Bookselling Ireland is the Irish Branch of the BA, and is run by a committee of Irish booksellers, chaired by John Keane of Easons. The Bookselling Ireland Committee meets six times a year to discuss matters of interest to the Irish trade, including World Book Day Ireland, the Irish Branch Conference, Books Are My Bag and Independent Bookshop Week, and liaison with the BA Group in London. The Bookselling Ireland Committee Members are:
Dawn Behan, Woodbine Books Caitríona Bennett, Argosy Cian Byrne, Maynooth University Bookshop Glenn Cunningham Vilar, Easons Dervilla Evans, Ennis Bookshop Janet Hawkins, Blessington Bookstore, Hon Treasurer Bob Johnston, The Gutter Bookshop, Hon Secretary John Keane, Easons, Chair - JKeane@easons.com Frank Kelly, Book Nest, Vice Chair Gerard McGinn, Eason Karen McKay, Dubray Books Heidi Murphy, WH Smith Martin Shannon, Dubray Books Jenny Sharif, Bowe Communications Alan Staton, BA UK Meryl Halls, BA UK 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, John Keane or Alan Staton at the BA in London alan.staton@booksellers.org.uk To view the BA's Manifesto for Bookselling in Ireland, please click here. To view the Jim Power Report on the Economic Impact of Bookselling in Ireland click here To view our infographic of the conribution Irish bookselling makes to the Irish economy, please click here For further details for Bookselling Ireland, contact alan.staton@booksellers.org.uk