2009 GIBW NEWS
26th until 30th October, 4FM:
Interviews will run Tuesday to Friday next week with Gareth O'Callaghan on the 4FM Breakfast Show.
Tuesday: Interview with Myles Dungan, author of Conspiracy: Irish Political Trials
Wednesday: Interview with Risteárd Mulcahy, author of My Father, The General
Thursday: Interview with Colin Murphy, author of The Most Famous Irish People You’ve Never Heard Of
Friday: Interview with Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan & Paul Rouse, authors of The GAA: A People's History
http://www.4fm.ie/profile.asp?id=10
29th October, Vale Star, p.45:
Article about the launch of The GAA: A People’s History. See paper for more details.
29th October, Mallow Star, p.45:
Article about the launch of The GAA: A People’s History. See paper for more details.
Tuesday, 27th October, Country Mix 106.8 fm:
John Martin, author of Tales of the Dogs will appear on Country Mix morning show on Tuesday, 27th October.
http://www.countrymix.ie/
Sunday, 25th October, Sunday Business Post:
SB Post's Agenda magazine is interviewing Risteárd Mulcahy, the author of My Father The General, for Sunday's paper.
http://www.thepost.ie/post/pages/p/agenda.aspx-qqqt=AGENDA-qqqs=agenda-qqqsectionid=3-qqqc=10.0.0.0-qqqn=20-qqqx=1.asp
24th October, Irish Examiner, p.9:
"Cut-price bestsellers blamed for falling Irish book sales."
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfaueykfaumh/rss2/
Saturday, 24th October, Newstalk:
Eoin Purcell well be on Culture Shock next Saturday from 9 until 11 pm to talk about GIBW.
http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/culture-shock-2/
23rd October, Connacht Tribune, p.28:
Short article about several books selected for the GIBW. See paper for more details
http://www.galwaynews.ie/
23rd October, Newstalk:
On Newtalk's The Tom Dunne Show there will be news on Gerry Hunt's, Blood Upon the Rose, book signing in Chapter's over the weekend, and information on the Great Irish Book Week too.
http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/tom-dunne/
22nd October, Galway Advertiser, p.79:
Article about poetry reading from Poetry: Reading it, Writing it, Publishing it in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop on 24th October.
http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/18223
21st October, Roscommon Champion, p.13:
Short article about Patrick Taylor's An Irish Country Village. See paper for more details
http://www.roscommonchampion.ie/
21st October, Kildare Post, p.14:
Short article about Maynooth based author Patricia Grove and her book Petticoat Rebellion: The Anna Parnell Story. See paper for more details
http://kildarepost.com/
21st October, RTE Radio 1:
The President of Publishing Ireland, Alan Hayes and GIBW Project Leader, Jean Harrington have been on the arts and entertainment show Arena on RTE Radio 1. Click below to listen. Interview begins at 18:50
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/player_av.html?0,null,200,http://dynamic.rte.ie/quickaxs/209-rte-arena.smil
20th October, Roscommon Herald, p.13:
Short article about Patrick Taylor's An Irish Country Village. See paper for more details
http://www.roscommonherald.com/
17th October, The Irish Times:
A competition was run in Saturday, October 17th's edition of the Irish Times. See paper for more details
http://www.irishtimes.com/
16th October, Evening Echo, p.38:
Article about launch of Alice Taylor's book The Journey. See paper for more details
http://www.eecho.ie/
Wednesday, 14th October, 11 am, The Morning Show:
Stephen Davison, author of Flying Finn has appeared on TV3 Morning Ireland Show.
http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=14614&locID=1.65.74&page=1
13th October, RTE Guide:
We will be running a half page competition in the RTE Guide - get your copy and be in with a chance to win 30 Great Irish Books!
7th October, Evening Echo, p.32:
Short article about Alice Taylor's book The Journey, which is one of the titles selected for the GIBW. See paper for more details
http://www.eecho.ie/
7th October, The Irish Times:
Article about Flying Finn.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2009/1007/1224256093253.html
5th October, KFM:
Alan Hayes, President of Publishing Ireland, was interviewed on KFM:
http://www.kfmradio.com/programmes/kildare-today.html
5th October, askaboutwriting.net:
http://www.askaboutwriting.net/
4th October, Agenda, Sunday Business Post
4th October, Sunday Times
3rd October, Evening Echo:
http://www.eveningecho.ie/
2nd October, RTE Pat Kenny Show:
Stephen Davison appeared on the RTE Pat Kenny Show at 11 pm.
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/todaywithpatkenny/1252680.html
2nd October, Irish Examiner:
http://irishexaminer.com/ireland/publishers-look-to-rekindle-irish-love-affair-with-books-102368.html
2nd October, Metro, page 5:
http://e-edition.metroireland.ie/2009/10/02/
1st October, 21 local and regional radio stations broadcast a clip from an interview with Alan Hayes in their news bulletins (it was syndicated by INN)
1st October, GIBW was also mentioned on Marty Whelan's show on Lyric FM
1st October, The Bookseller:
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/98642-page.html
1st October, Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1001/1224255613596.html
Books Ireland, October, full page article:
http://islandireland.com/booksireland/
1st October, Launch at the National Library:
Senator David Norris, TV Presenter Kathryn Thomas, Author Anna McPartlin and The Arts Council’s Sarah Bannon successfully launched the Great Irish Book Week at the National Library on Thursday 1st October.
30th September, Imeall on TG4:
http://www.tg4.ie/bearla/stud/imeall/imeall.asp
NEWS ABOUT THE GREAT IRISH BOOKS
The cartographer for The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry, Mike Murphy, of the Department of Geography, UCC, has won the Society of Cartographers prestigious 'Wallis" Award for 2009 for his work on the book. He won the same award for his work on the Atlas of Cork City (9781859183809) in 2006 and is the only Irish person to have ever done so.
Gerry Hunt, author of Blood Upon the Rose appeared on Friday, 2nd October, on the Tom Dunne Show on Newstalk 106-108 FM.
Colm Breathnach, author of Con Trick an Bhalla Bháin was in Croke Park on Tuesday 29th September to accept second prize for fiction in An tOireachtas literary awards. These are the premier awards for Irish-language literature. An tOireachtas literary awards, now in their 112th year are the premier awards for Irish-language literature. 
Brian Ó Conchubhair, author of Fin de Siecle na Gaeilge was the winner of the first prize for non-fiction in the An tOireachtas literary awards. Originally from Co. Kerry, Ó Conchubhair who is a Professor in Notre Dame University in the United States travelled to Ireland on Tuesday 29th September to accept his prize at a ceremony in Croke Park. An tOireachtas literary awards, now in their 112th year are the premier awards for Irish-language literature.
Signed copies of Flying Finn will be available today, Friday 22nd October, from Hughes & Hughes and Eason, Swords, and Waterstones, Jervis Centre.
