora, agus go deimhin faoi thír na hÉireann agus faoi imeachtaí an domhain mhóir sa tréimhse sin ó na 1970idí i leith a mhúnlaigh saol agus sochaí an lae inniu.

A novel in the Irish language (there is no English language translation in the text) for children 9 years and older. Mamó has one amazing new hat, her zoo hat, decorated with lemur’s tail and peacock feathers! But even this hat is not enough for Mamó. She hatches a plan to escape the nursing home and parade her zoo hat in the zoo. / Tá hata spéisiúil, spraíúil ag Mamó. Hata zú! É maisithe le heireaball léamair agus le cleití péacóige! Ach ní leor an hata a bheith aici! Tá plean ag Mamó éalú amach as an teach altranais agus a hata zú a chaitheamh sa zú féin. Cuireann sí iachall ar a gariníon Siobhán í féin agus beirt chara léi ón teach altranais a thabhairt ann. Beidh na heachtraí sa zú lán chomh spleodrach céanna le hata zú Mhamó. Le haghaidh leanaí 9 mbliana d''aois agus os a chionn.

A novel in the Irish language (there is no English language translation in the text) suitable for confident readers from 12+ and adult learners of Irish. This is a new abridged edition of Peadar Ó Laoghaire’s classic Faustian tale. Séanna is a hapless country cobbler who makes a pact with the devil. All the devil’s money cannot buy him peace of mind. He has thirteen years before the devil comes to take him away. But Séanna has a helpline which takes the devil by surprise. Beautifully illustrated in full colour by Olivia Golden. / Gréasaí tuaithe é Séanna a dhéanann margadh leis an bhFear Dubh. Ní cheannóidh a bhfuil d’airgead ón bhFear Dubh aige suaimhneas aigne dó. Tá trí bliana déag aige sula dtagann an Fear Dubh ar ais chun Séanna a thabhairt leis. Ach tá cúnamh ag Séanna nach bhfuil an Fear Dubh ag coinne leis.Clasaic chanónda na Gaeilge í seo, leagan ar leith de sheanscéal idirnáisiúnta Faust, le casadh agus críoch gan choinne air. Mórshaothar tosaigh próis na hAthbheochana é, buanchompánach na nglúnta foghlaimeoirí agus eiseamláir stíle agus friotail ar dheacair é a shárú inniu féin.