Voices from Croke Park: The Stories of 12 GAA Heroes

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A collection of individual pieces on a dozen greats of the Gaelic games, penned by a dozen greats of GAA writing

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Croke Park is the spiritual home of Gaelic football and hurling, where the dreams of ambition are realised. The essays in Voices from Croke Park chart the journeys of 12 true greats of the games.The footballers featured are Bernard Flynn (Meath), Mikey Sheehy (Kerry), Ciarán Whelan (Dublin), Anthony Molloy (Donegal), Peter Canavan (Tyrone), Liam McHale (Mayo) and Cork footballer and hurler Jimmy Barry-Murphy. From hurling, Eamonn O’Donoghue (Cork), Tony Keady (Galway), DJ Carey (Kilkenny), Gerard McGrattan (Down) and Michael Duignan (Offaly) are interviewed.This collection is a paean to the heroes who take to the stage every year carrying the hopes of their county. Each player profiled in Voices from Croke Park has helped shape the rich history of football and hurling, and their stories are vividly brought to life by Ireland’s leading sportswriters.

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"Impressive and well-produced . . . the key to this book's success is the choice of interviewees and the quality of the writing" - Irish Times

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