Bookselling Ireland represents booksellers in Ireland as in run by a committee of booksellers, chaired by Dawn Behan of Woodbine Books, and backed by the BA. The Bookselling Ireland Committee, which meets six times a year, is the force behind Irish Book Week, which launched in 2018, the Irish Book Trade Conference, as well as World Book Day and Independent Bookshop Week in Ireland. Bookselling Ireland has a strong political and economic lobbying function, representing the interests of Irish booksellers to TDs and to the Dáil Bookselling Ireland Committee Dawn Behan, Woodbine Books Chair Aoife Roantree, The Book Centre Vice Chair Tomás Kenny, Kennys Officer Cian Byrne, Maynooth University Bookshop Officer Caitríona Bennett, Argosy John Breen, Waterstones, Cork Tim Clarke, Waterstones, Cork Dervilla Evans, Ennis Bookshop Mick Finucane, Chapters Bookstore, Dublin Trish Hennessy, Halfway up the Stairs Bob Johnston, The Gutter Bookshop John Keane, Eason Lynda Laffan, Eason Gráinne Ní Mhuilneoir, An Siopa Leabhar To view the Irish Benefits Booklet, please click below: If you would like to get involved with the BA Bookselling Ireland committee please contact the Chair, Dawn Behan or Alan Staton Resources:
- Jim Power Report on the Economic Impact of Bookselling in Ireland For further details for Bookselling Ireland, contact alan.staton@booksellers.org.uk For information about Bookselling Ireland events, visit our Events website.