Dan Danaher - Powerful People : Ardnacrusha Power Station

With the flick of a switch on 22 July 1929, Ireland changed forever. When President W.T. Cosgrave powered up the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Station, it began a new era for the country.

Powerful People tells the human story behind one of Ireland's greatest engineering achievements. Through personal accounts and interviews, the book reveals the lives of the workers, engineers, and families who built, operated, and maintained the Ardnacrusha power station and community around it.

From pioneering engineers to local labourers and generations of families who dedicated their lives to the station, this book celebrates the people who helped shape modern Ireland.

With a foreword by President Michael D. Higgins.

Paperback, Published by Banner Books, Clare 2025. 

235 pages ( 240mm X 170mm x 12.5 mm)