Dunnes Stores Family Power Gets the Succession Treatment
Dunnes Stores becomes more than a retail story in Matt Cooper’s hands; it becomes a family drama about power. Irish business history, legacy and Succession-style tension combine to make the book feel unusually compelling and revealing. The Irish context makes it distinctive.
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Dunnes Stores Family Power Gets the Succession Treatment
Dunnes Stores becomes more than a retail story in Matt Cooper’s hands; it becomes a family drama about power. Irish business history, legacy and Succession-style tension combine to make the book feel unusually compelling and revealing. The Irish context makes it distinctive.
- Book Synopsis
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2025
The real story behind Dunnes Stores, the most quintessentially Irish shop of all, and the family drama behind it This is the story of the extraordinary family behind one of Ireland's most famous businesses, Dunnes Stores, over three generations and covering nearly 80 years of retailing but going back as far as the 19th century. With drama worthy of the popular TV drama Succession, a real-life Irish family drama shows the children of a dominant founder argue as to who should run the supermarket empire after his death and take the money from it, and how they dealt or not, with addictions and ill health, including alcoholism. This is the story of excess, success and failure.
Ideal for readers who:
- See Irish business through the lens of family drama.
- Unpack succession, legacy and private power behind a public brand.
- Know Dunnes Stores as part of modern Irish retail history.
- Expect non-fiction that feels revealing, pacy and culturally sharp.
- About The Author
- Matt Cooper is a highly respected and successful author, broadcaster, podcaster, journalist and presents news review show The Last Word on Today FM. He is also the author of six books, including Who Really Owns Ireland? and The Maximalist.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781804188996
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Eriu, (04 June 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 368
- Weight
- 274 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 199 x 129 x 26 mm
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