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Merging the knowledge of equestrian sport with commercial business management, this innovative book teaches how to unlock the potential in equestri...

Jason Byrne is 17. With his leaving cert under his belt but no idea what to do next, who better to ask for advice than his dad, Paddy? Theres a (ve...

Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for ...

Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in th...

Hidden within normal English is a separate language still spoken by those born with silver spoons in their mouths. Its called Posh. A word of Engli...

The new profanisaurus celebrating Viz's 40th Anniversary. Leo Tolstoys War and Peace, first published in 1869, is rightly lauded as one of the grea...

The deadliest ever dictionary of Irish slang! Can you tell your cute hoors from your chancers, or your gougers from your gurriers? Do you know a s...

The days of wooing your love with embarrassing poetry or rambling love letters are over. Here begins the new dawn in the evolution the language of ...

A bunch of truly ap-peeling things to do with this fruit basket staple. If youve ever had a surplus of bananas an...

Compiled from the Heralds Scots Word of the Week, this anthology provides a glimpse into the depth of diversity and culture which is to be found in...

Waterford Whispers is Irelands biggest satirical website and entertains hundreds of thousands of people daily with its hilarious take on the news o...

Read how Jesus feeds five thousand geezers with just five loaves of Uncle Fred and two Lillian Gish. Or how Noah built a bloomin massive nanny. The...

With her second book comedienne and illustrator Aoife Dooley is on a mission. There''s been a growing epidemic of poxes and buzz-wreckers everywher...

You're all over the definitions of low lights, ruching, and a tankini. But can you spot a Mrs. Potato Head when you see one?That's where Th...

From dodgy home haircuts and TikTok dance crazes to banana-bread baking and checkpoint cheek, even in lockdown social media star and comedian Rory ...

A celebration of all the weird and wonderful books to be found at an antiquarian bookshop. Books have the power t...

What does 'custard and jelly' mean in cockney rhyming slang?Which biscuit has half of its name on top of the cooker and the other half on the door?...

Do you love the taste of Red Lemonade, change into your swimming togs under a towel on the beach or find yourself admiring 'the grand stretch in th...

The classic pocket guide to the language of London. This wonderful little guide to cockney rhyming slang contains over 1,700 old and new rhymes tra...

Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attra...

From the author of the bestselling Motherfoclóir, Non-fiction Irish Book of the Year. A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR. What do we talk about when we talk...

From the author of the bestselling Motherfoclóir, Non-fiction Irish Book of the Year. A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR. What do we talk about when we talk...

We say a lot about ourselves by what we don't say. Words and phrases like 'collateral damage', 'wardrobe malfunction', 'vertically challenged', and...

'Don't mind me, I'm only your mother.' Worldrenowned for her unique perspective on life, there is no-one quite like the Irish Mammy. From the weat...

· When they mistime a beat drop in the car· When their toenail scrapes you in bed· When they sit at a bar stool and their feet ha...

Hundreds of hilarious and hypothetical questions for anyone aged 6 to 106 who's obsessed with the heroes and villains from movies, legends and comi...

Eyes like blue diamonds, a smile that captivates the heart Floating on the clouds I have no wings I am not a bird but I watch from a distance Li...