Essays on Media and News Gathering
In 2020 Gerard Cunningham published Dead Tree Journals, a Kindle e-book featuring a series of articles and essays, primarily covering media developments in Ireland but also covering related topics.
The articles were first published in Village magazine between the years 2013-18, during a decade of immense change in the news landscape both in Ireland and internationally.
The story of the McBrearty family, accused of a murder that never happened.
"... a gripping account ... it should also be obligatory reading for the 14,000 members of the gardai and for those of us tempted to argue that the end justifies the means when it comes to combating crime." Michael Brennan, Irish Independent
"This is a brilliant piece of reporting. Readers will already know the bones of this case ... The book makes for a more dramatic read than the daily drip-feed of national newspapers." Tom Widger, Sunday Tribune
Revised, updated and made available in ebook in 2021 to mark the 1500th anniversary of the birth of Colmcille on 7 December 521.
According to Manus O'Donnell's Life of Colmcille (1532), the saint drove out "demons" which sought refuge there after being banished from Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo by St Patrick.
The Turas stones date back to the early Christian era as Colm Cille, and the pilgrim path also incorporates older elements of the local archaeology such at a 5,000 year old Court Cairn tomb.