Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026booksirelandmagazine.com/an-extract-f...booksirelandmagazine.comAn extract from Mithim, by Carina McNally - Books IrelandWe present an extract from Mithim, the debut historical novel by Carina McNally (Mercier Press). 000
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 10/06/2026'Mithim came to me as a young woman, uncertain of her future. I was desperate for her to survive, and although she turns to nature and the Cailleach, it is her inner resilience from her maternal lineage that shines through.' Debut Novel - 'Mithim' by Carina McNally www.writing.ie/interviews/w...writing.ieWomen in History: Mithim by Carina McNallyCarina McNally, author of Mithim, asks: What about all the other Irish women that history forgot? I’ve written for as long as I remember. My first qualification when I left school was a City and Gu… 021
Reposted by Mercier PressMichael Waldron @michaelwaldron.bsky.social · 12/05/2026So wonderful to celebrate Rebecca Murphy this evening at the launch of her debut novel, Blood and Water, published by @mercierpress.bsky.social! www.mercierpress.ie/books/blood-... 041
Reposted by Mercier Press🇨🇦🍁 Fictionophile - #Booksky 💙📚 @fictionophile.bsky.social · 24/04/2025#BookReview of We'd Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann | @mercierpress.bsky.social l www.swirlandthread.com/wed-have-tol...swirlandthread.comWe'd Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann |ReviewWe'd Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann (April 2025) is a very personal exposé, a melancholy and dignified piece of writing. 021
Reposted by Mercier PressRenard Press @renardpress.com · 13/05/2025…and are in fab company with @bullaunpress.bsky.social @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @jantarbooks.bsky.social @mercierpress.bsky.social @pamenarpress.bsky.social & @sinoistbooks.bsky.social And more 041
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 15/05/202520 boxes of previously enjoyed books are being unboxed right now at The Mercier Bookshop #StLukes #CorkCity #bookstore 040
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Many thanks to the lovely staff at Roe River books in Dundalk for hosting the launch of THE FRIENDSHIP CUP by Anne Devlin aka Winnie Clarke About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP: When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange 010
Reposted by Mercier PressBooks Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 06/05/2025'What follows is shocking for those who know her short stories and novels, cherished for their discreet, enigmatic, almost secretive structures' A fine essay by @katyderbyshire.bsky.social on translating Judith Hermann 📕 @mercierpress.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/katy-derbysh...booksirelandmagazine.comKaty Derbyshire—the intimacy of translation - Books IrelandKaty Derbyshire on translating We’d Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann (Mercier Books). 072
Reposted by Mercier PressAngus Laverty @gusclaw.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Another bookish delight hits my hallway with a wallop This time its stories and reflections from Máirtín Ó Direáin the man called the 'Father of modern Irish Poetry' Originally commissioned for The Irish Press by a cousin of my fathers the late Breandán Ó hEithir @mercierpress.bsky.social 011
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025You’re invited to the launch of SPRING SEAWEED by Máirtín Ó Direáin this Friday, May 2nd in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway. Máirtín Ó Direáin's niece, Máire Áine Ní Dhireáin will be joining us to launch this important work of prose in both English and as Gaelige. #booksky #galway 020
Reposted by Mercier PressMary O'Donnell @maryodonnell.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Writing! Ageing! So what! But the people I talked to hold a range of views on the subject @mercierpress.bsky.social In The Gloss on Thursday 062
Reposted by Mercier PressMercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 04/03/2025⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️ 'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland' ⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza. 15 April 2025 Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr... Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez #Palestine #worldbookday 0125
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 04/03/2025⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️ 'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland' ⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza. 15 April 2025 Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr... Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez #Palestine #worldbookday 0125
Reposted by Mercier PressWriting.ie Online Writing Magazine @handle.invalid · 04/03/2025The Today Show/Mercier Press Book Competition 2025 ✍️ ✨Competition deadline: 11th April 2025✨ Submissions must include a complete manuscript between 40,000 – 100,000 words. Read more at: www.writing.ie/writing-comp... @mercierpress.bsky.social @rte.ie #writers #writersky 💙📚 046
Reposted by Mercier PressCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 03/03/2025Still places going in my Creative Writing Workshops at The Mercier Bookshop! If you are in Cork and fancy getting into this business we call "writin'" @mercierpress.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-w...eventbrite.co.ukCreative Writing Workshop at The Mercier BookshopCreative Writing Workshop with Cethan Leahy Discover your unique voice in this supportive 6-week course 01315
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 01/03/2025All Royalties to Ukrainian Action Ireland: www.mercierpress.ie/books/we-sta... #westandwithukraine #booksky 0218
Reposted by Mercier PressMercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2025📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy 'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?' A philosophical thriller Pre-orders open #CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads 063
Reposted by Mercier PressMercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 27/02/2025📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚 Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’ Cover by @needledesign #WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal Coming 08 May 2025 Pre-Orders open 0143
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 27/02/2025📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚 Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’ Cover by @needledesign #WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal Coming 08 May 2025 Pre-Orders open 0143
Reposted by Mercier PressCethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 25/02/2025Good news, Cork Writer Types! I'm teaching a Creative Writing Course with @mercierpress.bsky.social in March! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-w...eventbrite.co.uk 22818
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2025📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy 'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?' A philosophical thriller Pre-orders open #CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads #booksky 060
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2025📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy 'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?' A philosophical thriller Pre-orders open #CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads 063
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 15/02/2025www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DWXZX4X...audible.co.ukJackie Loves Johnser OK?Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 'The most important book of its generation' - Mark Cagney, Morning Ireland 'Jewel-like scenes of Dublin' - Sunday Times 'Roddy Doyle with Knobs on!' - RTE G... 000
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 14/02/2025📚✨ Step back in time with us at Mercier Bookshop! These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨 Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go. Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉 020
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 13/02/2025All the feels with this one. Strong language throughout! Narrated brilliantly by Flora Montgomery and Shane Quigley who capture the nuance of the Dublin accent and bring the story alive like never before. On all audio platforms from tomorrow #booksky #audiobook #romance libro.fm/audiobooks/9...libro.fmJackie Loves Johnser OK? - Abridged Audiobook on Libro.fm'The most important book of its generation' - Mark Cagney, Morning Ireland 'Jewel-like scenes of Dublin' - Sunday Times 'Roddy Doyle with Knobs on!' - RTE Guide 'Thompson's ability to, by his own admi... 010
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 13/02/2025All the feels with this one. Strong language throughout! Narrated brilliantly by Flora Montgomery and Shane Quigley who capture the nuance of the Dublin accent and bring the story alive like never before. On all audio platforms from tomorrow #spicy #audiobook #romance libro.fm/audiobooks/9...libro.fmJackie Loves Johnser OK? - Abridged Audiobook on Libro.fm'The most important book of its generation' - Mark Cagney, Morning Ireland 'Jewel-like scenes of Dublin' - Sunday Times 'Roddy Doyle with Knobs on!' - RTE Guide 'Thompson's ability to, by his own admi... 000
Reposted by Mercier PressSarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I’ll be posting from the Bookselling Ireland conference today. There are almost 200 bookshop across Ireland and they have huge cultural impact. Plus they contribute around e189 million annually to the economy. 14011
Reposted by Mercier PressThe O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 11/02/2025We are absolutely delighted to announce the winner of The O'Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award 2025 is: Louisa Earls, @booksupstairs.bsky.social Louisa is a fantastic bookseller and a true asset to the Irish book industry, this award is so well-deserved. Congratulations Louisa! #botyaward 2339
Reposted by Mercier PressMichaelBurke @michaelsreading.bsky.social · 08/02/2025www.goodreads.com/review/show/... A remarkable book @mercierpress.bsky.social #Books #BookSkygoodreads.comMichael Burke's review of Tales of a Patchwork Life5/5: There is no insulation to protect from the gut-punches you never saw coming. You can collapse, you can merely endure, or you can put on your big-boy-pants and struggle for resilience. Brighid McL... 051
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Publishing 28 March 2025 Cover by Craig Carry 041
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2025🌸 Spring into Cork's cosiest bookshop at St Luke's! Open till 8pm tomorrow night, our sun-soaked shelves are waiting. From €1, find stories that spark joy. Browsers always welcome in our little corner of #CorkCity. In a world of ‘idk google it’ - trust a book instead. 📚✨ 052
Reposted by Mercier PressMairéad Hearne | Swirl and Thread Book Blog @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Tune in to www.rte.ie/player/onnow Carina McNally of @mercierpress.bsky.social & Cónal Creedon are joining the TODAY Team right now to launch an exciting new competition If you have a novel in the drawer - and you're looking for a publisher - this will be of interest to you. #writers #writingliferte.ieRTÉ PlayerWatch all your favourite TV shows Live or On Demand on your PC, smartphone or tablet for free. 032
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2025A very special St. Brigid’s Cross all the way from St. Brigid’s Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare. #stbrigidsday 091
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 31/01/2025There’s a run on ‘The Year in Ireland’ by Kevin Danaher today- lots of folk interested in Brat Bríde, Brídeog and how to make a St Bridget's Cross. We’ve plenty of copies at the Mercier Bookshop - open until 8pm this evening. #booksky #stbridget 050
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 25/01/2025A power-cut essential for readers www.omahonys.ie/led-glasses-...omahonys.ieLed Glasses Light - Micro Night Dream - Legami - 8051122260966ContactClockQuestionBasketSearchUserStoreFacebookMailInstagramTwitterNight readers, look up: the Legami Micro Night Dream LED Glasses Light is for you. This tiny but mighty LED light clips onto your reading glasses so that you can continue reading all night. Compatibl... 000
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2025We made an audiobook and it’s absolutely brilliant. Have a listen and tell us what you think. #audiobook #books #writing #IrishHistory #Truestory 011
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Pre-orders just opened. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. Mercier Clothbound Classic Exclusive limited edition (1 of 300) In this beloved memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland. #booksky 0103
Reposted by Mercier PressTheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Ag teacht ar @tg4.bsky.social Lá Fhéile Stiofáin - Na Lumiere Gaelacha - Deartháireacha Uí Argáin - a TV documentary on the Horgan Brothers of Youghal, Cork - pioneers of early photography, animation and cinema. The book comes in March from @mercierpress.bsky.social ! Preorder now ! 3196
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 10/12/2024This is the story of the Horgan Brothers of Youghal, photographic, cinematic and animation pioneers. Documentary on 26/12 @ 21.30 @TG4TV Pre-orders now open for 'The Horgan Brothers: The Irish Lumières.' 021
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 08/12/2024🕯️ 160 years today since George Boole's passing. Authors Des MacHale & Yvonne Cohen, The Essential George Boole’ laid flowers at his Blackrock grave. Des has brought flowers here every year since his UCC student days, honoring the father of Boolean logic. #GeorgeBoole @UCC - 011
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Thanks to everyone who attended our bookshop launch this evening and to Conal Creedon for his heartfelt words. ❤️ 060
Reposted by Mercier Presscorkqueero.bsky.social @corkqueero.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Wonderful reading by Cónal Creedon opening the @mercierpress.bsky.social bookshop in St Luke's Cross - touchingly speaking about his retrospective awareness of his mother's homesickness for her rural homeplace. "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." #Kierkergarde 121
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 02/12/2024📚📚 From Cork to #NobelPrize 'The Essential George Boole’ by Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen arrives at a remarkable moment: as Geoffrey Hinton, Boole's great-great-grandson and AI pioneer, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics. This connection bridges centuries of innovation. 020
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Just dropped! New audiobook of ‘The Ballycotton Job’ masterfully narrated by Bob Kelly. 000
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 08/11/2023New release: This is Cork This mesmerizing photography book unveils brand-new images from a breathtaking journey through the heart of Cork. All captured through extraordinary aerial photography taken from heights of 1,000 to 5,000 feet. #Cork #Writers #Authors #Photography #AerialPhotography 000
Mercier Press @mercierpress.bsky.social · 06/11/2023Just back from the Frankfurt Book Fair and catching up with correspondence. #books #writing #authors 120
