Blackstaff Press
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Founded in 1971, Blackstaff Press is regarded as one of Ireland’s foremost publishers and is a leading publisher of quality Irish books.
Mary Peters has been part of an incredible 18 #CommonwealthGames: 5 as a competitor – winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver – and the rest as a patron and supporter. Her trust has also funded 80% of #TeamNI. Discover more about her extraordinary journey in her autobiography. #CWG #Glasgow26
🐇 Join our 'Rathlin, A Wild Life' author Ruby Free for a 'Writing the Irish Landscape' accessible #naturewriting workshop. 🐇 On 8th Aug 11am–1.30pm at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's during #FleadhCheoilnahÉireann Book here: www.seamusheaneycentre.com/Events/Trust...
As featured on #bbcgreatestgardens The inspiring story of how the Salisburys, enthusiastic but amateur gardeners, transformed an unloved rural wasteland into a thriving, renowned wildlife garden. #wildlifegarden #gardening #hughfearnleywhittingstall #irishwildlife #irishgardens
From roaring engines to racing heroes, relive the thrills of the Ulster Grand Prix in Norman Windrum's definitive history of one of the world's best-loved races. #ulstergrandprix #ugp100 #roadracingireland #liambeckett #roadracing #sundaylife #dundrodanddistrictmotorcycleclub #roadracers #motogp
Monica McWilliams broke the mould in so many ways, as a woman, as an activist and as a politician. In her frank and fascinating memoir, 'Stand Up, Speak Out', she tells her extraordinary story: blackstaffpress.com/stand-up-spe... #WomenInPolitics #northernirelandwomenscoalition #PeaceProcess
Based on almost 100 interviews with politicians, former paramilitaries, victims & survivors, business people, religious leaders, community workers, young people & others, & told with Susan McKay’s trademark passion & conviction, 'Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground' is essential reading.
The powerful 'Shooting the Darkness' documentary by @broadstonefilms.bsky.social is back on iPlayer. Based on the film, our book highlights the incredible work of these photographers who were thrust on to the front line of daily shooting, bombings and murders throughout the years of the Troubles.
Still looking for the perfect Father's Day gift? We've got three! The 'A Force Like No Other' trilogy by Colin Breen tells the real stories of the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles. #Thelastshift #forcelikenoother #northernireland #thetroubles #RUC #police #bluelights
⚽ 🏆 🎁 Hoping to score a perfect goal this #FathersDay ? We’ve got you covered. ⚽ 🏆 🎁 blackstaffpress.com?s=evan+marsh... #fathersdaygifts #happyfathersday #footballgifts #worldcup #worldcup26 #football #GAWA
Relive the remarkable stories of the 1958 and 1982 World Cup teams through Evan Marshall's 'Spirit of '58' and 'Fields of Wonder' – two books that capture the drama, pride and achievement of Northern Ireland's finest footballing history. #WorldCup2026 #worldcup #northernireland #GAWA
🥇 Mary Peters: My Story 🥇 From Belfast to Olympic gold, discover the incredible journey of a sporting legend, national hero, and tireless advocate for young athletes. #MaryPeters #OlympicLegend #Olympics #athletics #memoir #inspiration #kellyholmes #sport #damekellyholmes
Congratulations to our 'Homebirds' author Dot Blakely on receiving the President’s Award for Outstanding Voluntary Action by RSPB Northern Ireland. From leading walks and mentoring volunteers, to 11 years of dedication at Belfast WOW, Dot has inspired so many. #birding @rspb.bsky.social
Thrilled that this reprint has arrived! Hailed by Anne Enright as ‘the best book about The Troubles ever written’, The International by Glenn Patterson – the Bafta-nominated writer behind the Good Vibrations film – spans three decades of #Belfast history. #thetroubles #goodvibrations #baftas
The 'A Force Like No Other' trilogy by Colin Breen tells the real stories of the RUC men and women who policed the Troubles. Available now from #blackstaffpress and local bookshops. #Thelastshift #forcelikenoother #northernireland #thetroubles #RUC #police #bluelights
Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, 'A Time to Speak' tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust.
#readirishwomenchallenge Day 27: A book with an animal companion Homebirds tells the inspiring and often funny story of Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely's birding adventures around Northern Ireland. @bto-ni.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatchers #BirdwatchingUK #birdwatchingireland
📚BOOK EVENT 🕡Fri 24 April @ 6.30pm 📍Wexford Book Centre are hosting WEB Women's Writing Group, with authors reading from their own works including Catherine Dunne, Liz McManus, Mairide Woods, Shauna Gilligan and Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. All welcome!! #readirishwomenchallenge
#readirishwomenchallenge Day 21: A book with element of #fantasy, #mythology or #fairytale Jane Talbot’s 'The Faerie Thorn' will draw you into a world of fairy tales & magick, devilish debts, trysts & trades, broken bargains & unjust trials, quick-wittedness, hoodwinking & revenge. #shortstories
#readirishwomenchallenge Day 18: A book with a green cover 'Selected Stories' by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne A beautiful collection of short stories that demonstrates the breadth of The Laureate For Irish Fiction's achievement across her writing career. @bookaneer808.bsky.social #irishwriters #shortstories
#readirishwomen Day 16: a book about looking for a place to belong Brilliantly written, witty, and full of sharp observation, 'Moving About the Place' brings together some of the best of Evelyn Conlon’s work to show how borders, movement and history change and transform people’s lives.
Anna Lo MBE tells her incredible story of a life straddling two cultures and two continents, taking her far from the conventional life mapped out for her into political activism and finally all the way to the Northern Ireland Assembly. #equality #inclusivity #annalo #belfast
Little Red and Other Stories Éilís Ní Dhuibhne draws us into the lives of characters struggling to find equilibrium. Visited by change & crisis, they are forced to confront the stories that define their sense of themselves. #LaureateForIrishFiction #henriettamckervey #JohnBoyne #eilisnidhuibhne
Part memoir, part historical research, #Heartlands tells the story of the #WhiteCity, an under-documented time in Belfast’s history. The story of a pre-Troubles #Belfast in which Catholics and Protestants lived side by side. #MarianneEiliott #PatriciaCraig #DavidPark #irishtimes #belfast
Reviews of Ruby Free's beautiful book on #rathlinisland. Artwork all Ruby's own. Rathlin, A Wild Life is a love letter to the island and the #wildlife Ruby finds there, but it’s also a call to action; a reminder of everything we stand to lose if we don’t change. #puffins #ChrisPackham #jilltaylor
#bbcgreatestgardens visited 17 acres of once-barren farmland that’s been transformed with #wildlife in mind. You can watch the episode on #BBCiplayer You can also read about the journey in Bob Salisbury’s book #fieldofdreams #CarolKlein #Diarmuidgavin #fredsirieix #omagh #wildlifegarden #birds
As featured in #BBCGreatestGardens 🎬 📅 Thursday 26 March | 7:00pm 🎟 £3.50 | struleartscentre.co.uk/show/spring-forward/ Enjoy a fabulous seasonal talk from Bob and Rosemary Salisbury celebrating the arrival of #Spring 🌿 #Tyrone #Fermanagh #gardening #StruleArtsCentre #Omagh #BBCGreatestGardens
Monica McWilliams broke the mould in so many ways, as a woman, an activist and a politician. In her frank and fascinating memoir, #StandUpSpeakOut she tells her extraordinary story. #northernireland #thetroubles #womeninpolitics #BertieAhern #PeaceProcess #womensrights #equality #genderequality
☘️ Happy St Patrick's Day! There’s no better way to brush up on your knowledge of the man himself than with the late John Killen’s beautiful anthology. #stpatricksday #stpatricks