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The heart-breaking account of a search for the truth behind the brutal killings that shocked a nation.

The Black Pool is a gripping thrill-ride through violent, chaotic underworlds, showing us what happens when everything falls apart. It shows us rock bottom and the start of the journey to recovery from there. It's a memoir shot full of holes and shocking clarities. Towards the end, it achieves something like serenity - something like recovery. This memoir is unflinchingly honest, heart-wrenching and life-affirming

"To write about sport in Ireland is a serious matter." Micheal O Muircheartaigh could describe a football match like an epic battle and recite it with the musicality of a bardic poet. Con Houlihan could turn a petty squabble on the ball into a profound reflection on the nature of human life. Now add to this noble list the name of Eamonn Sweeney, whose prose is on fire as he bears witness to struggles on the playing field and in his personal life.