Paul O'Brien Libros

It is totally possible that with transformative activism we can not just restore the pre-crises order, but transform it.

Paul O'Brien was a 26-year police veteran. After retiring, he was diagnosed with cancer, depression and anxiety and also experienced other life challenges.Paul overcame all this and, in the process, rode a bike 235kms and kayaked Bass Strait. This is his story of inspiration and triumph.

Focusing on the centenary of Seán O'Casey's Dublin plays at the Abbey Theatre, this book explores O'Casey's role as both a political activist and writer. It delves into his influence within the literary and political landscape of his era, highlighting the interplay between his artistic contributions and the sociopolitical issues of the time.

On Friday, April 28, 1916, the 5th (Fingal) Battalion of the Irish Volunteers, under Commandant Thomas Ashe and Lieutenant Richard Mulcahy, fought a battle against the Royal Irish Constabulary at Ashbourne in County Meath. Often neglected in the history books, this rural battle erupted amongst the hedgerows and bothairins of Ashbourne, where men found themselves in a savage conflict in which only mobility and quick thinking could result in survival and ultimate victory. As the second installment of the 1916 in Focus series by New Island, Field of Fire investigates this significant engagement and explores the myths that have grown up around it. A complex and bloody affair, the Battle of Ashbourne was an integral part of the 1916 Rising and would also serve as a template for the tactics and strategies employed by Republican forces during the Irish War of Independence, which was to follow. (Series: 1916 in Focus - Vol. 2)

This book is about a radical idea: the idea that each of us deserves enough money on which to live - and that it should be paid independently of our personal means, and independently of whether we work, or even want to work.

In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in Ireland. Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operations. By capturing key insights from their manoeuvres, he gives a controversial account of a side of the War of Independence rarely studied.

At the beginning of the Easter Rising on April 24, 1916, as the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was being read from the steps of Dublin's General Post Office on Sackville Street, 160 members of the Irish Citizen Army under Commandant Michael Mallin were taking up position around St. Stephen's Green. For seven days, from their posts in St. Stephen's Green and City Hall, this small force of men and women fought against British soldiers as they struggled to protect the newly proclaimed Irish Republic. For almost a century, accusations of poor strategic awareness and a lack of organization have been levelled against Commandant Mallin and his force for their actions during that Easter week. In this new book, author Paul O'Brien shows that, despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Mallin carried out his orders and fought with tenacity during this vital part of the Easter Rising. (Series: 1916 in Focus)