Book Club
Page last updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Do you like reading books? More importantly, do you love discussing your reads with fellow readers? Our Librarian and Dean are hosting a Book Club for students, members and the wider King’s Inns community.
Here’s how it will work
- We will organise about five meetings in the course of the academic year, via Zoom. Meetings will take place in the evening, at a time when we hope most of you will be able to attend.
- We will read books related to law or by legal authors, but NO textbooks or academic books. We may also include some books related to other topics.
- You do not need to read the whole book in order to come along to the meeting but just be aware that there may be spoilers during the chat about the book if you haven’t got to the end by the time we meet online.
- You do not have to attend every meeting, please sign up at any time to come along to the next book club meeting.
How to get involved for 2024 – 2025
Second Book Club
The second book club meeting of this academic year will happen on 20 January 2025. The book voted for and selected to be discussed in January was ‘Fugitive: The Michael Lynn Story by Michael O’Farrell‘.
First Book Club
The first Book Club meeting of the academic and legal year 2024–2025 took place on Monday, November 11 at 7 pm through Zoom. The book voted and selected on our LinkedIn page was “The Missing Postman – What really happened to Larry Griffin?‘’ by Fachtna Ó Drisceoil.
Books we read in 2023 – 2024
First Book Club
The first Book Club meeting of the academic and legal year 2023–2024 will took place on Monday, November 13 2023. The book discussed was ‘THE MURDERER AND THE TAOISEACH‘ by Harry McGee (Hachette Books, 2023). It was a spirited discussion with multiple points of view.
Second Book Club
The second meeting of the year took place on Monday, 22 January 2024. As two books tied with equal votes in the most recent survey, we discussed one at the meeting in January and the other will be discussed in February. The book selected for January was ‘THE KIDNAPPING‘ by Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy.
Third Book Club
The third meeting of the year took place on 26 February 2024. The book discussed was ‘WITCHCRAFT: A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS‘ by Marian Gibson.
Fourth Book Club
The fourth meeting of the year took place on 29 April 2024. The book discussed was ‘Error of Judgement: the Birmingham bombings and the scandal that shook Britain ‘ by Chris Mullin.
Fifth Book Club
The final meeting of this academic year was held on 10 June 2024 and ‘A Lethal Legal: a history of Ireland in 18 Murders‘ by Fin Dwyer received mixed reviews. There was a great turnout and we look forward to seeing everyone again next term.’
Previous Readings
2022–2023
- First Book Club – “LESSONS FROM THE BENCH” by Judge Gillian Hussey, Gill Books (2022)
- Second Book Club – “NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH“ by The Secret Barrister, Pan Macmillan (2022)
- Third Book Club – THE LAST COLONY by Phillipe Sands, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2022)
- Fourth Book Club – ‘THE MANDELA BRIEF‘ by Thomas Grant, Hachette (2022)
- Fifth Book Club – UNLOCKED AN IRISH PRISON OFFICER’S STORY‘ by David McDonald with Mick Clifford, Penguin (2023).
- First Book Club – ‘THE SUPREME COURT‘ by Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, Penguin (2016).
- Second Book Club – ‘SPIDER WOMAN: A LIFE‘ by Lady Hale, Bodley Head (2021).
- Third Book Club – ‘NOBODY’S VICTIM‘ by Carrie Goldberg, Virago (2019).
- Fourth Book Club – “WHAT LIES BURIED“ by Kerry Daynes, Hachette (2021).
- Fifth Book Club – I AM (MISS D) AMY DUNNE‘ by Amy Dunne with Orla O’Donnell, Gill Books (2022).
- gutterbookshop.com
- chapters.ie
- dubray.ie
- kennys.ie
- charliebyrne.ie
- legalbooks.ie
- books.ie
- your local bookstore – many are now offering delivery or a reserve and collect service over the phone
- You can download ebooks via Kindle, Google Play and Apple store.
- Many local libraries are offering a reserve and collect service. Find your local library here.
2021–2022
Where to get books
Books can be purchased from Irish Bookshops online such as
And borrowed from
Connect via Social
If you want to reach out to anyone participating in the Book Club, use the hashtag #KIBookClub on Social – Twitter is our chosen network.
If you need help with anything, drop us an email at members@kingsinns.ie.
Join us for the Book Club below
To become a member of the book club please sign up and we will be in contact before the next meeting.
To receive the Zoom link for the next book club, you must register before 11 am on the date of the book club meeting.
If you would like to unsubscribe from book club notifications at any time, please email members@kingsinns.ie.