Eamon Sweeney wrote a great one, cant remember the name, in the noughties

flack (Dublin) - Posts: 1054 - 27/10/2015 14:39:33    1802294

Sean Og's and Donal Og's are good reads. Reading DJ Carey's at the moment , he's a small bit cocky but has every right to be I guess ;)

GalwaysFinest (Galway) - Posts: 191 - 27/10/2015 14:43:00    1802297

Tom Humphrys book on the Dublin / Kerry rivalry in the '70s and '80s was also brilliant .

BreffniDub (None) - Posts: 377 - 27/10/2015 14:59:24    1802307

Liam Hayes 'Out Of Our Skins' still remains the best GAA book I have read. Very honest, maybe too honest, as some of his former team mates still have issues with him over the book. The chapter on the death of his brother was particularly sad.

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9785 - 01/11/2015 16:58:50    1803501

Henry Shefflin, Brendan Cummins and Tomas O'Se all have books written books recently on their inter county careers. Anyone have an opinion on their merits?

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 01/11/2015 17:25:06    1803513

The late Paidí Ó Sé's autobiography is a great yarn, though possibly a bit dated now. Pat Spillane's "Shooting from the Hip" also has some decent tales in it.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 03/11/2015 12:02:24    1803975

The Club was a fantastic read, as was Donal Og's and Michael Duignans, just read Brendan Cummins book there in one day couldn't put it down, well worth buying.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2085 - 05/11/2015 19:58:34    1804804

Eamon sweeney the road to croker is best gaa book ever. The chapter on his father's death is incredible writing.

Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 803 - 05/11/2015 20:43:48    1804823

Anyone know what Rory Kavanagh's is like ?

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 05/11/2015 21:42:22    1804840

BreffniDub
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Tom Humphrys book on the Dublin / Kerry rivalry in the '70s and '80s was also brilliant .

Yeah, that's a deadly read.
It actually doesn't focus much on the games, instead it give a great insight to how they got to be the great teams they were.
Highly recommended

Superglue (Kerry) - Posts: 1283 - 06/11/2015 10:30:40    1804884

GAAconomics is a good read. Would shut some people up who just think Dublin get ALL the money

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 10/11/2015 19:30:56    1806137

MonaghanGlory
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Anyone know what Rory Kavanagh's is like ?

Its pretty good, lots of stories of what things were like before McGuinness, and how much things changed when Jim came along. If you're going to read it you should also read Jim's book Until Victory Always, which won sports book of the year last night, you get to see the same events from 2 different points of view.

KevMcG (Donegal) - Posts: 8 - 26/11/2015 12:16:16    1810006

Finished Shefflins book a few weeks ago. I thought it was an excellent book.

deadybai (Kilkenny) - Posts: 63 - 26/11/2015 13:35:21    1810030

KevMcG
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MonaghanGlory
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Anyone know what Rory Kavanagh's is like ?

Its pretty good, lots of stories of what things were like before McGuinness, and how much things changed when Jim came along. If you're going to read it you should also read Jim's book Until Victory Always, which won sports book of the year last night, you get to see the same events from 2 different points of view.

Cheers Kev, read parts of Kevin Cassidy's part in '' This is our year '' and it was interesting enough so I was thinking Kavanagh's could be too ,

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 26/11/2015 17:09:20    1810116

There is a novel not that long out that has got good reviews though haven't read it myself yet - The Left Handed Hurl by Francis Scullion.

Paul Claridge is an ordinary guy with extraordinary talents: A magnificent, fast, unbelievably dexterous, match-winner who falls for a girl from the opposite side of the divide in the heat of the Northern Irish Troubles. Can he contend with the bigotry and hatred from both communities to become the talisman to lead a no-hope team to victory? Former Tipperary hurling captain, Tony Maguire, is happily married and living in America where he coaches college football. Tony had to retire from hurling due to injury and missed his shot at an All-Ireland Title. Getting a second chance, he drops everything to travel to Ireland to coach the down on their luck County side. Tony has to deal with the pressures of his failing marriage across the Atlantic and the difficulty of getting county players to forget their club rivalries. He whips the team into shape with the help of Skip, his foul mouthed but hard working and well respected assistant coach and some unorthodox team building measures. They qualify for the All-Ireland Final for the first time in over forty years.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - Posts: 4058 - 26/11/2015 17:51:25    1810127

Was going to put the Tomas O'Se book on my Santa list this year, anyone read it?

Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9785 - 26/11/2015 18:31:34    1810139

There is a novel not that long out that has got good reviews though haven't read it myself yet - The Left Handed Hurl by Francis Scullion. Paul Claridge is an ordinary guy with extraordinary talents: A magnificent, fast, unbelievably dexterous, match-winner who falls for a girl from the opposite side of the divide in the heat of the Northern Irish Troubles. Can he contend with the bigotry and hatred from both communities to become the talisman to lead a no-hope team to victory? Former Tipperary hurling captain, Tony Maguire, is happily married and living in America where he coaches college football. Tony had to retire from hurling due to injury and missed his shot at an All-Ireland Title. Getting a second chance, he drops everything to travel to Ireland to coach the down on their luck County side. Tony has to deal with the pressures of his failing marriage across the Atlantic and the difficulty of getting county players to forget their club rivalries. He whips the team into shape with the help of Skip, his foul mouthed but hard working and well respected assistant coach and some unorthodox team building measures. They qualify for the All-Ireland Final for the first time in over forty years.

Offside_Rule (Antrim) - 26/11/2015 17:51:25

Jaysus Offside_Rule,
That sounds like a recently discovered Maeve Binchy novel.Colin Farrell in the lead role as Claridge.I can see it now.Skip would be his trusty one eyes sheepdog that he rescued from certain death in the movie.

SLLY (Dublin) - Posts: 463 - 26/11/2015 19:40:13    1810148

Ger Loughnans book about his Clare management is a great read no holding back.

theduke66 (Dublin) - Posts: 336 - 26/11/2015 20:33:52    1810156

Ulsterman - ya read it, excellent read, streets better than Darragh's really honest read, doesn;t go into too much detail regarding his personal life, its mainly the football and his feeling and thoughts on same, really enjoyed it and it is a very easy read. If you are a fan of his articles in the indo on a Friday during the championship season you'll understand the insight into the man

Horsebox77 (Kerry) - Posts: 5491 - 26/11/2015 20:57:27    1810159

"Over the Bar" by the late Brendan O hEithir has no peers.Am surprised nobody has mentioned it yet.

Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 27/11/2015 10:08:12    1810195