GAA

Author:

By Ronnie Bellew

Format:

Paperback

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£8.99

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Gaelic Sports, GAA

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Further Details

• Published: 8th May 2006
• ISBN: 0340837616
• Pages: 448

From the Publisher:

During the past fifteen years, the GAA has gone through a renaissance. Despite the rising popularity of other sports, it has revolutionised itself to take its place centre stage in the Irish sporting arena, enjoying a greater groundswell of support than ever before. The developments have been astounding: the emergence of Ulster football and the revival in the West; in hurling, the men from Clare and Wexford and the domination of DJ Carey - the amazing development of Croke Park and the rise in supporters' fanaticism; 'Jayo-mania' in 1995 heralding the era of the GAA superstar; and the strikes and revolts of the Cork and Offaly hurlers and the emergence of player power. In GAA: The Glory Years, Ronnie Bellew tells the story of these remarkable fifteen years - of the events, on and off the field, the breakthroughs, the controversies and the personalities behind a golden era that has seen the GAA reinvent itself to become the hottest ticket in town. This is the story of how the GAA got from there to here.