
'Heart, Be at Peace' by Donal Ryan named the An Post Irish Book of the Year
Updated
19 Dec 2024
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strange bedfellows
The deep ties that bind Vince McMahon, Donald Trump and pro wrestling
3 Nov 2024
6


Historian: During apartheid, the IRFU made the extraordinary decision to tour South Africa
Liam O'Callaghan
21 Sep 2024
50

The 'New Irish' aren't so new - people of colour have lived here for centuries
15 Sep 2024

Interview
The Irishman who faced Novak Djokovic against all the odds
Conor Niland chats to The 42 about his new book ‘The Racket’.
18 Aug 2024
5
Land of opportunity
How disgraced Irish swim coach George Gibney made a new life in America
17 Aug 2024
Freecontrast
'The greats in tennis often become known by their first names... The rest of us are known by a number'
10 Aug 2024
3

Dilemma
Why French (and Irish) fans are perpetually having the same debate
A new book, ‘Va-Va-Voom,’ explores France’s modern football history.
21 Jun 2024
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Extract: 'I felt a kind of bereavement for the Mayo of my youth and my stories'
Colin Barrett
12 Feb 2024
1

in the blood
'It brought back so many nightmares. Not memories . . . nightmares' - Pat Spillane
The most decorated footballer ever details the hell he was subjected to after taking a stand for rural Ireland, and argues that RTÉ have misjudged their audience.
23 Dec 2023
0
Challenges
'They were more or less saying that playing soccer for Ireland doesn't really mean anything'
29 Oct 2023
2


Extract: 'With the GAA's nationalist ties, Irish soccer faced a strong challenge'
Conor Curran
14 Oct 2023
17
book
'Every time you play now, you feel so lucky' - Ciaran Murphy's love letter to the GAA
25 Sep 2023
2
gone but not forgotten
The life and death of the man who 'saved' Alex Ferguson's career
9 Jul 2023
7


Extract: 'Gently paced and physically undemanding, the voyage was the essence of slow travel'
Gwen Wilkinson
4 Jun 2023
3


Extract: Colman Noctor's 4-7 Zone - 'it turns out moderation is key'
Dr Colman Noctor
17 May 2023
0
Superstar
‘There's a segment of America that doesn't like LeBron... Fox News has really gone after him'
13 May 2023
6


Extract: 'I didn't see a future for myself then and never imagined I'd reach where I am today'
Jennifer Carroll
1 Apr 2023
7

Prince Harry's memoir becomes fastest-selling non-fiction book in UK since records began
17 Jan 2023
21


Psychologist: Media coverage of Prince Harry's book is the perfect example of 'bad news sells'
Dr Jolanta Burke
15 Jan 2023
14
New Era
England's 'superiority complex' held them back for decades, so what has changed?
10 Dec 2022
16
fall and rise
The story of how Belgium went from no-hopers to world number one
Updated
23 Nov 2022
11


Donal Fallon: The Castle, the intrigue and the Italians - welcome to old Dublin's Ship Street
Donal Fallon
23 Oct 2022
2
doubt
‘Players have trust issues because a lot of people outside of football will try to take advantage of you’
23 Oct 2022
0

A mystery novel set during 1816 chosen as the 2023 One Dublin One Book
12 Oct 2022
14

Bono announces book tour across 14 cities ahead of release of memoir
3 Oct 2022
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