Merrion Press

Why is sport so important to us? Is it because we make it so important to us? Something so silly and worthless, but at the same time so vital. What’s that all about?

A City Imagined is a paean to the city of Belfast and its writers. Written in his highly regarded wry and lyrical style, Dawe’s memoir sketches the outlines of his life as he starts to understand the city in which he was born, before embracing some of the local writers whose early work had such an influential part in nudging him in the direction of writing – poets, in the main, whose first books were read with the enthusiasm of a young man beguiled by the language and music of poetry.

While the Irish Civil War first erupted in Dublin, playing out through the seizure and eventual recapture of the Four Courts, it quickly swept over the entire country.

This lavishly illustrated and timely publication, published to celebrate the club’s centenary, will inspire future generations of men, women and children to continue the club’s proud tradition. This is a book for you, the members, players and supporters of Robertstown GFC.

With new insights into the spy masters behind the scenes, their strategies and tactics, and operations in Europe, the United States and beyond, Agents of Influence offers a rare and shocking glimpse into betrayal at the heart of Irish republicanism during the vicious decades of the Troubles.