An Eye on Ireland, 9781399729185
Paperback
Fearless journalism, a lifetime in Ireland’s turbulent transformation, holds power accountable.

An Eye on Ireland

writings from a changing nation

$37.02

  • Paperback

    448 pages

  • Release Date

    11 November 2024

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Summary

An Eye on Ireland: A Journalist’s Journey Through a Transforming Nation

‘Jolts like jump-leads to the complacent heart … an eye-opener. MIRIAM LORD

FOR FOUR DECADES, JUSTINE MCCARTHY’S FEARLESS JOURNALISM AND COMMENTARY HAS HELD POWER TO ACCOUNT AS SHE, IN HER OWN WORDS, ‘GREW UP ALONGSIDE MY COUNTRY’.

The book opens with a long personal essay in which Justine recounts her early years as a fearful child who dreamed of being a writer,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399729185
ISBN-10:1399729187
Author:Justine McCarthy
Publisher:Hachette Books Ireland
Imprint:Hachette Books Ireland
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:11 November 2024
Weight:320g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Beginning with two articles on the election of Mary Robinson as president in 1990, the collection compellingly covers the three decades of social revolution that followed * Irish Times *The range of [Justine McCarthy’s] output is remarkable, including colour pieces, news analysis, investigative stories and opinion columns * Sunday Business Post *

About The Author

Justine McCarthy

Justine McCarthy is an award-winning journalist, with over a dozen awards to her name, and writes a weekly Irish Times column. She has been an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Limerick. She is the author of two books: Mary McAleese: The Outsider (1999), an unauthorised biography of the former President of Ireland, and Deep Deception (2009) about the sexual abuse of young swimmers by their coaches.

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