Seamus King's bestseller is well established as the standard modern history of the national game. Continuously in print since it was first published, it is now re-issued in a revised and updated edition.

As well as re-visiting and revising the existing text, Seamus King brings the History of Hurling up-to-date, including the 2005 Championship. The last ten years has seen the tumultuous rise of Clare as a major hurling power, followed by their recent decline, the first Wexford championship success in a generation, the rising power of Waterford in Munster and the continued, if fragile, vitality of Offaly hurling.

Over 100 fascinating photographs bring to life the pivotal role that the Guinness brewery has played in Ireland for over two centuries: the early days of the brewery; the Guinness dynasty; the brewing process; the unique industrial complex at St James’s Gate; day-to-day life behind the gates; the hugely successful export operation; and key moments in the history of the brewery.

By the twentieth century St James’s Gate was the largest brewery in the world, and Guinness had become forever synonymous with Ireland.

Although frequently shaken by murders that hit the headlines, the public soon return to normal life. But what happens to the victim’s family when they try to get back to normality after such a trauma? Yvonne Kinsella interviews the often forgotten parents, brothers, sisters, husbands and wives who struggle with the life sentence that is, living with murder. All of the eight cases under the spotlight will be well known to the public as each one shocked the nation.

Yvonne Kinsella interviews family members of the following murder victims: