Here's the 30 nominations for this year's Irish sports book award
From Ronnie Whelan’s account of life at Anfield to Nicolas Roche’s stories from the saddle, these are the runners and riders for the annual prize.
2.41pm, 1 Nov 2011
THE NOMINEES FOR this year’s WilliamHill.com Irish Sports Book of the Year have been announced today.
There are 30 contenders for this year’s award, the largest entry since the award was established six years ago.
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“The standard of sports writing this year has again improved with some top class books in the running for the award and a range of stories from autobiographies to accounts of some of the most famous occasions in Irish sport,” said Tony Kenny, PR Manager for the bookmakers.
“This year’s is probably the most competitive list of contenders we have seen so there will certainly be a deserving winner come December.”
The shortlist will be announced in November with the winner of this year’s award being revealed in early December. The likes of George Hook, Matt Cooper, Eamon Dunphy and Sky Sports’ Paul Dempsey make up the judging panel.
Christy O’Connor’s The Club won last year. Which do you fancy this time around?
The Dubs: Road to Sam Maguire - Malachy Clerkin
1/30
100 Irish Rugby Greats - John Scally
2/30
Ambassadors on horseback - Michael Slavin and Louise Parkes
3/30
Born to Perform - Gerard Hartmann
4/30
Brothers in Sport - Charlie Mulqueen
5/30
Can you manage? - Tim Healy
6/30
One Hell of a Ride- Carberry Autobiography
7/30
Cyclone
8/30
Deadlock - Eoghan Corry
9/30
Life, death and hurlign - Michael Duignan
10/30
Engage: the fall and rise of Matt Hampson - Matt Hampson and Paul Kimmage
11/30
Inside the Peloton - Nicolas Roche
12/30
Red Blooded - Alan Quinlan
13/30
God v Mortals - Paul Keane
14/30
GAA County by County - Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan and Paul Rouse
Here's the 30 nominations for this year's Irish sports book award
THE NOMINEES FOR this year’s WilliamHill.com Irish Sports Book of the Year have been announced today.
There are 30 contenders for this year’s award, the largest entry since the award was established six years ago.
“The standard of sports writing this year has again improved with some top class books in the running for the award and a range of stories from autobiographies to accounts of some of the most famous occasions in Irish sport,” said Tony Kenny, PR Manager for the bookmakers.
“This year’s is probably the most competitive list of contenders we have seen so there will certainly be a deserving winner come December.”
The shortlist will be announced in November with the winner of this year’s award being revealed in early December. The likes of George Hook, Matt Cooper, Eamon Dunphy and Sky Sports’ Paul Dempsey make up the judging panel.
Christy O’Connor’s The Club won last year. Which do you fancy this time around?
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