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A provocative look at how grassroots GAA interacts with life in Ireland, from the wittiest Gaelic games pundit at work today

The GAA is Ireland''s largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. This is the Life is a book about the 99%: a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA from the most intelligent and interesting Gaelic games pundit at work today.

Ciarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the Irish Times - has an unmatched feel for the timeless elements of this world and a finger on the pulse of change. He looks at the plight of rural clubs that are losing their players to the cities - and he does so not only as a journalist but as a footballer who made the same move himself. He writes about working as an assistant in the clothing shop owned by the family of Jarlath Fallon - both Ciarán''s sporting hero and

This is the Life

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/09/2024
    ISBN13: 9780241997697, 978-0241997697
    ISBN10: 241997690

    Non Fiction , Sport

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    A provocative look at how grassroots GAA interacts with life in Ireland, from the wittiest Gaelic games pundit at work today

    The GAA is Ireland''s largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. This is the Life is a book about the 99%: a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA from the most intelligent and interesting Gaelic games pundit at work today.

    Ciarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the Irish Times - has an unmatched feel for the timeless elements of this world and a finger on the pulse of change. He looks at the plight of rural clubs that are losing their players to the cities - and he does so not only as a journalist but as a footballer who made the same move himself. He writes about working as an assistant in the clothing shop owned by the family of Jarlath Fallon - both Ciarán''s sporting hero and

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