Invaluable . . . A whistle-stop tour down through the ages Jarlath Burns, GAA PresidentThe ultimate book to celebrate 140 years of Irelands greatest sporting and cultural institution - The GAA.Pulse of the Nation is a celebration of the GAAs 140...Loe edasi...
Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAAs Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever. Yet that isnt half of the Spillan...Loe edasi...
A book which will very soon be acknowledged as a classic of Irish sportswriting Ciar n MurphyWhat is it like to be female in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play with the boys, more people pay attention - but you get treated like an alien....Loe edasi...
The road to Croke Park can be a long one. For Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi, it was an odyssey. Born at the height of the Gulf War, Zak spent his formative years living in a refugee camp in Ramadi, Iraq, under the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein. E...Loe edasi...
They are the chosen few who have drunk from the chalice of immortality. They are the men and women who have been part of the 101 GREAT GAA TEAMS.For GAA fans, our great teams bring colour and richness to our lives. When our team is on a winning strea...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Jul-2021, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9781400832439)
What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. Many pro teams appear to be virtual "e;cash machi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Jul-2021, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9781400832439)
What can possibly account for the strange state of affairs in professional sports today? There are billionaire owners and millionaire players, but both groups are constantly squabbling over money. Many pro teams appear to be virtual "e;cash machi...Loe edasi...
'Who are we ''Ballymarra! Ballymarra!' everyone shouted loudly. Thirteen-year-old Anna loves Gaelic football, and she's good: focused, skilled and strong. But then everything changes; after a terrible loss, Anna and her f...Loe edasi...
Fans always answer in the affirmative when their team asks: Will you still love me tomorrow? However, for many GAA fans it is their rivalries that guide them and define them. This unique book celebrates the age-old rivalries that have energised and e...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 06-Sep-2019, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The Mercier Press, ISBN-13: 9781781175996)
The greatest achievement in GAA history finally gets its due: Adrian Russell's The Double is a singular triumph. - Michael MoynihanOn 16 September 1990, Corks footballers ran out on the Croke Park pitch chasing immortality. The Rebel County hur...Loe edasi...
Davy Fitzgerald is one of hurlings defining personalities. A two-time All-Ireland winner as a player and once as a manager, he has spent the past decade consolidating a reputation as one of the most innovative and dynamic coaches in the game, first...Loe edasi...
In 1882, a letter was published in the Irish Times, lamenting the decline of hurling. The game was now played only in a few isolated rural pockets, and according to no fixed set of rules. It would have been absurd to imagine that, within five years,...Loe edasi...
Based on the popular Facebook page, which regularly reaches over 500,000 people, The Rorys Stories Guide to the GAA sends up a certain kind of fan, one who is obsessed with the GAA calendar, the local club and the county team above everything else....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Oct-2017, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The Mercier Press, ISBN-13: 9781781174821)
How are some hurling managers able to transform losing teams to All-Ireland champions in a short time? What is it about their philosophies and beliefs that makes them unique and successful? What are their thoughts on the future of hurling in this per...Loe edasi...
The lore and legend of Gaelic Games has been shaped by great players. Since the Games began, special players have had a unique power to make the heart skip a beat. Now THE GAA IMMORTALS celebrates the achievements of 100 of the very best footballers,...Loe edasi...
Gaelic football and hurling have a language all of their own. From Micheal O Muircheartaigh and Micheal O hEithir to managers, players and fans, the GAA is home to an endless array of quotes and quipsThis collection of quotes, some well-known and oth...Loe edasi...
A funny golf gag gift book for the golfer who always has an excuse for their wayward shots.Embrace the humorous side of the fairway with 501 Excuses for a Bad Golf Shot. This light-hearted compilation offers an amusing escape for golf enthusiasts of...Loe edasi...
Brendan Cummins has made more senior hurling championship appearances than any other player in the history of the game. In an era that produced such brilliant goalkeeping talents as Davy Fitzgerald, Donal g Cusack and Damien Fitzhenry, many would ar...Loe edasi...
The long-awaited autobiography of the legendary hurler Henry ShefflinIn an era when Kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man stood out from a remarkable group of players: Henry Shefflin. Now widely regarded as the greates...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Feb-2015, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750963893)
This is the ultimate quiz book on Tyrone Gaelic games. An ideal gift for fans of all ages, this is your chance to interact with the counties long and eventful history in football, hurling, camogie and handball from early successes and classic matche...Loe edasi...
