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In late August 2014, Donegal’s footballers smashed and grabbed an All-Ireland semi-final victory from Jim Gavin’s seemingly unstoppable Dublin team. It would be the last Championship game the Boys in Blue would lose for 2,540 days.

Richie Hogan is one of the all-time greats of hurling, winner of seven All-Ireland senior hurling medals and multiple individual awards. His epic career brought him both immense joy and incredible heartache.This...

The definitive history of ladies Gaelic football, from novelty act to national association and beyond.

In Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models, James Stafford takes readers on an emotional roller coaster through some of the greatest upsets and shocks in the history of world sport. It features incredible true tales of athletes who have overcome poverty, racism, injury, disability and even shark attacks to reach the top against all odds.

Updated edition, now available in paperback. Hurling is skilful, exhilarating and has been part of Irish life for millennia. Breathtaking photos, both on and off the pitch from the 1950s right up to the present day, capture the elation and despair, the blood, sweat and tears of a game that sometimes seems more like a battle than a sport.

Stunning photographs from the 1960s to the present day: legendary players, matches and moments that have contributed to the narrative of one of the Ireland's most exciting sports. A must for Gaelic Football fans wherever they are. Updated to include Championship 2023.

It is almost one hundred years since the Sam Maguire Cup was first awarded to the winner of the All-Ireland Football Championship, the pinnacle of sporting ambition for generations of Gaelic footballers. Here, we celebrate all the heartbreak and glory of the first fifty years of its history. A ‘must’ for every GAA enthusiast.

This is a history of female participation in mountain running, a development that was fiercely resisted in its early years.

From the first race in 1922, the Ulster Grand Prix has been one of the most thrilling events in the international motorcycling calendar, attracting the world's great riders and machines. With over 100 photographs, alongside lively commentary, and bringing together stats across its entire history, this is the definitive account.

The story of a century of sport, celebrating the achievements of Swansea University students and alumni, set against the events of the time. It charts the advent of the professional era, the rise of women's sports, the explosion of new sports and many other far-reaching changes over 100 years.