Ann Matthews, author of Renegades: Irish Republican Women 1900-1922, has had a very busy week.

She was interviewed by Pat Kenny on his radio show last Wednesday - click here to listen to the show.

The Evening Herald also ran a piece on Ann in the Saturday edition - Remarkable life of a girl who left school at 14 to become seamstress and ended up as PhD and author .

Plus there was a great review of Renegades by Tom Widger in the Sunday Tribune yesterday. Tom called Renegades 'striking and unforgettable' and was 'a wonderful blend of scholarship, sympathy and research'. Click here to read the full review.