Download or read book Great Moments in Irish Sport written by Sportsfile and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are a nation obsessed with sport. From the local GAA club, which is at the heart of so many Irish communities, to the racehorses that are trained and raced throughout the country; from our national football teams to our boxers, cyclists, athletes and more, we love county championships, national competition and international competition too. Our athletes are world champions, Grand Slam winners and, of course, let's not forget the Olympics. In this compilation of photographs spanning decades of Irish sport, readers can enjoy and reminisce on some our nation's best sporting moments, both nationally and internationally. The team at Sportsfile have been photographing Irish sport for four decades, capturing the highs and lows, the participants and the fans alike, both at home and abroad. Celebrate all that is great in Irish sport in this fantastic collection of photographs.
Download or read book From The Press Box written by Peter Byrne and published by Liberties Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of his book My Part of the Day, first published in 1981, Peter Byrne's second collection of stories, From the Press Box, provides fitting testimony to the most successful era in the history of Irish sport. From Gaelic Games and rugby to football and athletics, this book straddles the broad spectrum of sport as Byrne renews acquaintances with many of the personalities and places he got to know in a long career in search of the big story. A treasure trove of memories, recalled in a style to recreate the marvel of the moment, will ensure endless hours of enjoyment for both dedicated sports lovers and those who have monitored the outstanding achievements of Irish men and women from afar.
Download or read book Great Moments in Irish Football written by Sportsfile and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soccer is a world renowned sport filled with excitement and exhilaration. Ray McManus and his team at Sportsfile have been there through the decades, passionately following the boys in green and capturing the essence of this physical, punishing sport and those who play it.
Download or read book Great Moments in Gaelic Football written by SPORTSFILE. and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaelic football is Ireland's native sport. Fast, physical, athletic and driven by local and national rivalries, it is a unique part of our heritage. Ray McManus and his team at Sportsfile are as passionate as all true sports fans, and have been taking photographs for over forty years. They have been at All Ireland finals, of course, but also at club matches throughout the land. With reminiscences from photographers and players alike, this book is a look back over the decades at the legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of one of the world's most exciting sports. A must for Gaelic Football fans wherever they are. First published in 2016, this edition is updated to include many great matches and Dublin's historic Five in a Row.
Download or read book Great Moments in Irish Rugby written by Sportsfile and published by O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland is now playing at the top table in world Rugby, with clubs and country considered among the toughest around. It wasn't always like this, and for decades we propped up the bottom of the tables, with moral victories often the most we could hope for. Ray McManus and his team at Sportsfile have been there throughout, passionately following the boys in green (and blue, red, white and the dark green of Connaught), capturing the essence of this physical, punishing sport and those who play it. With reminiscences from photographers and players alike, this book is a look back over the decades at the legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of our contribution to one of the world's most exciting sports. A must for rugby fans wherever they are.
Download or read book Sport and Ireland written by Paul Rouse and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media.
Download or read book More Than A Game written by Con Houlihan and published by Liberties Press. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Con Houlihan was, quite simply, one of Ireland's finest sports writers. Over a lengthy career, Con covered many of the greatest Irish and international sporting events, from classic Gaelic football and hurling finals to the soccer and rugby World Cups, the Olympics and memorable race meetings at home and abroad. He also covered sport's biggest stars, from George Best to Muhammad Ali. More Than A Game gathers together the finest examples of his sports journalism from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s. Let Con be your guide to some of the greatest moments - and characters - in Irish and world sport.
Download or read book 101 Great Irish Rugby Moments written by John Scally and published by Black & White Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are Irish Rugby's most legendary, celebratory and brilliant moments from the 1940s to today. 101 Great Irish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the sport's most significant moments. Featuring: Munster's historic win over the All Blacks Ulster's victory in the European Cup Connacht winning the Pro 12 Leinster's unique European double The national women's team winning the Grand Slam Ireland's double defeat of the All Blacks . . . These epic moments are based on exclusive interviews with Mick Galwey, Ciaran Fitzgerald, David Humphreys, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara and many others from the great and good of Irish Rugby. Enjoy a host of brilliant anecdotes and remarkable insights into the controversies, epic matches, thrilling contests and pivotal events on and off the field which shaped these 101 GREAT IRISH RUGBY MOMENTS. 'The legendary Mike Gibson, once eloquently wrote that "rugby is like love, it is a game of touch and of feel and of instinct". I have no doubt that John Scally has written this book with those same qualities of love, touch, feel and instinct. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.' OLLIE CAMPBELL
Download or read book Great Moments in Hurling written by Sportsfile and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurling is unique to Ireland, and widely considered the fastest sport in the world. Fast, physical, athletic and driven by local and national rivalries, it is a unique part of our heritage. Ray McManus and his team at Sportsfile are as passionate as all true sports fans, and have been taking photographs for over forty years. They have been at All Ireland finals, of course, but also at club matches throughout the land. With reminiscences from photographers and players alike, this book is a look back over the decades at the legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of one of the world's most exciting sports. A must for hurling fans wherever they are.
Download or read book Places We Play written by Mike Cronin and published by Collins Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the story of Irish sporting heritage through the sites at which events took place- from the gargantuan stadia of today to the racecouse at Down Royal where 1690's winning horse went on to serve the Williamites at the Battle of the Boyne.
Download or read book Fighting Irish written by Ron Smith and published by Sporting News. This book was released on 2003 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the history, players, and coaches of the University of Notre Dame football team.
Download or read book 100 Great Irish Rugby Moments written by John Scally and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Great Irish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the most significant moments of the sport from the 1940s to the present day: Munster's historic win over the All-Blacks; Ulster win the European Cup; Connacht win the Pro 12; Leinster's unique European double; The Irish ladies' win the Grand Slam, Ireland beat the All-Blacks twice; Grand Slam wins, and many more great epic days. Based on exclusive, engrossing and entertaining interviews with the great and the good of Irish rugby including Mick Galwey, Ciaran Fitzgerald, David Humphreys, Brian O'Driscoll, and Ronan O'Gara and many, many more who offer unique perspectives on their human and sporting dramas and a plethora of amusing anecdotes.The result offers remarkable insights into the myriad of controversies, epic matches, thrilling contests, and pivotal events on and off the field which shaped these great moments.
Download or read book Great Moments in Hurling from Sportfile written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Moments in Hurling looks back over the decades of legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of one of the Ireland's most exciting sports. A must for hurling fans wherever they are.
Download or read book 100 Funny Irish Rugby Moments written by John Scally and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ayeisha McFerran written by David Caren and published by The O'Brien Press Ltd. This book was released on 2022-03-07 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OLYMPIAN, HOCKEY WORLD CUP GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT, WINNER OF FOUR ALL AMERICAN AWARDS 'It was down to Ayeisha now. If she saved the next penalty, Ireland, the tournament underdogs, would be in the final – for the first time ever.' Growing up in Larne in County Antrim, Ayeisha was fearless. If she wasn't climbing trees, she was playing soccer, Irish dancing or throwing the javelin. When Ayeisha discovered hockey, she was hooked! The inspirational story of one of the best hockey goalkeepers in the world, who lost her mum at a young age, went into foster care, and found a home between the goal posts in the Senior Women's Irish hockey team.
Download or read book Greatest Moments in Notre Dame Football History written by John Heisler and published by Triumph Books (IL). This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be a fan of the Fighting Irish is to revere the tradition, understand the legend, and experience the pageantry of Notre Dame--all for the glory in the end zone. This collection illuminates the team's storied victories and dignified defeats, and proves once and for all why this school is the one by which all other college football programs are judged. Even the most casual Notre Dame football fans can recount the greatest Irish games: the landmark home victories over top-ranked teams in 1988 and 1993, the unforgettable 10-10 tie with Michigan State in 1966, Harry Oliver's epic 51-yard field goal, and the long list of bowl wins against the likes of Texas, Alabama, West Virginia, Colorado, Texas A&M, and Florida. Not to be overlooked is the birth of the Four Horsemen, the "Win One for the Gipper" game, plus four straight seasons under Frank Leahy without a loss. Games are recounted in rich detail, supported by statistics, scoring summaries, and memorable quotations from the coaches and players involved. A bonus highlight DVD includes interviews and historic footage of some of the greatest Fighting Irish moments.
Download or read book Greatest Moments in LSU Football History written by Advocate and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This epic tale recounts the 40 greatest games in LSU's legendary history with game stories and photos from the archives of The Advocate. Also included are feature stories reliving the battles of Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida State, and Texas; the passing duels with Archie Manning; Billy Cannon; the Chinese Bandits' glorious national championship season of 1958; Bear Bryant and Ara Parseghian; Charley Mac; and the thrilling runs of Dalton Hilliard, Charley Alexander, and Jerry Stovall.