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Unbelievable Underdogs & Rebellious Role Models
Sporting Heroes Who Defied the Odds and Shocked the World
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 9781915359261
Pub Date: 2024-10-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
208 Pages
In fairy tales and movies, in comic books and novels, everyone loves cheering for the underdog – and people’s affection for the underdog carries over into sport. The thrill of an unexpected triumph...
Great Moments in Hurling
Price: $26.99
ISBN: 9781788493772
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
224 Pages
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.
Great Moments in Gaelic Football
Price: $26.99
ISBN: 9781788493789
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
224 Pages
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.
Chasing Sam Maguire
The All-Ireland Football Championship 1928–1977
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9781788493802
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
464 Pages
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.
Voices from the Hills
Pioneering women fell and mountain runners
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781914518195
Pub Date: 2023-06-13
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Sandstone Press
360 Pages
This is a history of female participation in mountain running, a development that was fiercely resisted in its early years.
Point to Point
The Heart of Irish Horse Racing
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781788493444
Pub Date: 2022-12-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
192 Pages
The true grassroots of Irish horse racing, Point-to-Point tracks are transformed from farmland by dedicated volunteers into temporary racetracks. Photographer Pat Healy and writer Richard Pugh introduce the riders, handlers, venues and famous horses that give Irish point-to-pointing such a unique spirit.
100 Years of the Ulster Grand Prix
A Century of Road Racing
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781780733050
Pub Date: 2022-12-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Blackstaff Press
192 Pages
From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting the world's great riders and machines. With over 100 photographs, alongside lively commentary, and bringing together stats across its entire history, this is the definitive account.
A Century of Sport
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781800992894
Pub Date: 2022-11-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
256 Pages
The story of a century of sport, celebrating the achievements of Swansea University students and alumni, set against the events of the time. It charts the advent of the professional era, the rise of women's sports, the explosion of new sports and many other far-reaching changes over 100 years.
Unbelievable Underdogs & Rebellious Role Models
Sporting Heroes Who Defied the Odds and Shocked the World
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 9781915359261
Pub Date: 2024-10-01
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Polaris
208 Pages
Great Moments in Hurling
Price: $26.99
ISBN: 9781788493772
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
224 Pages
Great Moments in Gaelic Football
Price: $26.99
ISBN: 9781788493789
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Paperback
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
224 Pages
Chasing Sam Maguire
The All-Ireland Football Championship 1928–1977
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 9781788493802
Pub Date: 2023-12-16
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
464 Pages
Voices from the Hills
Pioneering women fell and mountain runners
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781914518195
Pub Date: 2023-06-13
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Sandstone Press
360 Pages
Point to Point
The Heart of Irish Horse Racing
Price: $34.99
ISBN: 9781788493444
Pub Date: 2022-12-03
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: The O'Brien Press
192 Pages
100 Years of the Ulster Grand Prix
A Century of Road Racing
Price: $29.95
ISBN: 9781780733050
Pub Date: 2022-12-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Blackstaff Press
192 Pages
A Century of Sport
Price: $19.99
ISBN: 9781800992894
Pub Date: 2022-11-29
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Y Lolfa
256 Pages