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The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Best Sports Books Of 2022

Michael Foley, Sunday Times Sportswriter and Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sportswriter with the Irish Daily Star gave their choices on their favourite sports books from the last 12 months. Sports books choices: MICHAEL’S CHOICES: The Game, Tadhg Coakley (close to best book of the year) The GAA in 100 Objects (GAA book of the year) Scoring Goals in the Dark, Clare Shine (best football book, before I've read the Rodfather) Honourable mentions: After the Storm – Damian Lawlor England Football: The Biography – Paul Hayward Away Days, 30 Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League – Gareth Maher Martin Og Morrissey: An Autobiography KIERAN’S CHOICES: The Game – Tadhg Coakley Let’s Get Physical – Danielle Friedman The GAA in 100 Objects – Siobhan Doyle 15 Rounds in the Wilderness – Dave Hannigan Limerick: A biography in Nine Lives MATT'S CHOICES: Kellie - Kellie Harrington and Roddy Doyle Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar - Alan Shipnuck The Rodfather - Roddy Collins and Paul Howard Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.
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7:45 PM - 15 Dec 2022



The Last Word With Matt Cooper

The Best Sports Books Of 2022

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7:45 PM - 15 Dec 2022

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Michael Foley, Sunday Times Sportswriter and Kieran Cunningham, Chief Sportswriter with the Irish Daily Star gave their choices on their favourite sports books from the last 12 months.

Sports books choices:

MICHAEL’S CHOICES:

The Game, Tadhg Coakley (close to best book of the year)

The GAA in 100 Objects (GAA book of the year)

Scoring Goals in the Dark, Clare Shine (best football book, before I've read the Rodfather)

Honourable mentions:

After the Storm – Damian Lawlor

England Football: The Biography – Paul Hayward

Away Days, 30 Years of Irish Footballers in the Premier League – Gareth Maher

Martin Og Morrissey: An Autobiography

KIERAN’S CHOICES:

The Game – Tadhg Coakley

Let’s Get Physical – Danielle Friedman

The GAA in 100 Objects – Siobhan Doyle

15 Rounds in the Wilderness – Dave Hannigan

Limerick: A biography in Nine Lives

MATT'S CHOICES:

Kellie - Kellie Harrington and Roddy Doyle

Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar - Alan Shipnuck

The Rodfather - Roddy Collins and Paul Howard

Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page.


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