Welcome back to another week in the Irish bestselling books charts. We’re first popping over to the Hardback Non-Fiction Top 10, where author Jo Kerrigan will be celebrating another week of multiple entries in these bestsellers with O’Brien Press: Brehon Laws: The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland (no. 6) and Old Ways, Old Secrets: Pagan Ireland: Myth • Landscape * Tradition (no. 8). That’s an excellent achievement for both Jo and O’Brien Press!
Our featured book this week is a new book from Kim Curran: Brigid at no. 18 and no. 5 in Original Fiction. Here’s the blurb:
THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
A WITCHY, RADICAL RE-IMAGINING OF IRELAND’S MOST BELOVED SAINT AND GODDESS
‘A bold, luminous gem of a novel and an utter joy from start to finish’ ROSIE HEWLETT
‘A must-read for anyone who is interested in Irish Mythology’ SHAUNA LAWLESS
A beautifully written and powerful exploration of one of the most fascinating women in Irish myth’ –CAROLINE LEA
‘Radiant, inspiring and empowering’ BEA FITZGERALD
‘One of the best books I’ve ever read’ AMY MCCULLOCH
‘A stunning new voice‘ – PATRICK NESS
‘An astonishing talent’ – KATE HEARTFIELD
In a wild, ancient grove at the edge of winter, a desperate girl prays to the gods for her freedom.
Born to a slave mother, sold in marriage to a brutal husband, none have ever listened to Brigid’s prayers.
But this time, a goddess answers . . . with a vision that will transform Brigid’s path forever.
Ireland lies on the precipice of change. The new Christian god is coming, a faith that Brigid can bend to her will, building a sisterhood and sanctuary for women with nowhere else to turn. As their numbers grow, so too do the rumours – of just what powers women can hold when they come together.
But power, like a flame, consumes as it grows. As Brigid rises, challenging kings, defying bishops, soon she must reckon with what she herself has become.
And as her enemies draw closer, eager to reclaim all she has taken from them, what – or who – will she sacrifice to hold on to her legacy?
A radical reimagining of Ireland’s most beloved saint, Brigid is the story of a woman who could never be caged – by men, by gods, or even by history itself.
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PRAISE FOR KIM CURRAN
‘An epic tale of war and femininity … a brilliant work of mythology, fantasy and history‘ – HANNAH KANER
‘Like Madeleine Miller Curran takes centuries of Irish legend and harnesses powerful retellings for modern readers’ Juno Dawson
‘May be the most important book you will read this year‘ LUCY HOLLAND
And now this week’s charts with the Top 20 followed by the Top 10 in each category; data supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 7th of February 2026
TitleAuthorPublisher GroupSales1Housemaid,TheMcFadden, FreidaLittle, Brown Book Grp1,2642Nowhere Girls,TheHarrington, CarmelHeadline Grp1,0963Dear DebbieMcFadden, FreidaSourcebooks Grp9134Housemaid’s Secret,TheMcFadden, FreidaLittle, Brown Book Grp8555HamnetO’Farrell, MaggieHeadline Grp7376Heated RivalryReid, RachelHarperCollins Grp6537Three WidowsGibney, PatriciaBookouture Grp5638Housemaid Is Watching,TheMcFadden, FreidaSourcebooks Grp5279Let Them Theory,TheRobbins, Mel & Robbins, SawyerHay House Grp52610Should I Be Worried?Lynch, Dr. NiamhHachette Books Ireland Grp51011Small Things Like TheseKeegan, ClaireFaber Grp45012Dog Man 14: Big Jim BelievesPilkey, DavScholastic Ltd. Grp44613Binding 13Walsh, ChloeLittle, Brown Book Grp43614My Husband’s WifeFeeney, AlicePan Macmillan Grp42015Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20)Kinney, JeffPenguin Grp41216Esther is Now Following YouSweeney, TanyaTransworld Grp41017It Should Have Been YouMara, AndreaTransworld Grp38218BrigidCurran, KimPenguin Grp38119Keeping 13Walsh, ChloeLittle, Brown Book Grp36920How to Achieve Financial Freedom:Create Enough Wealth to Stop WorkingMcGee, EoinBonnier Books UK Publishing Grp364Mass Market Fiction
TitleAuthorImprintSales1Housemaid,TheMcFadden, FreidaLittle,Brown1,2642Dear DebbieMcFadden, FreidaPoisoned Pen Press9133Housemaid’s Secret,TheMcFadden, FreidaLittle,Brown8554HamnetO’Farrell, MaggieTinder Press7375Heated RivalryReid, RachelCarina Press6536Housemaid Is Watching,TheMcFadden, FreidaPoisoned Pen Press5277Small Things Like TheseKeegan, ClaireFaber & Faber4508Binding 13Walsh, ChloePiatkus Books4369It Should Have Been YouMara, AndreaPenguin (Transworld)38210Keeping 13Walsh, ChloePiatkus Books369Original Fiction
TitleAuthorImprintSales1Nowhere Girls,TheHarrington, CarmelHeadline Review1,0962Three WidowsGibney, PatriciaBookouture5633My Husband’s WifeFeeney, AliceMacmillan4204Esther is Now Following YouSweeney, TanyaBantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)4105BrigidCurran, KimMichael Joseph3816Persian,TheMcCloskey, DavidSwift Press3367Half His AgeMcCurdy, JennetteFourth Estate3078Second ChancesMeaney, RoisinHachette Books Ireland2489Your Every MoveBlake, SamCorvus22510The CorrespondentEvans, VirginiaMichael Joseph205Paperback Non Fiction
TitleAuthorImprintSales1Should I Be Worried?:A No-Panic Guide to Your Child’s HealthLynch, Dr. NiamhHachette Books Ireland5102How to Achieve Financial Freedom:Create Enough Wealth to Stop WorkingMcGee, EoinEriu3643Atomic Habits:Tiny Changes, Remarkable ResultsClear, JamesRandom House Business Books3304PoorO’Sullivan, KatrionaPenguin Books Ltd 2405Stolen LivesMiqdad, AhmedCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform2116Addicted to AnxietyO’Kane, OwenPenguin Books Ltd 1957When Hope Is Not EnoughMiqdad, AhmedCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform1828I’m Glad My Mom DiedMcCurdy, JennetteSimon & Schuster1759Body Keeps the Score,TheKolk, Bessel van derPenguin Books Ltd 17410Say Nothing:A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandRadden Keefe, PatrickWilliam Collins153Hardback Non Fiction
TitleAuthorImprintSales1Let Them Theory,TheRobbins, Mel & Robbins, SawyerHay House UK Ltd5262Guinness World Records 2026
Guinness World Records2753Always Remember:The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the StormMackesy, CharlieEbury Press1894Make & Freeze:The ultimate guide to family-friendly meal prepRobbie, LouMichael Joseph1435Nobody’s Girl:A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for JusticeRoberts Giuffre, VirginiaDoubleday1246Brehon Laws:The Ancient Wisdom of IrelandKerrigan, JoO’Brien Press Ltd1177Dynasty:Scandals, Triumph, Turmoil and Succession at the heart of Dunnes StoresCooper, MattEriu1158Old Ways, Old Secrets:Pagan Ireland: Myth * Landscape * TraditionKerrigan, JoO’Brien Press Ltd1129Irish Word a Day,An:365 ways to speak Irish everydayÓ hEochagáin, HectorGill Books10710Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse,TheMackesy, CharlieEbury Press107Childrens
TitleAuthorImprintSales1Dog Man 14: Big Jim BelievesPilkey, DavScholastic4462Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20)Kinney, JeffPuffin4123Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess (Book 19)Kinney, JeffPuffin3294Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! (a Phoenix Comic Book)Smart, JamieDFB Phoenix3005Cozy CornerWyo, CocoPenguin Books Ltd 2576Cozy DaysWyo, CocoPenguin Books Ltd 2437Cozy CutiesCoco WyoPenguin Books Ltd 2338Girl MomentsWyo, CocoPenguin Books Ltd 2219Dog Man 13: Big Jim BeginsPilkey, DavScholastic19410Guess How Much I Love YouMcBratney, SamWalker Books Ltd174
