In this month’s edition of Marine Times Newspaper, author Colin Breen caught up with Tom MacSweeney to discuss his book Lords of the Sea, the first examining the archaeology and history of Irish ‘sea lords’ and their coastal communities in Ireland and Scotland throughout the later Middle Ages.

We are deeply saddened to hear about the death of Elmarie Mawe, an immense champion of arts and culture in Cork city and beyond. Our sincere condolences to her husband Conor, her family, and friends. Our city has suffered a great loss. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

Out next month 📖 ... ‘Contemporary Socially Engaged Art Practice in Ireland’ – written by a mix of emerging, mid-career and established socially engaged art practitioners – explores interdisciplinary art forms in the context of social, cultural and political transformations unfolding in Ireland.

Today we remember Nell McCafferty on the 2nd anniversary of her death. In 1985 she signed an agreement with Attic Press, the feminist publisher, to write a book on the infamous Kerry babies case. ♀️ A Woman to Blame is a searing depiction of "a witch trial" in modern Irish history.📚

We’re delighted to see Cathal Póirtéir’s review of 'Glór ón Sceilg: Scríbhinní le Mícheál Ua Ciarmhaic' published today by @booksireland.bsky.social . Póirtéir describes the collection as “a feast of traditional life and lore”. Read the full review: bit.ly/3UElkQw

In last weekend’s @irishtimes.com, Gemma Tipton asked Irish photographers to choose their favourite image from their career. Alen MacWeeney’s choice is 'White Horse [...]'. The image – which features as the cover image of our forthcoming publication – was captured during a 1965 trip to Donegal.

Thank you to Neslihan Şenocak for her detailed review of 'Mendicants on the Margins' in the Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies. Şenocak says that the book is "an excellent contribution to" the topic of mendicant friars, and is "very well researched". The book is available at bit.ly/4pxjNXW

Coming from @corkup.bsky.social on 11.09, the latest in their Atlas Series - Atlas of Irish Sport, edited by Mike Cronin, @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social , John Crowley & @charlieroche.bsky.social. Contains a HUGE array of essays on all aspects of Irish sporting history. thebookshop.ie/john-crowley...

From a former set of stables and a former shoe factory to a more fitting home in the Boole Library (@ucclibrary.bsky.social) at the heart of UCC’s campus, Cork University Press has occupied numerous interesting and unique office spaces throughout our one-hundred-year history.

With the #FIFAworldcup Final coming up this weekend, tensions are high as football fans eagerly wait to see who the 2026 winner will be. But did you know that the penalty kick – a part of the game that can drastically alter the outcome of a match – was invented by an Irishman?

Thanks to Michael Potterton for his fantastic review of ‘Gaelic Wexford 1400–1660’ in @historyireland.bsky.social's July-August 2026 edition. Published in December 2025, Potterton describes the book as “one of the most substantial regional studies to appear in Irish historiography in recent years”.

The 'Atlas of Irish Sport' is an upcoming landmark publication for readers interested in sports history and the history of Ireland and its people. It will be released on 11 September 2026 and can be pre-ordered on the CUP website bit.ly/4f299DM Thank you to our endorsers for their comments.

📚We recently celebrated the launch of ‘Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse’ in Cork and Belfast. In Cork, Professor Alan Titley MRIA provided a fascinating insight into the “bits and shards [...] of wisdom” of the old Irish epigrams which are published with English translations for the first time.

“Folklore’s age of innoncence […] is coming to an end” declares Stiofán Ó Cadhla, author of the newly published ‘Inventing Irish Folklore’, which offers a retrospect of the keywords and worlds of Irish folklore/béaloideas. Read more about it at bit.ly/4ewFQcf

Did you know that “dánfhocail” is a word invented and adapted by T.F. O’Rahilly to translate the word “epigram”? Listen to an episode of the Pat Kenny Show, where Dr Ken Ó Donnchú – co-translator of ‘Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse’ – discusses Irish sayings dating back centuries bit.ly/3S2PKef

👏🏻 Congratulations to Dr. Fintan Vallely who has been awarded the C.B. Oldman Prize 2025 by the UK & Ireland branch of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives & Documentation Centres for his work as editor of The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, 3rd ed (2024).

Our latest spring publication has just arrived. 'Lords of the Sea: An archaeology of the medieval Gaelic maritime world' builds on thirty years of primary research on the coastal archaeology of the medieval Gaelic maritime world by author Colin Breen.

Join us tomorrow evening for the launch of 'The Irish Pub: Invention and re-invention', edited by Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share. The book will be launched by Chris Morash. RSVP to corkuniversitypress@ucc.ie. The book will be available for purchase by card payment only at this event. bit.ly/4uOZCGh

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of Dánfhocail: Irish epigrams in verse on April 23. We were honoured that Alan Titley MRIA launched the book in such an entertaining manner and with an emphasis on the importance of translation.

Last year @ucclibrary.bsky.social, in partnership with Cork Print Makers, commissioned a set of 4 prints by Cork artist Craig Carry in editions of 25 each to total 100 to mark a centenary of publishing from CUP. Email corkuniversitypress@ucc.ie for info about prices, or read our blog bit.ly/4cgHBdS

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Last year UCC Library, in partnership with Cork Printmakers, commissioned a set of fourdistinct prints in editions of twenty-five each to total one

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We are delighted to be selected as part of the #20YearsOfIBA Campaign of the @irishbookawards.bsky.social 📚 Vote for our publication on bit.ly/4dBscFM The 'Atlas of the Irish Revolution' is a landmark publication that presents scholarship on the revolutionary period in an accessible manner.

A guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidance. Aidan Doyle & Ken Ó Donnchú @ucc.ie @corkup.bsky.social on the witty dánfhocail containing advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

A guide to Medieval Gaelic's witty advice, sayings and guidance

Medieval Gaelic writers provided advice and guidance on topics like wealth, love and drink in the form of witty dánfhocail

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"The book’s drumbeat is deeply researched, fastidiously marshalled arguments that probe and reveal." bit.ly/4rZNa5x We were delighted to see this review of 'The Irish Pub' by Brendan Daly in the Irish Examiner. Congratulations to editors Moonyoung Hong and Perry Share, and the team of contributors.

Book review: The Irish pub: Evolving and reinvented itself through time

Consisting of 20 scholarly but accessible essays, the book explores its subject through the prism of history, design, sociology, literature, and psychology

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To celebrate #WorldBookDay we’re offering 20% off* spring publications. Use code WBD20 at the checkout until Sunday 8 March linktr.ee/corkuniversitypress * this discount is not available in America and Canada

'Dánfhocail: Irish Epigrams in Verse' features poetic commentaries found throughout Irish manuscript and oral traditions translated for the first time by Aidan Doyle, Ken Ó Donnchú. Read a blog post by the translators on their inspiration behind the new volume: bit.ly/4cmWPOQ #SNAG2026

New Collection of Irish Wisdom in Translation - Cork University Press

Illustration by Ellie Farr, excerpt from book cover image.

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Thanks to all who joined us for the recent launch of Gaelic Wexford 1400-1660 at the Spiegeltent, Wexford. Support from Wexford Historical Society and @notredame.bsky.social, Dublin. Thanks Dominda for the tunes, Stephen Rea for the reading and hurling legend Liam Griffin for launching. 📚 Out now

♀️Last week we celebrated the launch of Thirty Years of Change Through Women’s Eyes: Ireland, 1993–2023 by Íde B. O’Carroll at the @nlireland.bsky.social The final book in a trilogy by the author under our Attic Press imprint was launched by Gráinne Healy. 📸 Maxwell Photography

Celebrating 100 years of books from Cork University Press. From early academic research to bestselling atlases, @marjbrennan.bsky.social takes us through the highlights in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Hollywood meets hurling? Seán Crosson recounts the origins of his award-winning book Gaelic Games on Film (2019) which inspired TG4’s new documentary Iománaíocht Hollywood: Cluichí Gaelacha ar Scannán/Hollywood Hurling www.thejournal.ie/hollywood-ga...

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the launch of Irish Dressers and Delph by Meredith Chesson. Our launch speaker Professor Diarmuid Ó Giolláin spoke beautifully about the way communities and individuals make homes out of houses. Out now: www.corkuniversitypress.com/978178205067...