#EXTRACT
'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.
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.
'The hunger strikes had begun just as Barry McGuigan started training for his professional debut'
Donald McRae looks at the early days of the acclaimed Irish boxer and the background from which he came.
The rise of ultra running: 'I am never doing anything as stupid as that ever again, I say to myself'
In an extract from his book, Adharanand Finn describes competing in the Oman Desert Marathon.
Buck Whaley: The Irish adventurer's feverish Christmas
In December 1788, Whaley was struck by a malignant fever.
'Everything, my clothes, my backpack, my headscarf, is stuck to me with sweat'
In an extract from his book, Adharanand Finn describes competing in the Oman Desert Marathon.
'One of the older lads looked over and said: What the hell is Michael Owen even doing in here?’
The former England and Liverpool star reflects on his troubled spell at Stoke City.
Extract: Patrick McCabe revisits the Butcher Boy with his new book
The book sees Francie Brady return – this time as publisher of his own magazine, The Big Yaroo.
'Health and safety rules did not apply...': Life on the road touring - and cooking for - Stockton's Wing
In this extract from his book, musician and Ballymaloe-trained chef Mike Hanrahan recalls what life was like on the road – and shows us how to feed a hungry band (or family) with a cassoulet recipe.
Extract: From 'litir' to 'meisce'... A history of Ireland in 10 (or so) words
Ancient Irish texts teach us about how people saw the world back then, as the authors of a new book explain.
Extract: 'Birds are vessels for a lasting happiness that can be hard to find in other avenues of life'
I’ve seen species from my bedroom window that I haven’t seen anywhere else, writes Conor W. O’Brien in an extract from his book.
A Sunday Miscellany essay by Lisa McInerney: 'Setting the scene'
The essay is one of those featured in the new book, Miscellany 50.
'Ponies, dogs and servants - she thought all of them should know their place': Life in a big house in 1960s Dublin
Gillies Macbain writes about one New Year’s night in the 1960s in an extract from his new memoir.
Michael Palin in North Korea: 'I realise almost immediately that I have gone too far. Quite a long way too far'
Michael Palin writes about what it’s like to journey to the tightly-controlled North Korea – and the mistakes he makes while filming two huge statues of the Great Leaders in Pyongyang.
Opinion: 'Are you criticising someone because they're mirroring something you don't like about yourself?'
In this extract from Ubuntu, the granddaughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu explains how we can learn to live without bias.
'My great-aunt Chrissy left home at fourteen to go join a convent. That was in 1954'
Ian Maleney writes about family, memory, and the stories we tell ourselves.
'Bright, brilliant, educated young women from South County Dublin... don’t end up with a gypsy boxer from Limerick'
Read an extract from the acclaimed ‘Fighter’ by Andy Lee with Niall Kelly.
'Paul Merson once rang in the middle of the night because, while asleep, he’d poked himself in the eye'
Ex-Arsenal forward Alan Smith recalls memories of his time with the Gunners and the ultimately premature end to his career.
'It must have been television gold for the watching millions. Was I ranting? Yes, I suppose I was'
In an extract from his autobiography, Kevin Keegan recalls the infamous interview he gave amid the dramatic end to the 1995-96 Premier League season.
'If I could do all that, I would hold a world record... I was 11 years and 333 days old'
Read our extract from William Hill Sports Book of the Year joint winner, ‘Boy in the Water’.
'Johnny – the biggest balls on the planet'
In this extract from ‘No Borders,’ various members of the Irish team recall the victory over France in the 2018 Six Nations opener.
'He’s been shot, he’s been stabbed, he’s been crippled, and here he is defending a world championship after 15 months out'
This book extract takes a look at a remarkable moment in the life of Eamonn Magee.
'Bright, brilliant, educated young women from South County Dublin... don’t end up with a gypsy boxer from Limerick'
Read an extract from the acclaimed ‘Fighter’ by Andy Lee with Niall Kelly.
'He is sick with the fear... Waiting for them to get to the part where they discover that €294,000 is missing'
Check out this extract from Tony 10, one of the year’s most acclaimed Irish sports books.
'I promised her it wasn’t the end for me. Even if the surgery didn’t work and my career was over'
In this extract from his memoir, Lisburn native and former Newcastle footballer Paul Ferris recalls one of the darkest periods in his life.
The day child prodigy Tiger Woods appeared on national TV with legendary US actor Jimmy Stewart
An extract on the golf star’s early days explores his life as a sporting prodigy.
An Irish science-fiction story predicted the plot of Back to the Future
Read an extract from a book of science fiction short stories written by Irish writers.
Extract: Don't fear the reaper - an immunologist on why we shouldn't be so afraid of death
Immunologist Luke O’Neill writes about how death fascinates us all, but once upon a time it was sometimes a tricky thing for a doctor to confirm.
Book details Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger's relationship with his right-hand man from the Galway Gaeltacht
Whitey Bulger and right-hand-man Pat Nee from Connemarra were feared throughout Boston for their ruthlessness.
Opinion: How to stay steady in turbulent world - without blaming others
It’s easy to let a topsy-turvy day get to you. But author Peter Bregman writes about a way to get centred and back in control.
Irish Country music and dancehalls: 'The cause of the ruin of hundreds of young girls'
The Catholic Church campaigned against informal house dances and crossroads dances, seeing them as opportunities for immorality, writes Kevin Martin.
Kindness: Change your life and make the world a kinder place
Can you get someone to stop talking without feeling and appearing rude? Yes. There are ways to do it kindly, writes Gill Hasson.
The Free-Time Formula: 'Your 'priorities' are making you less productive'
We can truly only ever do one thing at a time, and in any given moment we only have one task that is at the top of the list, writes Jeff Sanders.
How to have a great life: 'We rarely give thought to the legacy we’re creating'
It’s purpose, more than pounds in your pocket, that brings the greatest life satisfaction, writes Paul McGee.
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