Sandra Phillips has been communicating with spirits since she was a child, but it wasn’t until she got older that she realised she had a unique gift.

This is a story about friendship, love and death. When her friend Kitty is in the final stages of motor neuron disease her deceased father appears to Sandra. He asks her to pass on a message of forgiveness to Kitty.

Sandra’s life is now in turmoil as she is encouraged both by Kitty and the spirits to use her gifts as a psychic and medium. She peels back the layers of her life and shares her development as a psychic with Kitty. As Sandra tells her incredible story Kitty makes her promise to write a book, so she can share her story with the world.

A Journey into the Light is the true story of Sandra’s life and her struggle to share her gift with the world.

It’s nearly January and I have this idea for one of me New Years revolutions. I’m goin’ to write a diary! See, I’m about to turn 18 and as normal as ya think I might be– a regular fun lovin’, good lookin’ girl from Finglas on the northside of Dublin, me friends are anything but. Jasmin’s as smart as a scented candle, Concepta’s still pretendin’ to be on every diet goin’ and Tracy’s started to think she’s posh coz she goes to UCD. At least I still have me best mate Bernie.

On top of all of that, I’ve to deal with another bunch of weirdoes in me job and don’t even get me started on me family. Clearly I just do me best to get on with things by goin’ out with the girls, havin’ a few drinks and tryin’ to find a fella, although that hasn’t worked out very well lately!

Born without arms or legs due to Thalidomide, life could have turned out very differently. From growing up in a working class family during the Troubles of Northern Ireland, to the USA and back again, this story is of one woman’s determination to live life to the full.

Through support of family and friends, as well as sheer determination Leigh overcame prejudices, lived through the Troubles in Northern Ireland, escaped life with an alcoholic husband while raising two babies, only to find love again.

This is not the story of a “victim” but instead one of a woman who has learned and grown through the experiences life has thrown her way, has never let anyone steal her dreams and is still an activist working for dignity and respect for all people with disabilities.

Monica Loughman’s story is the enchanting tale of a 14-year-old girl leaving the comforts of home to train in a strict and austere Russian ballet school. She brought her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina with her. While many young ballerinas’ aspirations are unfulfilled, Loughman became a dancing sensation and was the first Western European to join Russia's distinguished Perm State Theatre of Opera and Ballet. 

In 2010, when the recession took root in Ireland, the young people looked at the ground they were standing on and realised it was rotten. Rotten in so many ways, but especially in the ways made by man. So most decided it was time to do what their forefathers had done during times of famine, when the ground was rotten too, and leave. For America. And Australia. And Canada.

But in the winter of 2010, a group of college students had a different idea. They weren’t going to leave. They would simply find a patch of land that hadn’t been contaminated and live off it. Just like their forefathers had always done before the land became rotten and the country corrupted by greed. This is their story.

Can one boy be guided by knowledge alone on a path of discovery?

‘The Memory of Trees’ is the story of Carlos, a shepherd boy, who travels from his beautiful home of Cyprus, following in the footsteps of Saint Paul, into the Middle East and along the road to Damascus. Carlos is a young island boy, bright, thoughtful and passionate, brought up on the traditions of his village elders. Experiencing unbearable loss and exile, he sets out on a journey of knowledge and adventure, embracing the spiritual wisdom of the trees and a quest to explore the path his mysterious uncle once took into the Middle East.

This is a parable about listening to the voices in our hearts, seeking our truths, no matter how lost we are. It is about daring to allow ourselves to be guided along a path filled with pain, loss, love and passion and the inevitable choices we must all face.

Joanne Kavanagh and best friend Suzie pack their bags and swap dreary, depressing Dublin for the cool Californian coast. Both are determined to start a new life in the land of opportunity, leaving behind the recession and their complicated families.

They make a pact at the airport to stick religiously to the ‘LA Commandments’, a list of ten ‘Thou Shalt Nots’ for their new life in LA, including ‘Thou Shall Not Fall in Love,’ but when Jo befriends sexy, shy musician Marc, and Suzie falls for womanizing bar-man Chris, not only are the commandments at risk of being broken, but also the girls’ hearts…

With all California has to offer —sunshine, shopping, killer nightlife, and drop-dead-gorgeous men, will the girls stay faithful to the LA Commandments?