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Munster Hurling Legends
A celebration of the sport, the players, the wins and the losses, and of course, of Munster itself; the home of hurling! Updated and available in paperback for the first time.
Down Down Deeper and Down
Down, Down Deeper and Down is a synoptic overview of the Republic of Ireland from 1973 to 1987.
The Photograph
An extraordinarily rich narrative, in which the personal stories of four central characters and the larger issues of Irish National politics and identity are woven together to show the heights and depths, the ambiguities and the certainties, the comedy and the tragedy of half a century of Irish life.
O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport
A clear, concise and fascinating introduction to Gaelic sport, covering Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball. The two greatest finals, the All Ireland Hurling and Football finals, are the largest amateur events in the world, drawing huge crowds and bringing many parts of the country to a standstill. This book deals with the origins of these games and their revival, the history of the championships and the GAA, the main rules and scoring systems, famous teams and players, great GAA grounds, All-Star awards and tours, the women's games, famous commentators, the gear and the trophies, compromise games with Aussie rules. A compendium of information on the fastest field sports in the world.
The Road to Croker
In a hilarious and riveting account of the 2003 GAA season, award-winning writer Eamonn Sweeney recalls the highs and lows of a remarkable summer, and on the way describes why understanding GAA is central to understanding the Irish psyche. Includes interviews and anecdotes from players, managers, supporters and a host of weird and wonderful characters he meets along the way. The Road to Croker is set to become the GAA book for 2004.
Waiting for the Healer
Told with a wild and drunken narrative, Waiting for the Healer is a potent brew of the comic and the tragic written with irresistible energy and humour.
O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sports
A clear, concise and fascinating introduction to Gaelic sport, covering Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball. The two greatest finals, the All Ireland Hurling and Football finals, are the largest amateur events in the world, drawing huge crowds and bringing many parts of the country to a standstill. This book deals with the origins of these games and their revival, the history of the championships and the GAA, the main rules and scoring systems, famous teams and players, great GAA grounds, All-Star awards and tours, the women's games, famous commentators, the gear and the trophies, and compromise games with Aussie rules. A compendium of information on the fastest field sports in the world.
Flashpoint
Forty years ago, a South African rugby tour in the United States became a crucial turning point for the nation’s burgeoning protests against apartheid and a test of American foreign policy. In Flashpoint: How a Little-Known Sporting Event Fueled America's Anti-Apartheid Movement, Derek Charles Catsam tells the fascinating story of the Springbok’s 1981 US tour and its impact on the country’s anti-apartheid struggle. The US lagged well behind the rest of the Western world when it came to addressing the vexing question of South Africa’s racial policies, but the rugby tour changed all that. Those who had been a part of the country’s tiny anti-apartheid struggle for decades used the vis...
Night Music
Offers a collection of thirteen short fiction tales of horror and the supernatural.
