A criminal gang whose crimes have come to the attention of An Garda Síochána are not best pleased when a young Garda, Seán Mac Gearailt, begins to pry into their affairs and their access to classified information. They send him packing however, delivering his dead body in a sealed trunk to his house. This gruesome act carries a clear message from the criminal gang agree Seán’s boss, Malcolm, and Malcolm’s best friend Réics Carló – Stop the investigation! Now! Turning a deaf ear to the chilling message of the gang Réics and his assistant Brian Ó Ruairc plot and plan

If the best hurler in the country, Seán Ó Glaimhín, is shot dead during the All Ireland Final then he must have got in with the wrong crowd reasons the private detective Réics Carló to this assistant Brian Ó Ruairc both of them shocked at what they have just witnessed in Croke Park. The action on the pitch may have come to a sudden stop but now its time for quick wits to get to the bottom of this gruesome murder. Réics and Brian are only too happy to answer the call of duty and help An Garda Síochána to

Prev 1of3 Next Máire Ní Chualáin a rinne an leagan Gaeilge For children 8 – 12 years Explore the stories of fifteen incredible landmarks, from Angkor Wat to Stonehenge to the Colosseum, in this comprehensive illustrated guide. Readers will get to know the people who built these places of wonder, the best ways to visit them and their mysteries that still puzzle historians today. ISBN 978-1-85791-988-2;  70Lch;  €15 Worksheets From the classroom to the Colosseum and beyond. The activities in this pack are a wonderful resource for young explorers to dip into as they set out to uncover the stories

As we turn the pages of this joyous book we meet many different families – at break of day, at play, at rest or at sunset. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, what makes them a family is the love they share with each other.     Prev 1of2 Next

A colourful new series by Megan Ní Ifearnáin exploring activities in the four seasons of the year. Join Céilim and Mamaí visiting a farm, enjoying holidays, walking in the forest and playing on a snowy day. Céilim’s dog Rírá is usually not far away – if you can find him! Four simple books imaginatively illustrated by Vince Reid. Suitable for early readers or as stories to be read aloud.   GET COLOURING KIDS! Download 4 colouring sheets based on the illustrations in the Céilim agus Rírá series HERE    

Seo chugainn an t-earrach. Tá Céilim agus Mamaí ar an bhfeirm. Tá ainmhithe beaga agus ainmhithe móra ann. Ach cad eile a fheicfidh siad?   GET COLOURING KIDS! Download 4 colouring sheets based on the illustrations in the Céilim agus Rírá series HERE  

Seo chugainn an samhradh agus tá Céilim agus Mamaí ar laethanta saoire. Ach cá rachaidh siad? Chuig an trá? Chuig an bpáirc spraoi?

Seo chugainn an fómhar. Tá Céilim agus Mamaí ag siúl sa choill. Ach an dtiocfaidh Céilim slán ón bpuiteach?

‘Ó, a leainín! Thit sneachta le linn na hoíche!’ Seo chugainn an geimhreadh agus tá sneachta sa ghairdín. Cén spórt a bheidh ag Céilim agus ag Mamaí inniu?

Phrase book and new Web App www.gaschaint.ie Have you ever racked your brains as you search for the right word or phrase when you were speaking Irish to your child? Here is the perfect solution! A handbook of 2000 phrases with sound recordings of each phrase available on www.gaschaint.ie as well. This is the perfect resource for parents who would like to improve their children’s Irish. The three main Irish dialects are represented in the book and the phrases have been colour-coded for ease of use. All the sound recordings on the website are by native Irish speakers. This package

  Translated by Laoise Breathnach and Marian Breathnach. Hello my name is Annie and I am a doctor in the hospital. I’m here to tell you about what happens if you ever need to come to hospital for an operation. I’ll tell you all about what I do, who you meet and how you might feel when you’re here. A book for children and their parents to help explain the process involved in coming into hospital for an operation or scan that requires general anaesthesia.

Oh no! What will the bees do when their hive is destroyed? And what ‘rotten villain’ is responsible? Mamó and her little companions will have to act quickly or the bees will leave for good! Ó bhó! Cad a dhéanfaidh na beacha nuair a scriostar an choirceog orthu? Agus cé hé an ‘bithiúnach lofa’ a rinne an dochar? Beidh ar Mhamó agus a comrádaithe beaga an scéal a réiteach gan mhoill nó baileoidh na beacha leo!

Gairdín Mháire na mBláth is the latest offering from leading author-illustrator Tatyana Feeney. Beautifully illustrated, this book tells the heartwarming story of Máire na mBláth who, on noticing one day that there are no flowers planted in her local school, decides to share her gardening skills with the pupils. Between them, they plant a beautiful garden at the school. However, Máire then realizes she is neglecting her own garden at home by putting so much of her energy into the school garden. What can she do to remedy this? Gairdín Mháire na mBláth is a delightful story of flowers and

Cnuasach Aistí Gníomh dóchais agus misnigh a bhí i mbunú an Ghúim in 1926. Bhí droch‑chaoi ar an tír agus créachtaí an Chogaidh Chathartha fós ag déanamh braoin, ach ba mheabhrú é ar a thábhachtaí a bhí an Ghaeilge sa stát nua bunú na scéime chun ábhar léitheoireachta Gaeilge a chur ar fáil don phobal ag an am. Mar chomóradh ar nócha bliain a bhunaithe reáchtáladh comhdháil lae ar an nGúm i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2016 i gColáiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath. Tá téacs iomlánaithe na gcainteanna a tugadh an lá sin ar fáil anois sa chnuasach aistí seo.

Out with the old and in with the new! Úna and her best friend Áine bid good riddance to their primary school and their old teacher Brian Mac an T-Rex. The old certainties are no more and changes come aplenty: a new school, new teachers, new friends – new challenges to overcome. An engaging story that mixes candour and humour as it explores the growing pains that come with finding your feet as a teenager.

SÉIDEÁN SÍ – a new novel from the S. Sí reading programme for children in the senior classes. Níl dúil ar bith ag Dáibhí Ó Dalaigh sna scéalta traidisiúnta ná sna piseoga. Dar leis, níl sna scéalta faoi Naomh Gobnait agus an Gadaí Dubh ach seafóid. Ach braitheann Dáibhí draíocht dhomhínithe éigin agus é ar strae tráthnóna dorcha i dTeampall Naomh Gobnait. An eol don Ghadaí an choir atá déanta ag Dáibhí? An bhfuil fírinne ag baint leis na piseoga? The author Siobhán Ní Mhuimhneacháin lives in Cúl an Bhuacaigh in Cill na Martra, Co. Cork. “I was very happy that the book was published as it’s a book which features a story from my own area and there are too few of those around” she said during an interview with The Corkman newspaper which you can access below. Trácht sna meáin faoin leabhar: Nós.ie The Corkman

The story of Little Red Riding Hood retold in verse and presented in the form of a drama that could be staged in a primary school setting. Leagan nua véarsaíochta de scéal Chochaillín Dearg atá sa leabhar seo. I riocht dráma atá sé curtha i láthair agus beidh sé an-oiriúnach le léiriú mar dhráma ranga. Tá liosta suimiúil carachtar ann móide treoracha soiléire ón údar maidir lena chur ar stáitse ar bhealach simplí samhlaíoch. Duine de mhórúdar saothar do dhaoine óga í Áine Ní Ghlinn. Ceapadh ina Laureate na nÓg í in 2020.  

Bhuaigh an saothar seo gradam Buaicshaothar Próis na Bliana ag Oireachtas 2018. ‘Cad ba mhaith leat anois?’ Ní raibh tuairim agam cad a bhí uaim. Conas a bheadh? ‘Imeacht, is dócha,’ arsa mise, mar b’in iad na focail a tháinig amach. ‘Imeacht in áit éigin nach n-aithneofaí mé.’ Tá Lucy ag streachailt leis an saol: a tuismitheoirí, an scoil, a cairde, a smaointe féin fiú. An dtiocfadh léi saol álainn a bheith aici mar atá ag Clúimhín, an cat? Agus dá mbronnfaí saol an chait uirthi, an mbeadh sí sásta leis? Úrscéal tuisceanach, cliste, greannmhar don aos óg ó dhuine

A collection of folktales for children retold in idiomatic Irish by Gabriel Rosenstock. Bhí an ghrian go hard sa spéir. Thosaigh na hainmhithe móra ag gearán. ‘Tá an ghrian i bhfad róthe!’ arsa an buabhall uisce. ‘Tá,’ arsa an eilifint. ‘B’fhearr liom é mura n-éireodh sí in aon chor!’ Chuala an ghrian ag caint iad. Shocraigh sí nach n-éireodh sí lá arna mhárach ná an lá ina dhiaidh sin. Stailc! I scéal seo na gréine, agus i scéalta An Eala Órga trí chéile, tugann Gabriel Rosenstock, mar aon lena chomhealaíontóir, Brian Fitzgerald, ar thuras geal i bhfad is i gcéin

This book picks up the story we read in Turas go Meiriceá by Miriam Molony, of Tomás Mac Lannchaidh and his family and their voyage to the New World to escape the Great Famine. As they step on land once again they reflect on who and what they have left behind but their hearts are stirred with new hope and the prospect of a brighter future.

A delightful picture word book with colourful pages that deal with first experiences from playtime, sleepy time, animals and pets, to transport and making music. Each picture is filled to the brim, and words with pictures are picked out on every page to support children with first literacy skills. A vibrant picture section at the back gives first numbers, colours, shapes, and opposites.

We’re going on a word hunt – in the town centre, at the  train station, in the school playground. Look out for the digger, stop at the toyshop, play in the park and find words for how we get around in the busy town. A beautifully illustrated first word book exploring everyday life in the town.

Benedict Blathwayt We’re going on a word hunt – in the town centre, at the  train station, in the school playground. Look out for the digger, stop at the toyshop, play in the park and find words for how we get around in the busy town. A beautifully illustrated first word book exploring everyday life in the town.

Cár Imigh Bran? Tá sé i bhfolach. Ardaigh na cluaisíní agus cabhraigh le Sail é a aimsiú. Where has Bran got to? Could he be hiding on us? Lift the flaps throughout the book and help his friend Sail find him.

Emily Gale a scríobh Is ceapadóir cúnta í Pádraigín Phléascach agus ábhar spiaire lena chois sin. Tá obair mhór ar siúl ag Pádraigín. Caithfidh sí féin agus a madra, Einstein, breith ar spiaire idirnáisiúnta agus bulaí na scoile a chloí in éineacht. Cén dochar é má tharlaíonn PLÉASCADH anseo is ansiúd feadh na slí agus an obair thábhachtach sin ar siúl aici! Eliza Boom is having a blast. With her dog, Einstein, she’s on a mission to catch a spy – and banish the class bully while she’s at it. All in a day’s work for Eliza Boom, assistant inventor

Dorkius Maximus is a young boy growing up in ancient Rome. Longing to become a Roman hero, he enlists the help of a family friend, Stoutus, to teach him the art of fighting. But heroism doesn’t come naturally to Dorkius. He knows there’s a mighty warrior inside him, just waiting to get out… isn’t there?<