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
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