Irish Academic Press

Irish publishing house

Irish Academic Press

Founded| 1974
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.ie

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]

## History

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Irish 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

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In 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

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1. ^ "About us". Irish Academic Press. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
2. ^ "IRISH ACADEMIC PRESS RELOCATES TO KILDARE". www.kildare.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
3. ^ O'Loughlin, Vanessa (2012-08-17). "New Owner for Irish Academic Press". Writing.ie. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
4. ^ Barry, Aoife (2018-10-28). "'Can you imagine how horrific that must be?': Ex-IRA man pens book about tiger robberies". TheJournal.ie.
5. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Official website

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