Listen back HERE to Tracy McEneaney from Waterford Libraries on the Today with David McCullagh show on RTÉ Radio 1 from Wednesday 28th January 2026.

Lots of brilliant book recommendations, available to borrow from your local library branch.

Books Mentioned: 

Adult Fiction:

The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Small Bomb at Dimperly by Lissa Evans
Home Front by Kristin Hannah
Ripeness by Sarah Moss

Non-Fiction – Sports Titles

True Blue: The Alfie Hale Story with Dermot Keyes
Rory Land: The Up-and-down World of Golf’s Global Icon by Timothy Gay
The Changing Game by Martin O’Neill

Non-Fiction – Cookery Titles

My Irish Table by Eunice Power
The Plan by Aoife Hearne

Childrens Books:

Picture Books – Suitable for all ages

Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly
Milo and the Mountain by Jamie Carroll
Run Home Little Fox by Tom McCaughren, Erika McCann and Shannon Bergin

Non-Fiction: 8yrs and up

Making It Up As You Go Along by Patricia Forde and Mary McCarthy