[2] Irish Academic Press was founded by Frank Cass in 1974 and, following his death in 2007, his son Stewart continued and expanded the business.

In 2012, the publishing house was acquired by Conor Graham, and the company is now based in Newbridge, County Kildare.

[3] In 2012, Irish Academic Press launched the imprint Merrion Press, which publishes popular interest history, general interest and fiction.

[4] Their bestselling book to date has been Old Ireland in Colour.

[5] This article about a publishing company is a stub.