Mercier Press
@mercierpress.bsky.social
Independently Publishing Extraordinary Books since 1944. Cork, Ireland
20 boxes of previously enjoyed books are being unboxed right now at The Mercier Bookshop #StLukes #CorkCity #bookstore
May 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
20 boxes of previously enjoyed books are being unboxed right now at The Mercier Bookshop #StLukes #CorkCity #bookstore
Many thanks to the lovely staff at Roe River books in Dundalk for hosting the launch of THE FRIENDSHIP CUP by Anne Devlin aka Winnie Clarke
About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP:
When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange
About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP:
When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange
May 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Many thanks to the lovely staff at Roe River books in Dundalk for hosting the launch of THE FRIENDSHIP CUP by Anne Devlin aka Winnie Clarke
About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP:
When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange
About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP:
When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange
You’re invited to the launch of SPRING SEAWEED by Máirtín Ó Direáin this Friday, May 2nd in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway.
Máirtín Ó Direáin's niece, Máire Áine Ní Dhireáin will be joining us to launch this important work of prose in both English and as Gaelige. #booksky #galway
Máirtín Ó Direáin's niece, Máire Áine Ní Dhireáin will be joining us to launch this important work of prose in both English and as Gaelige. #booksky #galway
May 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'
⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.
15 April 2025
Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...
Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez
#Palestine #worldbookday
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'
⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.
15 April 2025
Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...
Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez
#Palestine #worldbookday
March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'
⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.
15 April 2025
Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...
Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez
#Palestine #worldbookday
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'
⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.
15 April 2025
Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...
Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez
#Palestine #worldbookday
All Royalties to Ukrainian Action Ireland: www.mercierpress.ie/books/we-sta...
#westandwithukraine #booksky
#westandwithukraine #booksky
March 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
All Royalties to Ukrainian Action Ireland: www.mercierpress.ie/books/we-sta...
#westandwithukraine #booksky
#westandwithukraine #booksky
📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚
Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’
Cover by @needledesign
#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal
Coming 08 May 2025
Pre-Orders open
Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’
Cover by @needledesign
#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal
Coming 08 May 2025
Pre-Orders open
February 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚
Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’
Cover by @needledesign
#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal
Coming 08 May 2025
Pre-Orders open
Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’
Cover by @needledesign
#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal
Coming 08 May 2025
Pre-Orders open
📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy
'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'
A philosophical thriller
Pre-orders open
#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'
A philosophical thriller
Pre-orders open
#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
February 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy
'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'
A philosophical thriller
Pre-orders open
#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'
A philosophical thriller
Pre-orders open
#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
📚✨ Step back in time with us at Mercier Bookshop!
These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨
Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go.
Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉
These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨
Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go.
Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
📚✨ Step back in time with us at Mercier Bookshop!
These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨
Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go.
Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉
These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨
Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go.
Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉
Publishing 28 March 2025
Cover by Craig Carry
Cover by Craig Carry
February 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Publishing 28 March 2025
Cover by Craig Carry
Cover by Craig Carry
🌸 Spring into Cork's cosiest bookshop at St Luke's!
Open till 8pm tomorrow night, our sun-soaked shelves are waiting. From €1, find stories that spark joy. Browsers always welcome in our little corner of #CorkCity.
In a world of ‘idk google it’ - trust a book instead. 📚✨
Open till 8pm tomorrow night, our sun-soaked shelves are waiting. From €1, find stories that spark joy. Browsers always welcome in our little corner of #CorkCity.
In a world of ‘idk google it’ - trust a book instead. 📚✨
February 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🌸 Spring into Cork's cosiest bookshop at St Luke's!
Open till 8pm tomorrow night, our sun-soaked shelves are waiting. From €1, find stories that spark joy. Browsers always welcome in our little corner of #CorkCity.
In a world of ‘idk google it’ - trust a book instead. 📚✨
Open till 8pm tomorrow night, our sun-soaked shelves are waiting. From €1, find stories that spark joy. Browsers always welcome in our little corner of #CorkCity.
In a world of ‘idk google it’ - trust a book instead. 📚✨
A very special St. Brigid’s Cross all the way from St. Brigid’s Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare. #stbrigidsday
February 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A very special St. Brigid’s Cross all the way from St. Brigid’s Well, Liscannor, Co. Clare. #stbrigidsday
There’s a run on ‘The Year in Ireland’ by Kevin Danaher today- lots of folk interested in Brat Bríde, Brídeog and how to make a St Bridget's Cross. We’ve plenty of copies at the Mercier Bookshop - open until 8pm this evening. #booksky #stbridget
January 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There’s a run on ‘The Year in Ireland’ by Kevin Danaher today- lots of folk interested in Brat Bríde, Brídeog and how to make a St Bridget's Cross. We’ve plenty of copies at the Mercier Bookshop - open until 8pm this evening. #booksky #stbridget
Nothing like them. This pair of beauties belonged to my Uncle. I remember taking books from the bottom shelf as a child. They’re here now in the Mercier Bookshop in Cork City, happily housing books and passing admiration.
January 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Nothing like them. This pair of beauties belonged to my Uncle. I remember taking books from the bottom shelf as a child. They’re here now in the Mercier Bookshop in Cork City, happily housing books and passing admiration.
We made an audiobook and it’s absolutely brilliant. Have a listen and tell us what you think. #audiobook #books #writing #IrishHistory #Truestory
January 15, 2025 at 7:24 AM
We made an audiobook and it’s absolutely brilliant. Have a listen and tell us what you think. #audiobook #books #writing #IrishHistory #Truestory
Pre-orders just opened. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. Mercier Clothbound Classic
Exclusive limited edition (1 of 300)
In this beloved memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland. #booksky
Exclusive limited edition (1 of 300)
In this beloved memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland. #booksky
December 13, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Pre-orders just opened. 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. Mercier Clothbound Classic
Exclusive limited edition (1 of 300)
In this beloved memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland. #booksky
Exclusive limited edition (1 of 300)
In this beloved memoir, Seamus Murphy tells the story of his seven-year stone carving apprenticeship in Ireland. #booksky
This is the story of the Horgan Brothers of Youghal, photographic, cinematic and animation pioneers.
Documentary on 26/12 @ 21.30
@TG4TV
Pre-orders now open for 'The Horgan Brothers: The Irish Lumières.'
Documentary on 26/12 @ 21.30
@TG4TV
Pre-orders now open for 'The Horgan Brothers: The Irish Lumières.'
December 10, 2024 at 8:58 PM
This is the story of the Horgan Brothers of Youghal, photographic, cinematic and animation pioneers.
Documentary on 26/12 @ 21.30
@TG4TV
Pre-orders now open for 'The Horgan Brothers: The Irish Lumières.'
Documentary on 26/12 @ 21.30
@TG4TV
Pre-orders now open for 'The Horgan Brothers: The Irish Lumières.'
🕯️ 160 years today since George Boole's passing. Authors Des MacHale & Yvonne Cohen, The Essential George Boole’ laid flowers at his Blackrock grave. Des has brought flowers here every year since his UCC student days, honoring the father of Boolean logic. #GeorgeBoole @UCC -
December 8, 2024 at 10:06 PM
🕯️ 160 years today since George Boole's passing. Authors Des MacHale & Yvonne Cohen, The Essential George Boole’ laid flowers at his Blackrock grave. Des has brought flowers here every year since his UCC student days, honoring the father of Boolean logic. #GeorgeBoole @UCC -
Thanks to everyone who attended our bookshop launch this evening and to Conal Creedon for his heartfelt words. ❤️
December 7, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended our bookshop launch this evening and to Conal Creedon for his heartfelt words. ❤️
📚📚 From Cork to #NobelPrize
'The Essential George Boole’ by Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen arrives at a remarkable moment: as Geoffrey Hinton, Boole's great-great-grandson and AI pioneer, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics. This connection bridges centuries of innovation.
'The Essential George Boole’ by Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen arrives at a remarkable moment: as Geoffrey Hinton, Boole's great-great-grandson and AI pioneer, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics. This connection bridges centuries of innovation.
December 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM
📚📚 From Cork to #NobelPrize
'The Essential George Boole’ by Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen arrives at a remarkable moment: as Geoffrey Hinton, Boole's great-great-grandson and AI pioneer, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics. This connection bridges centuries of innovation.
'The Essential George Boole’ by Desmond MacHale and Yvonne Cohen arrives at a remarkable moment: as Geoffrey Hinton, Boole's great-great-grandson and AI pioneer, receives the Nobel Prize in Physics. This connection bridges centuries of innovation.
Just dropped! New audiobook of ‘The Ballycotton Job’ masterfully narrated by Bob Kelly.
November 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Just dropped! New audiobook of ‘The Ballycotton Job’ masterfully narrated by Bob Kelly.
Forthcoming January 2024
November 27, 2023 at 8:14 PM
Forthcoming January 2024
New release: This is Cork
This mesmerizing photography book unveils brand-new images from a breathtaking journey through the heart of Cork. All captured through extraordinary aerial photography taken from heights of 1,000 to 5,000 feet. #Cork #Writers #Authors #Photography #AerialPhotography
This mesmerizing photography book unveils brand-new images from a breathtaking journey through the heart of Cork. All captured through extraordinary aerial photography taken from heights of 1,000 to 5,000 feet. #Cork #Writers #Authors #Photography #AerialPhotography
November 8, 2023 at 6:22 AM
New release: This is Cork
This mesmerizing photography book unveils brand-new images from a breathtaking journey through the heart of Cork. All captured through extraordinary aerial photography taken from heights of 1,000 to 5,000 feet. #Cork #Writers #Authors #Photography #AerialPhotography
This mesmerizing photography book unveils brand-new images from a breathtaking journey through the heart of Cork. All captured through extraordinary aerial photography taken from heights of 1,000 to 5,000 feet. #Cork #Writers #Authors #Photography #AerialPhotography
First published by Mercier in 1969.
November 6, 2023 at 8:39 PM
First published by Mercier in 1969.
