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As of May 2009, the author was the little-known backup fly-half for Leinster, the chronically underachieving Irish province. Four years, three Heineken Cups later and one British and Irish Lions tour victory later, he is by some distance the leading fly-half in the northern hemisphere. This book tells his story.

Moves inside the dressing-room, week-long, bonding trek to Siberia and back for a European Challenge Cup game. This story takes in the province's troubled professional history, which had them on the brink of extinction as a professional entity in 2003. It covers their dethroning of the champions Glasgow in the Sportsground in Galway.

The decade between the labour conflict of 1913 and the end of the Civil War in 1923 was one of seismic upheaval. How a major sporting and national body - the GAA - both influenced and was influenced by this upheaval is a rich and complex story. Contributors include Diarmaid Ferriter, Sean Moran and Paul Rouse.

One of the most successful hurlers in Irish sporting history, this story, written by the award-winning Christy O'Connor, lifts the lid on what motivates a winner of nine All-Ireland titles and four All-Star awards. And for anyone who has ever wondered what makes the Kilkenny club such a success machine, Jackie Tyrrell provides some answers.

One man’s lifetime journey through gaelic football and hurling, On the Shoulders of Giants brings readers face to face with many of the legendary characters in the GAA, most of whom have sadly passed many years ago.

The life and times of Jack Charlton, World Cup winner with England and the greatest figurehead in the history of Irish soccer, are remembered by his wife and family, his friends and teammates, and former players at Middlesborough, Sheffield Wednesday and the Republic of Ireland. With foreword by Big Jack himself.