Liberties Press author and Irish Times literary correspondent Eileen Battersby will be in the Rathgar Bookshop tonight, Thursday 25th February 2010, to discuss her book, Second Readings: 52 - From Beckett to Black Beauty. Taking place at 7.30pm, there will be refreshments at the venue booking is advisable. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 01-4928600.

What: Eileen Battersby on Second Readings

When: Thursday 25th February, 7.30pm

Where: Rathgar Bookshop, Rathgar Village, Dublin 6

Liberties Press are delighted to celebrate Leland Bardwell's recent award: the Dedke Korkut Literary Award.

Novelist and short story writer Leland Bardwell has received the first Dede Korkut Literary Award of the Turkish PEN Centre, a prize designed to build bridges between languages, encourage studies on comparative literature and foster literary translations. When accepting it, Bardwell spoke of how the Irish are determined to get their message over as quickly as possible for which the short story medium is so suited.

“We have produced some of the most phenomenal short-story writers over the last 200 years. Writers who tell it well and tell it fast.... I am very honoured to be given a ringside seat at the circus amongst this company.”

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A Restless Life

Girl on a Bicycle

As the news of Bernard Dunne's retirement reached the nation on Friday February 19th 2010, one man not altogether surprised was Barry Flynn, author of Bernard Dunne: The Ecstasy and the Agony.

Bernard Dunne reached the pinnacle of his career in 2009 when be became the WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion - the same day the Irish rugby team won the Grand Slam - an historic day in Irish sport. However, Dunne's success was only to last six months when he met Thai boxer Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym on September 26th 2009.

This book celebrate Dunne's highs and lows, firmly placing him in the historic halls of Ireland's greatest boxers, but also sees Flynn predict Dunne's retirement. Barry Flynn is a boxing expert, writing on the subject for more than a decade, and has previously written Legends of Irish Boxing to great success.

Click here to purchase the book - remember free p&p to Ireland!