#EXTRACT
Extract: Manchán Magan on the the controversy around the Irish word leprechaun
Taken from an extract from his book, 32 Words For Field, which has been nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards.
A Page From My Life: Three stories of love, parenthood and revelation from Irish people
Read three people’s personal stories taken from A Page From My Life, which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards.
Extract: Moving to the country helped me discover the secrets of the natural world
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
Paddy Doyle: An extract from The God Squad, by the late author
In an extract from his moving, searing memoir, Paddy Doyle writes about his early days at St Michael’s Industrial School after his parents both died.
Extract: 'To the British government, the Famine was a threat to public order'
Author Gillian O’Brien looks at the workhouse and prisons and what they tells us about the Famine.
'In the heat of the match he could be frightening... He was a colossus'
Robert Blair Mayne played for Ireland and the Lions before going on to a remarkable wartime career.
Extract: 'Millennials, they call them. Oh, I’m so offended at this, that and the other thing'
Catch up with what Ann Devine is up to in the latest novel from Colm O’Regan.
'I walked out of the house to where my van was parked. I put three massive dents in the side of it'
Read an extract from Tai Woffinden’s ‘Raw Speed’.
'I was 20 years old... I thought my talent was all I needed to get by'
Jenson Button on his early days partying in Formula One.
'It is an Irish success story, one of the greatest to come out of Ireland since the foundation of the State'
Read an extract from Alan Conway’s book on Coolmore Stud.
The rise of the 'water carrier'
A profile of Didier Deschamps, who made the defensive midfield role more recognised.
'He used to repeat that footballers should only have sex once a week’
In an extract from ‘The Names Heard Long Ago,’ Jonathan Wilson profiles legendary Benfica coach Béla Guttmann.
'Hamilton became a symbol of a post-racial Britain without ever being fully embraced by the British public'
In an extract from ‘No Win Race,’ Derek A. Bardowell analyses the rise of Lewis Hamilton.
'Today - agitated. Tomorrow - positive': Writers share their pandemic diaries
We have three extracts from the latest Stinging Fly for you to enjoy.
'Roy Keane said something on TV about the interview being flat... Lisa took it to heart'
Michael Carrick recalls Manchester United’s turbulent spell under David Moyes.
'At that moment – that very moment – I knew I needed to get out of professional football'
Former Newcastle physio Paul Ferris on suffering through Ruud Gullit’s troubled spell at the club.
'I had turned 37 nine days before the Twickenham defeat, and suddenly I felt old'
In this extract from his autobiography, former Ireland captain Rory Best looks back on a humbling defeat to England.
Extract: The inside story of Steorn, the Celtic Tiger start-up that couldn't
Barry J Whyte has been looking at the intriguing story of Steorn for a new book.
'I wasn’t even on the bench – I’d been bombed out completely'
Robbie Fowler on the beginning of the end of his first stint at Liverpool.
Muhammad Ali and the mafia
How murder and mayhem were linked to the legendary boxer.
'We lost because we were so dazzled by the wonder of their kit that we couldn’t possibly concentrate'
In an extract from his book ‘Boy Wonder,’ Dave Hannigan recalls some of his sport-related childhood memories.
'Protecting the 2012 Games by covering up a scandal was more important than protecting Londoners'
Read this extract from Michael Gillard’s book on the Olympics.
'The rush home after school to read Ceefax pages 302–312... This was my generation’s internet'
In an extract from his book, Daniel Geey looks at how football has changed dramatically over the years.
'I raced the entire year with that broken foot, and had no surgery until after the season'
In an extract from his book, Formula One legend Nigel Mansell recalls winning the World Championship.
'If you didn’t make a conscious decision to go home alone, you probably wouldn’t'
In an extract from his award-winning book ‘Recovering,’ Richie Sadlier looks at the lifestyle of young footballers in his era.
'He wanted to do other things with his life for a year or two'
The end of Bob Paisley’s tenure at Liverpool is recalled.
'By 2016 foreign owners had bought, or held significant shares in, 15 of the Premier League’s 20 teams'
Read an extract from ‘The Billionaires Club’ by James Montague.
'For him, dark glasses were invented to protect a man from other people’s eyes'
Read this extract from ‘The Unknown Kimi Raikkonen.’
'He was an old man at 41' - Muhammad Ali and the cost of being a boxing great
An extract from Jonathan Eig’s book reveals the extent of the legend’s suffering following his retirement.
'A few days before Heather passed away she said to me, ‘If Woosie calls you, you have to play.’'
A look back to when Ireland played hosts to the Ryder Cup for the first time in 2006.
'He was untethered from his family by a narcissism that fed his self-destructive addictions'
Read this extract from an acclaimed book on the US golf star by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian.
'Somebody called it the last of the great drinking tours'
Members of the 1994 Irish team recall the the horrific trip to Mount Isa.
'There are players who to this day struggle to cope with the defeat'
In this extract from ‘Behind the Lions,’ the gut-wrenching 2009 loss is recalled.
A day in the life of Pep Guardiola
Pep’s City: The Making of a Superteam gives an inside account of the early part of manager’s reign with the Etihad outfit.
'The stress of hanging up my boots and having no direction or purpose in life, my hair fell out'
Former Tottenham star Clive Allen reflects on adapting to life after football.
'No cash register. Peggy’s Leg. Big Time bar. Dairy Milk. A tin of Coke': 1970s memories of Dublin
Fr Bryan Shortall remembers his childhood in the 1970s – from what he ate to what was on the radio.
Truth and Lies: The story of Liverpool versus The Sun newspaper
The following passage is an extract from Simon Hughes’ There She Goes.
'300 million were regularly tuning in' - Inside Africa's obsession with Premier League football
In an extract from his book, David Goldblatt looks at the continent’s remarkable devotion to the English top flight.
'His whole story is a lie. You know he didn’t have it as hard as he tries to sell'
Paulie Malignaggi discusses his relationship with Conor McGregor in this extract from Ewan MacKenna’s new book.
'The stress of hanging up my boots and having no direction or purpose in life, my hair fell out'
Former Tottenham star Clive Allen reflects on adapting to life after football.
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