Carlow Game of my Life

Beautiful nature writing combined with a passionate appeal for a radically changed relationship to our environment, from the man behind Ireland's temperate rainforest on the Wild Atlantic Way.

A Year of Glory and Gold is an energetic biography of a bright year in Ireland’s history, combining deep archival research with spirited storytelling by one of Ireland’s best-loved social historians.

From its earliest days, Association Football was seen not just as a contest between individuals and teams, but also between nations and peoples. The Irish national team was among the first in the world to participate in international competition in the early 1880s, but not everyone accepted it as a truly national entity.