3 Days in September When the Pope Came to Ireland



	The Goodness of Guinness The Brewery, Its People and the City of Dublin Tony Corcoran




	Making Bread The Real way to Start Up and Stay up in business Brody Sweeney




	Clearing The Air The Battle Over the Smoking Ban Noel Gilmore




	Witnesses Inside the Easter Rising Annie Ryan


	Liberties Press is pleased to announce the publication of its new title “3 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER – When The Pope Came to Ireland” which is being published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland on September 29th. This highly illustrated book features over fifty contributions by leading figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, religion and the arts who offer their recollections of – and reflections on – the papal visit. Many of those who were personally or professionally involved in the visit offer their impressions of those unforgettable three days. The royalties from the book go to the Simon Communities of Ireland.
	Liam Mulcahy, Mary O'Rourke and Tim Pat Coogan at the launch of 3 Days In September. About the Book
	The Pope’s visit to Ireland in September 1979 attracted more excitement and interest than any concert or sporting event ever before - or since. Nearly everybody it seems, believer and non-believer alike, recalls what truly was a national event. More than a million people turned out to greet John Paul II at Phoenix Park, in the largest single gathering of people in Europe in modern times. Tens of thousands of young people heard him say the famous words 'Young people of Ireland, I love you' at the Youth Mass in Galway, and large crowds gathered when the Pope visited Drogheda, Clonmacnoise, Maynooth, Knock and Limerick. In fact, the visit could be said to mark a high-point in the history of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Who would have, or could have, predicted the changes in Irish society and in the position of the majority church that the intervening decades would bring? .