Weeshie's Picks
by Moss Keane and Billy Keane
2010
Book
€14.99
In this extraordinary life story Moss Keane tells the honest account of how an awkward boy who couldn't get onto his school team became the rugby icon who played his 50th Cap for Ireland in Twickenham. Making his debut in Currows under-14 GAA football team, he graduated to playing for Kerry's under-21s and University College Cork, where Sigerson Cup victories followed. But when a challenge from ... more»
by Christy O Connor
2010
Book
€15.00
In 1999, the hurlers of St Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the All-Ireland club championship. That winter, they became only the second club in history to win successive Munster club titles, and the following March they became the only Munster club to reach successive All-Ireland club finals. Ten years on, St Joseph's is in a totally different place, well down the pecking order not just nationally, ... more»
by Mary Kennelly and Brenda Fitzmaurice
2010
Book
€20.00
From the Stones is a collaborative celebration of those influences that nourish and inspire us all. Working together Brenda Fitzmaurice and Mary Kennelly explore the importance of place and people and story. This work is an open love letter to their place yet within its pages we find resonances of our own cultural legacy and our daily concerns. 'But I know this is my place, I could not ... more»
by Connor McMorrow
2010
Book
€13.60
Explores the remarkable journey of how the GAA has been a breeding ground for Irish politicians for over a century. In Dáil Stars, Conor McMorrow picks an All-Star team of politicians whose prowess on the playing field or in GAA administration has been matched by their success in Irish politics. By devoting a chapter to each of the 15 'Dáil Stars' the book tells each ... more»
by Michael Moynihan
2010
Book
€19.99
I have often state here in this column and on Radio that the greatest game of Gaelic football I have ever seen was the re-play and extra time of the 1976 Munster final. Most observers have said that the greatest game ever in the history of the GAA was the 1977 All Ireland semi final when Dublin beat Kerry as they scored two late goals, however I don't go along with that. It may be all of twenty ... more»
by Darragh Ó'Sé
2010
Book
€16.00
For 16 years, Darragh Ó Sé has worn the number 8 jersey for Gaelic football's most celebrated county, stoking the fires in Kerry's engine room. With six All-Ireland medals, he is the most decorated footballer of the modern era. Darragh's name is synonymous with his county's unrelenting appetite for success, but throughout his illustrious career he has held his counsel, allowing his ... more»
by Joe O'Mahony
2010
Book
€13.59
Celebrate Kerry football in all its glory with this fantastic book. Kerry is the football county. Winner of more All-Ireland titles than any other. It has never failed to win the Championship in any decade since the start of the twentieth century. Joe O'Mahony's book traces the history of the game in the Kingdom from its earliest origins, and explains why it has an almost religious hold over ... more»
by Colm Keane
2010
Book
€14.99
The Distant Shore - the follow-up to Colm Keane's No. 1 bestseller Going Home - is packed with a wealth of new Irish stories about life after death. The book features over 70 original interviews with people from all corners of Ireland, north and south. Some have briefly died, only to be revived by resuscitation techniques. Reunions with deceased family and friends, and encounters with a `superior ... more»
by Tim Horgan
2010
Book
€19.99
From the author of the acclaimed Christy Ring – Hurling's Greatest, comes this vivid account of the thrills and excitement, the passion and endeavour, the joys and sorrows, the artistry and heroics of Cork's hurlers over the past 125 years. Cork's thirty All-Ireland title victories in this great spectator sport are brought to life again. Memories of the big games, the scores and misses, the ... more»
by Declan Colley
2010
Book
€11.99
The Story of Bobby Beasley and a Wayward Horse Bobby Beasley was a champion jockey, a trait that ran in this famous racing family. By age 26, he had won a Cheltenham Gold Cup (1959), a Champion Hurdle (1960) and a Grand National (1961). But when he was 24, Bobby took his first drink and soon succumbed to alcoholism. He turned a corner after his friend Nicky Rackard urged him to attend Alcoholics ... more»
2010
DVD
In 1903, Kerry won its first All Ireland senior football title captained by Thade O'Gorman. Over a century later in 2009, Darran O'Sullivan captained the Kingdom to its 36th title. This is the story told by each winning captain and their families. Explore "The Secrets of Kerry" and its unique footballing success. The proceeds from the DVD go to Kerry Charities. Learn more ... more»