Irish personalities tell us their favourite books of 2017

Light reads, accessible history and gripping novels are championed by the people we asked to recommend their best reads of 2017, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

Fri, 08 Dec, 2017 - 00:00

Eamon Dunphy, broadcaster

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