Pulse of the Nation (eBook)

GAA 140 Years - Rankings, Ratings, Tales and Drama

Martin Breheny, Donal Keenan (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Hachette Books Ireland (Verlag)
978-1-3997-3466-0 (ISBN)

Infos

'Invaluable . . . A whistle-stop tour down through the ages' Jarlath Burns, GAA PresidentThe ultimate book to celebrate 140 years of Ireland's greatest sporting and cultural institution - The GAA.Pulse of the Nation is a celebration of the GAA's 140 years at the centre of Irish life, from its foundation inNovember 1884 to the present-day institution that has expanded massively at home and abroad.It zones in on the greatest players in football and hurling, ranking them one-to-ten, accompanied by profiles, in each of the fifteen positions in both codes.The 'greatest day' for all 32 counties is explored, along with a trawl through the various competitions, from the All-Ireland championships with their 'Heartbeat of the Irish Summer' billing, to those that were once popular but are no longer in place.Controversies are examined, the changed managerial environment is assessed - including the impact ofsome of the biggest names from Kevin Heffernan to Mick O'Dwyer, from Brian Cody to John Kiely - and the covers are lifted on the GAA's role in Ireland's social and cultural history, including the growth in popularity of camogie and ladies' football. Written by award-winning sports journalists Martin Breheny and DonalKeenan, this is the ultimate publication for the GAA's 140th anniversary.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-3997-3466-0 / 1399734660
• ISBN-13: 978-1-3997-3466-0 / 9781399734660