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Ambassadors on Horseback (hb)
The Irish Army Equitation School
Michael Slavin Louise Parkes
The first official history of the Irish Army Equitation School. Here, recounted in great detail and with stunning photographs, are the great highs and lows; the heartbreaks and excitements of top flight international competition.
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Babyface Goes to Hollywood (pb)
Fighters, Mobsters & Film Stars. The Jimmy McLarnin Story
Andrew Gallimore
He was the Darling of the Depression. At a time when the Mob ruled the prize ring, Jimmy McLarnin and his manager Pop Foster stayed out of the clutches of the gunmen.
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The Dirty Dozen (pb)
Ireland's Motorsport Legends
John Kenny
Celebrating Ireland's top racing drivers, from Formula One and motorbikes to rallying. All the glamour of the motor sport scene as well as its colourful characters.
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The Full Bag of Chips (hb)
Ireland and the Triple Crown
Peter O'Reilly
The definitive account of Ireland's first 'trophy' in 19 years.
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The Grand National (hb)
The Irish at Aintree
Anne Holland
This lavishly-illustrated book examines the Irish presence at Aintree from the festival’s earliest years.
A wide-ranging and compulsively readable account of a beloved institution.
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In the Blood (hb)
Irish Racing Dynasties
Anne Holland
A golden thread links diverse equine and human characters in Irish racing, past and present: generations of families in which racing is truly in the blood – or one-off fanatics who acquire it in their veins.
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Joey Dunlop (hb)
King of the Roads - 10th Anniversary Edition
Stephen Davison
10th Anniversary Edition, updated throughout with sixteen new pages. Captures Joey in action, his triumphant racing moments, with his family, on his relief missions to Romania. A fitting record of one of the greatest motorcyclists the sport has ever seen.
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Kinane (pb)
A Remarkable Racing Family
Anne Holland
The official biography of one of Ireland’s most famous racing families. Twenty members of the immediate Kinane family from Tipperary have been jockeys: and one a world champion!

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Kings of September (pb)
The day Offaly denied Kerry Five in a Row
Michael Foley
The award-winning and bestselling account of the classic 1982 final. An epic story of triumph and loss, joy and tragedy.
Boylesports Irish Sports Book of the Year 2007
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Lansdowne Road (pb)
The Stadium; the Matches; the Greatest Days
Gerard Siggins Malachy Clerkin
The Lansdowne Road stadium was at the heart of so much of Irish sport for over a century: athletics, rugby and soccer to lacrosse and American Football! This highly-illustrated, affectionate history covers it all, right up to the new Aviva stadium.
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Last Man Standing (pb)
Hurling Goalkeepers
Christy O'Connor
What is it that makes a hurling goalie tick? Why would anybody be mad enough to take the loneliest position on the pitch? With unique access to many of Ireland's top players, Christy O'Connor reveals their drive, failures and triumphs.
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Munster Hurling Legends (pb)
Seven Decades of the Greatest Teams, Players and Games
Eamonn Sweeney
A celebration of the sport, the players, the wins and the losses, and of course, of Munster itself – the home of hurling! Updated and available in paperback for the first time.
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O'Brien Pocket History of Gaelic Sport (pb)
Eamonn Sweeney
A clear, concise and fascinating introduction to Gaelic sport, covering Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and handball.
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Raiders of the Caribbean (pb)
Ireland's Cricket World Cup
Trent Johnston & Gerard Siggins
The fascinating story of Ireland's World Cup Journey, and the amazing victories over two of the world's best teams: Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Includes a preface by Brian Lara.
Signed copies available
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Reading the Water (hb)
A Life Spent Fishing
Darryl Grimason
A mesmerising account of the author's lifelong love affair with fishing that is both deeply personal and universally appealing.
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Ronnie Delany (pb)
Staying the Distance
Ronnie Delany
Ireland's most famous Olympian won the 1,500 metres gold in Melbourne fifty years ago, and went on to dominate middle-distance running for years. Here is his story, lavishly-illustrated and in his own words.
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