Chapter 1: LAND & PEOPLE
Geography and Climate
Irish Society and People
The Importance of History to the Irish
The Making of Modern Ireland
The Main Irish Cities
Politics in the Republic
Northern Ireland Today
Politics in Northern Ireland

Chapter 2: VALUES & ATTITUDES
Irishness
The Irish View of the Outside World
Ireland Today
Sex and Morality
Censorship and Bad Language
Social Attitudes and the TV Screen

Chapter 3: RELIGION & TRADITION
Religion is Important
The Catholic Church in Ireland
Education: Eire
The Irish Way of Death
The Church of Ireland
Ecumenism
The Presbyterian Church
Education: Northern Ireland
Methodists and Others
The Religious Orders
Irish Saints
Pilgrimage Sites
The Irish Language
Mythology
Irish Fairy Lore

Chapter 4: MAKING FRIENDS
Getting on with the Irish
Home Life
Get the Timing Right!

Chapter 5: CULTURAL LIFE
Music, Song and Dance
Traditional Music
Literature and the Bardic Tradition
Irish Novelists
Film
Festivals

Chapter 6: TIME OUT
Food and Eating Out
Drinking and Pubs
The Sporting Life

Chapter 7: BUSINESS BRIEFING
The Economy: The Republic
The Economy: Northern Ireland
Internationalism
Business Etiquette
Women in Business
Management Style
Meetings, Negotiations and Communication
Teams and Teamwork
Business Entertaining
Business, Shopping, and Banking Hours, and Public Holidays

Chapter 8: COMMUNICATING
A Love of the Language
The Importance of Understatement
Watch Out for Gossip!
Accent and Idiom
The Media
Communicating and Getting Around
Conclusion