Advertisement
Paul Kimmage: resigned from BOD book project. Rough Rider screengrab
Rough Ride

'I felt he was being unreasonable' -- Paul Kimmage reveals the reason he quit Brian O'Driscoll book

The pair had a falling out last weekend. But the reason may surprise you.

PAUL KIMMAGE SAYS he resigned as Brian O’Driscoll’s ghostwriter because of an interview the Ireland rugby star gave to a rival newspaper last weekend.

Penguin Ireland — who will publish the Leinster centre’s autobiography — today confirmed that Kimmage had been replaced by his friend and former colleague, Alan English.

“I’ve endured a lot of pain over the last few days because a loving relationship, like I had with Brian, has come to an end,”  Kimmage said at a Sunday Independent event in Dublin tonight.

“Nothing sensational about it but I’m very, very disappointed it has happened. Brian is a great person and it was great boost to my ego and reputation when he contacted me to see if I would ghostwrite his book.

“I was due to meet him on Saturday but heard that there was a possibility he was going to give a big interview ahead of the Six Nations weekend opener to a particular newspaper. I spoke to him and said Brian if you are giving an interview before the weekend it would be a big help to me if you could give it to the Sunday Indo.

He added: “Him talking to another paper wasn’t going to compromise the book or the Indo but that wasn’t a concession he was willing to make. I felt he was being unreasonable and he felt I was being unreasonable so we decided to go our separate ways.”

Paul Kimmage quits Brian O’Driscoll book, publishers confirm

Conor Murray planning rough Lions reunion with Scottish enemies

Your Voice
Readers Comments
147
    Submit a report
    Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
    Thank you for the feedback
    Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.