| Brendan Corish | Desmond, Barry | Article in Book | | 2016 |
| Finally and in conclusion : a political memoir | Desmond, Barry | Monograph or Collective Volume | New Island | 2000 |
| Ireland - the EEC Referendum1972: A campaign compendium | Desmond, Barry | Monograph or Collective Volume | self-published | 2019 |
| Irish labour lives : a biographical dictionary of Irish Labour Party deputies, senators, MPs and MEPs | Callan, Charles,Desmond, Barry | Monograph or Collective Volume | Watchword | 2010 |
| Labour in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown : elections and candidates 1919-1999 | Callan, Charles ; Desmond, Barry | Monograph or Collective Volume | Umiskin | 2022 |
| No worker's republic! Reflections on Labour and Ireland, 1913-1967 | Desmond, Barry | Monograph or Collective Volume | Watchword | 2009 |
| Obituaries. Frank Prendergast | Desmond, Barry | Article in Journal | | 2016 |
| Our lost comrade | Desmond, Barry | Article in Book | | 2008 |
| The ITGWU and the WUI in the 1950s | Desmond, Barry | Article in Book | | 2013 |