Tomás Kenny
IrelandbooksellerMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Tomás Kenny is the proprietor of Kenny’s Bookshop in Galway, one of the few bookshops that transitioned online before Amazon's arrival, who has expressed deep concern over the impact of Amazon’s entry into the Irish market, particularly on rural bookstores that are already struggling to survive.
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Tomás Kenny of famous Galway book retailer Kennys received a large and unusual online order for 5,000 books.
A ‘bananas’ order for 5,000 obscure titles from a bookshop in Galway fuels suspicion – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-08-10
Ireland· 2026-08-10
Tomás Kenny, of Kenny’s Bookshop, recalled being contacted about the edition of Shivers brought in by Alan Ladak.
Man who sold ‘extraordinarily rare’ Seamus Heaney books has stolen property charge dismissed – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-06-09
Ireland· 2025-06-09
Tomás Kenny described the frustration at warnings not heeded regarding Amazon's impact.
‘It’s a very real danger to the industry’ – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-04-16
Ireland· 2025-04-16
