RTÉ News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Paul Murphy
Two men have been found guilty of helping a criminal gang to commit the murder of Kinahan gang member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016. Paul Murphy and Jason Bonney had pleaded not guilty. @Dyaneconnor reports | https://t.co/EHkNbzEBlx https://t.co/rfp3sPWTkO
Paperback, 2018
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Borstal Boy
Brendan Behan
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Brendan Behan, the poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright. He is best remembered for work including Borstal Boy and The Hostage | Read more: https://t.co/PtAc8YX22V https://t.co/yl2wjHzMKS
Paperback, 2004
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ukraine: Investment Climate Statement 2015
United States Department of State
The United States is aware of the 'harrowing' footage of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier killed on video in Ukraine, the State Department has said, adding that Russia should be ashamed for flouting basic rules of war https://t.co/dHujFPmAZI
Paperback, 2016
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Paul Mescal has won Best Actor at the Olivier Awards in London for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in the new London production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire https://t.co/demLS2awLb
Paperback, 2004
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Civil Service: Ireland: second report: Dublin Metropolitan Police
Secretary of the Treasury
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has published a budget for the region along with an offer of "flexibility" on the repayment of a nearly £300 million advance payment from the UK Treasury https://t.co/vBirjhwbey
Paperback, 2016
$17.50$8.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh
The Banshees of Inisherin's writer-director Martin McDonagh and stars Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan were among the winners at the British Academy Film Awards in London on Sunday night | Read more: https://t.co/AvQWtLmNWM https://t.co/ZgQUGM6ysO
Paperback, 2023
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Dublin Plays: The Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, & the Plough and the Stars
Sean O'Casey
An Post has launched a new stamp to celebrate three landmark works by Seán O'Casey - The Plough and the Stars, The Shadow of a Gunman and Juno and the Paycock | Read more: https://t.co/hx5QXEZEt5 https://t.co/lJbVFUWZ6j
Paperback, 2000
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Israel: 2015 Human Rights Report
United States Department of State
The United States is extremely concerned by the levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank and fears that a raid by Israeli forces there could set back efforts at restoring calm, the State Department has said https://t.co/PasyWeXICP
Paperback, 2016
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou rose to international prominence after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," with its unflinching account of rape and racism in the segregated US South. https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2022/0111/1272972-maya-angelou-coin/
Paperback, Mass Market, 2009
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life Without Children: Stories
Roddy Doyle
Primary School children in Limerick and Tipperary have seen their creative writing published as a book of stories. The Story Seeds project is part of the 'Fighting Words' campaign started by novelist Roddy Doyle. https://t.co/VrRpnJEvPI
Hardcover, Large Print, 2022
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book