Abbey
Press
A small publisher of Irish poetry, based in Newry. Founded in 1997
by poet/editor Adrian Rice and English teacher Mel McMahon.
Blackstaff
Press
Belfast-based
publisher which, since 1971, has issued an impressive list of books – mostly, though not exclusively, of relevance to Northern Ireland.
Brandon Books
Brandon has been a leading imprint in Ireland since 1982. They have established an international reputation for our fiction and non-fiction and have enjoyed a colourful and often controversial history. The quality and wide appeal of Irish writing are well represented in the catalogue. Although they are a small company publishing only about fifteen titles a year, many of the bestselling books published in Ireland have been published by Brandon.
Carysfort
Press
The
major Irish publisher of books on drama and theatre, Carysfort Press
has been instrumental in the growth of serious theatre criticism in
Ireland. They also produce wonderfully readable books on a variety of
authors and issues. Recent highlights include volumes on Marina Carr,
Tom Murphy, and Frank McGuinness.
Cois
Life
Cois
Life has published 50 titles in the Irish language on a broad range
of topics (tuition, literature, academic research, children's literature
etc) and maintains a very good website which is a useful resource for
anyone interested in literature in Irish. The site is constantly being
developed and the lastest addition is a bilingual (English and Irish)
series of biographies/bibliographies of Irish-language authors. Much
of the rest of the site is available in five languages. There is also
an on-line shop which delivers worlwide.
Cork
University Press
Since 1925, one of the leading publishers of Irish Studies material.
Notable elements of their back catgalogue include the Field Day Anthology
of Irish Literature and the Critical Conditions series.
The Dedalus Press
The Dedalus Press is one of the longest-running literary presses in Ireland. It was founded in 1975 by poet John F Deane and is now run by poet and broadcaster Pat Boran. They publish an average of ten titles per year, made up of both new work from Irish poets and poetry in translation from around the world, often in dual-language editions. Among the Irish or Irish-based poets on our list are Fergus Allen, Leland Bardwell, Eva Bourke, Thomas Kinsella (we issue his Peppercanister series), Mary O'Donoghue, Paul Perry, and Macdara Woods, while titles in translation include anthologies from numerous languages (most recently a dual-language Russian-English publication) and recent individual collections translated from the Japanese (dual-language), Greek, German and Spanish.
Field
Day Books
Field Day Books published the first volume of The Field Day
Review in 2005. This journal will appear annually; the website
includes information on how to subscribe. In addition, Field Day also
publishes books. The website also includes information on the Field
Day Critical Conditions series, published by Cork University
Press (see above).
Four
Courts Press
The producer of beautifully produced books on Irish history and
literature. Its annual catalogue – which always makes for impressive
reading – is downloadable in PDF format.
Gallery
Press
The
major publisher of poetry and drama in Ireland. Their back catagloue
includes the collected works of such poets as Derek Mahon, John Montague
and Richard Murphy; their drama list is as impressive, comprising the
works of Friel, Kilroy, Carr and others.
Irish
Academic Press
A publisher of scholarly works on Irish literature and other related
disciplines. Recent publications include major anthologies of eighteenth
and nineteenth century Irish literature (see the 2005 IASIL Newsletter
for more information)
The
Liffey Press
Founded
in 2001, the Liffey Press has already established an impressive catalogue
of books of Irish interest. One of the highlights of its catalogue is
the “Contemporary Irish Writers and Filmmakers” series – individual
studies of some of Ireland’s finest literary and cinematic talents – including Neil Jordan, Jim Sheridan, Roddy Doyle, Conor McPherson, Brian
Friel, Seamus Heaney and others.
The
Lilliput Press
The
Lilliput Press, based in Dublin, has some 250 titles under its imprint;
these encompass art and architecture, autobiography and memoir, biography
and history, ecology and environmentalism, essays and literary criticism,
philosophy, current affairs and popular culture, fiction, drama and
poetry all broadly focused on Irish themes.
New
Island
Fronted
by Dermot Bolger, New Island publishes on a range of Irish subjects
geared mainly towards the general reader. Some highlights in their catalogue
include the work of Joseph O’Connor, Donal O’Kelly, and Deirdre Purcell.
Penguin
Ireland
Opened in January 2003, Penguin Ireland will publish Irish fiction and
non-fiction, while continuing to market Penguin’s UK titles in Ireland.
Salmon
Publishing
Based
in County Clare, Salmon is one of the leading publishers of poetry in
Ireland, having brought out recent editions of the work of Joan McBreen,
Carol Ann Duffy, Moya Cannon, Rita Ann Higgins, Adrienne Riche and others.
UCD Press
UCD Press publishes academic books in Irish Studies subjects, including history, literary criticism, politics, sociology and social policy.
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