Garry Bannister studied Irish and Russian at Trinity College Dublin and Moscow State University, and headed the Irish department at St Columba’s College in Dublin. He has written several books including the reference book Teasáras Gaeilge-Béarla, which was nominated for an Irish Book Award in 2023. Books for cheering up/escape/comfortIn Irish: I still love The Adventures of Réics Carlo (Cathal Ó Sándair) and the poems written for children by Gabriel Rosenstock. Book that made you sadMany books have made me sad: 1984 by George Orwell — what could be sadder than Orwell’s vision? Book that changed your mindI read most books hoping they will change me — open my mind, my heart, my perspective.

Source: Irish Examiner March 14, 2026 18:15 UTC