Irish Academic Press is an independent Irish publishing house that was established in 1974, with a focus on Irish history, politics, literature and the arts.[2]
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| Founded | 1974 |
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| Founder | Frank Cass |
| Successor | Conor Graham[1] |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Headquarters location | Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Key people | Patrick O'Donoghue, Maeve Convery |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Merrion Press |
| Official website | irishacademicpress |
History
editIrish Academic Press was founded by Frank Cass in 1974 and, following his death in 2007, his son Stewart continued and expanded the business. In 2012, the publishing house was acquired by Conor Graham, and the company is now based in Newbridge, County Kildare.[3]
Merrion Press
editIn 2012, Irish Academic Press launched the imprint Merrion Press, which publishes popular interest history, general interest and fiction.[4] Their bestselling book to date has been Old Ireland in Colour.[5]
References
edit- ^ "About us". Irish Academic Press. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "IRISH ACADEMIC PRESS RELOCATES TO KILDARE". www.kildare.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Vanessa (2012-08-17). "New Owner for Irish Academic Press". Writing.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ Barry, Aoife (2018-10-28). "'Can you imagine how horrific that must be?': Ex-IRA man pens book about tiger robberies". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ Doyle, Martin (5 January 2021). "John Delaney exposé top Irish 2020 title as Old Ireland in Colour makes €1m sales". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
