# brought to book

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May 2023

'The Grass Ceiling' heralds a new wave of GAA memoir

In Eimear Ryan’s stunning new book, themes of family, body consciousness, failure and fulfilment are all teased out.

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May 21st 2023, 6:00 AM

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O'Connell in the running as eir Sports Book of the Year shortlist is cut to 5

Cathal McCarron’s Out of Control and Kieran Donaghy’s autobiography are also up for the award.

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Nov 22nd 2016, 4:04 PM

The untold story of Connacht's journey from Cinderella province to Pro12 champions

Gerry Thornley’s new book goes behind the scenes on an unforgettable adventure.

15.2k

Nov 20th 2016, 9:30 PM

It's all in the past - Roy's just taking his chance to set the record straight

Roy Keane book circus enters its fourth (and final?) day with the ‘world exclusive launch’ that wasn’t.

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Oct 9th 2014, 8:15 PM

15 sports autobiographies we wished we owned because the covers are cool

Who says you can’t judge a book by its cover?

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Jan 23rd 2013, 4:47 PM

What should we do with old telephone boxes?

In Britain, they’ve begun turning them into libraries. Our slideshow looks at some locations for potential ‘box libraries’ in Ireland.

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Aug 18th 2012, 9:15 AM