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  • Who Really Owns Ireland

    How we became tenants in our own land - and what we can do about it

    by Matt Cooper ...
    Through centuries of oppression, we were tenants in our own land. Today, despite our independence and new-found affluence, we are in the midst of a crisis. The question of who owns Ireland is once again taking on a sense of urgency. Is the land of Ireland still for the people of Ireland? In a deep and far-reaching investigation, journalist, broadcaster and No. 1 bestselling author Matt Cooper ... Read more

    $23.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Maximalist

    The Rise and Fall of Tony O'Reilly

    by Matt Cooper ...
    I am a maximalist … I want more of everything.'Tony O'Reilly strode into the twenty-first century an Irishman apart. Strikingly good-looking, athletically gifted, irresistibly charismatic and phenomenally wealthy, he had everything any man could want. For many, he was a hero, the living embodiment of Irish potential; for others, he was an arrogant and overbearing presence at the heart of power. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who Really Runs Ireland?

    The story of the elite who led Ireland from bust to boom ... and back again

    by Matt Cooper ...
    The story of the elite who led Ireland from bust to boom ... and back to bust againHaving money and not having it; making it and losing it; using it and misusing it; giving it and taking it ... this is the story of Ireland during the boom, described in jaw-dropping detail in Who Really Runs Ireland?Leading journalist Matt Cooper identifies the most influential people in Ireland during the Celtic ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • All In

    by Jamie Heaslip, Matt Cooper ...
    For almost the duration of his professional career, during which he was a mainstay for Leinster and Ireland, the name Jamie Heaslip was synonymous with the No 8 jersey. An athletic and tireless presence at the base of the pack, outspoken both on and off the field, not to mention a captain for province and country, he was one of the leading lights of a generation that helped propel Irish rugby to ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Isle of Wight and Central South Coast Buses

    The Last 30 Years

    by Matt Cooper ...
    The principal bus operator on the Isle of Wight is Southern Vectis, the name a nod to the Romans who once inhabited the island. In more recent times, from the reign of Queen Victoria, the popularity of the island increased – as has the provision for transport. Dr Beeching’s axe saw the once extensive rail network on the island reduced to just 9 miles of mainline track after 1966. This remains the ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Buses in the Midlands: 1990s and 2000s

    by Matt Cooper ...
    During the 1990s and 2000s the bus and coach scene across the Midlands evolved at a much greater rate than that of the preceding decades. From 1986 the subsidiaries of the National Bus Company were privatised along with several municipally owned companies across the region, the largest of which was the bus operations of West Midlands PTE. Independent companies came to try their hand by setting up ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Northampton Buses and Coaches

    The 1990s and 2000s

    by Matt Cooper ...
    Following the deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, the transport scene in Northampton didn’t alter as drastically as in some other UK towns and cities. There was, however, a series of gradual changes as the ‘green’ buses of Northamptonshire gradually disappeared.With the cavernous Greyfriars bus station featuring throughout, this collection of previously unpublished photographs explores this ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Oxford and South Midland Buses

    by Matt Cooper ...
    Heralded as one of the best examples in the bus and coach industry of deregulation working in almost textbook fashion, Oxford has enjoyed an excellent and dynamic transport system. This historic city, famed for its university colleges and ‘dreaming spires’, had City of Oxford Motor Services (COMS) as its established bus operator. Under National Bus Company ownership the operations of South Midland ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Berks, Bucks Buses and Beyond

    Bus Operators in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire 1986-2010

    by Matt Cooper ...
    The operations of Aldershot & District and Thames Valley Omnibus Company were merged in 1972 to become Alder Valley under National Bus Company ownership. In the run-up to privatisation the two halves were split again; the Berks Bucks Bus Company was the official name of Alder Valley North, which was formed in 1986 and traded as the Bee Line. The book covers the geographic area of this operator but ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Final Years of First Northampton

    by Matt Cooper ...
    The transport scene in Northampton was dominated for many decades by Corporation-owned Northampton Transport. In August 1993 privatisation took place and the largely standardised fleet of red and cream buses began to change. By the end of the 1990s, the merging of GRT and Badgerline Groups had created Firstbus. The main focus of this book is the last twenty years of Firstbus, looking at their ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Michael O'Leary

    Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair

    by Matt Cooper ...
    Financial Times Business Book of the MonthSeptember 2017. Ryanair cancels over 700,000 bookings and its powerful PR juggernaut comes shuddering to a halt. For once, the airline's aggressive and flamboyant CEO, Michael O'Leary, is contrite and apologetic.A month later Ryanair announces increased passenger traffic for October, year-on-year growth and increased profits. Its share price soars. For the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • How Ireland Really Went Bust

    by Matt Cooper ...
    The definitive account of the tumultuous events that led to Ireland going broke in 2010From the night the Irish government guaranteed the debts of Irish banks in September 2008 Ireland was on a one-way road to ruin.In How Ireland Really Went Bust Matt Cooper, journalist, broadcaster and No 1 bestselling author of Who Really Runs Ireland?, describes the events that climaxed with the arrival of the ... Read more

    $12.79 USD