In late August 2014, Donegal’s footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin’s seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days.
Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career brought him both immense joy and incredible heartache.This...
Sporting Heroes Who Defied the Odds and Shocked the World
by James Stafford
Illustrated by Tuan Nguyen
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 9781915359261
Pub Date: 2024-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
208 Pages
In Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models, James Stafford takes readers on an emotional roller coaster through some of the greatest upsets and shocks in the history of world sport. It features incredible true tales of athletes who have overcome poverty, racism, injury, disability and even shark attacks to reach the top against all odds.
Updated edition, now available in paperback. Hurling is skilful, exhilarating and has been part of Irish life for millennia. Breathtaking photos, both on and off the pitch from the 1950s right up to the present day, capture the elation and despair, the blood, sweat and tears of a game that sometimes seems more like a battle than a sport.
Stunning photographs from the 1960s to the present day: legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of one of the Ireland's most exciting sports. A must for Gaelic Football fans wherever they are. Updated to include Championship 2023.
It is almost one hundred years since the Sam Maguire Cup was first awarded to the winner of the All-Ireland Football Championship, the pinnacle of sporting ambition for generations of Gaelic footballers. Here, we celebrate all the heartbreak and glory of the first fifty years of its history. A ‘must’ for every GAA enthusiast.
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