New DS Lucy Golden Novel Released
The Reckoning, the third in the DS Lucy Golden crime series by author Martina Murphy, has been published. The novels are set on Achill Island.
Video Released for The Branded, by Martina Murphy
A short promotional video has been released for the Achill-based crime novel ‘The Branded’, by Martina Murphy. Published in August 2022, ‘The Branded’ is the follow-up to the 2021 debut ‘The Night Caller’ which introduced Achill Island detective sargeant Lucy Golden. The trailer video for The Branded sets the scene…
Book Launch: The Keelman’s Fortnight (Vol. 1) by Adrian Lavelle
Achill writer Adrian Lavelle has published his first novel, titled ‘The Keelman’s Fortnight (Volume One)’. The first of a two-part series, this crime story involves a student fleeing to Achill Island to hide out in a primal scream therapy commune. Copies of this book are available to buy in Achill…
Book Launch: The Summer I Robbed A Bank by David O’Doherty
Comedian David O’Doherty, a frequent visitor to Achill, has published a children’s novel based on Achill Island. Titled ‘The Summer I Robbed A Bank’ the story revolves around a plot to rob the travelling bank. Update – David O’Doherty’s debut novel was awarded winner of the Specsavers Children’s Book of…
Achill Painters Book Launched
Details of the launch of Mary J. Murphy’s book Achill Painters – An Island History in August 2020. This book is currently Out of Print.
Book Launch: My Father’s Wake by Kevin Toolis
BAFTA winning film maker, playwright, director and writer Kevin Toolis, whose father hails from Achill, launches his book ‘My Father’s Wake – How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die’ in Ted’s Bar, Cashel, at 7.30 on Wednesday 25th October 2017. Kevin Toolis introduces the book: On a remote…