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This Is the Life
- Days and Nights in the GAA
- Narrated by: Ciarán Murphy
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
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The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. This is the Life is a book about the 99 per cent: a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA from the most intelligent and interesting Gaelic games pundit at work today.
Ciarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the Irish Times - has an unmatched feel for the timeless elements of this world and a finger on the pulse of change. He looks at the plight of rural clubs that are losing their players to the cities - and he does so not only as a journalist but as a footballer who made the same move himself (and who once, flying home to play a club match, found himself alone on the plane with Jedward). He writes about working as an assistant in the clothing shop owned by the family of Jarlath Fallon - who was both Ciaran's all-time sporting hero and the local postman. And he looks at things we usually prefer not to talk about, like the role of social class in the GAA.
This is the Life is a book about the places the GAA comes from, the places it can take a person, and the things that make a local club worth fighting for.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-02-24
Hit nail on head regarding hypocrisy of GAA and its dysfunctional way it does its business
Great personal story about parish, love of a sport that is unique to Ireland
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-05-24
Best gaa book - an mhaith ar fad
maith thú Murph you described the gaa so well between Baile Atha Cliat agus rural Gaillimh. please write more books like this it was such a laugh and so insightful
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- Mark Moran
- 24-09-23
Fantastic description of the life of a GAA player
A Brilliant listen, particularly Chapter 16 which will strike a cord with any club player.
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