Thanks for replies. I will consider the books from the Tax Inst. I found a guide covering the topics I want on Revenue.ie ([broken link removed]), unfortunately it is outdated having been produced in Oct 2001. I've contacted them for a hard copy in the hope that it might be more up to date.
Edit: There are two relevant books from the Tax Inst., unfortunately they are not available until the end of Aug. Tax briefing 60 is relevant, but unfortunately it does not make easy reading, probably because I'm not familiar with the original Act. Will wait and see what I get from the Revenue via post.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.