50 books for gifts: Biographies, Irish fiction, crime, sport, and more... 

Whether you're buying for somebody else or treating yourself, books are a great gift option. Here are tips for some of the best from 2023 
50 books for gifts: Biographies, Irish fiction, crime, sport, and more... 

L-R: Claire Keegan, Booker Prize-winner Paul Lynch, and Pat Spillane: some of Denise O'Donoghue's outstanding authors of 2023.

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Five of the best Irish fiction books

Paul Lynch's Prophet Song; Paul Murray's The Bee Sting
Paul Lynch's Prophet Song; Paul Murray's The Bee Sting

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