Saturday, October 23, 2010

William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year - Long List Announced

The contenders for this year's William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year were announced today. There are 25 books in total on the long list for the award, which includes some of the biggest names in Irish sport.

* Lansdowne Road – Gerard Siggins & Malachy Clerkin
* Kinane – Anne Holland
* Days of Heaven – Declan Lynch
* The Agony and the Ecstasy – Damien Tiernan
* A Football Man – John Giles
* Emerald Anfield – Keith Falkiner
* The Unconquerable Keane – David Smith
* Sea the Stars – Anne Holland
* My Story – Bernard Dunne
* My Club – Christy O'Connor
* Ruby – Ruby Walsh
* Screaming at the Sky – Tony Griffin
* The World is a Ball – John Doyle
* If You Don't Know Me, Don't Judge Me – Dan Shanahan
* 100 GAA Greats – John Scally
* Sporting Legends of Ireland – Turtle Bunbury & James Fennell
* Darragh, My Story – Darragh Ó'Sé
* Voices from Croke Park – Sean Potts
* My Father; A Hurling Revolutionary – Conor Power
* Alright Aldo – John Aldridge & John Hynes
* Stuttgart to Saipan – Miguel Delaney
* Dail Stars – Conor McMorrow
* Brothers in Sport – Donal Keenan
* Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers – Trevor Keane
* Method in My Madness – Richard Dunwoody

The Bookman reckons that longlists as long as this one are somewhat pointless, Surely this must be just about every Irish sports book published in the year?

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