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Sports books of 2018: The best, the rest and all in between

Malachy Clerkin looks at some of the volumes taking up the sports sections this year

Yours Gaelicly – how modern hurling pucked off on the letters page of ‘The Irish Times’

An Irishman’s Diary

Exploring the history of hurling and how it shaped Tipperary

‘The Hurlers, The First All-Ireland Championship and the Making of Modern Hurling’

The Game – The Story of Hurling: epic clash of history and hype at the speed of a sliotar

Review: With so much ground to cover, an epic three-part documentary on hurling moves at breakneck pace

Unique glory of hurling shown in ‘The Game’

Entertaining three-part series on RTÉ begins on Monday, July 30th

Seán Moran: Book on Garda GAA heroes makes an arresting read

‘Guardians of the GAA’ charts the history of the force’s involvement in Gaelic Games

Ciarán Murphy: A fitting weekend to remember Galway hurling great Mick Kenny

Former captain to be honoured as Galway host first home Leinster championship game

McAreavey remains bishop despite resignation announcement

Resignation yet to be accepted by Pope and has no validity until then

The GAA isn’t the only sporting context where politics matters

Seán Moran: GAA Summer School on ‘Sport and Politics’ promises to be fascinating

The rise and fall of western syphilisation – An Irishman’s Diary about a once-dreaded disease

Croke Park’s GAA Museum celebrates ‘what Irish people do’

The museum has become both a major tourist attraction and resource for research

Seán Kilfeather’s 1991 column on such a damaging episode for the GAA

The Fifth Column from The Irish Times of Saturday, December 14th, 1991

Biggest annual religious event in Ireland gets under way at Knock

One of largest mosaics in Europe at Knock basilica by artist PJ Lynch draws attention

Thieves strip lead from new roof on Dundalk church and monastery

St Joseph’s Redemptorist Church in Co Louth damaged by rain after theft

Another Life: When Dickens and Darwin meet on the Wild Atlantic Way

‘Ecological clerk of works’ is an unfamiliar job title. But the clerks look after the discovery points on Fáilte Ireland’s coastal route

Elderly woman assaulted by burglars in Co Louth

Victim was wrestled to ground in Dundalk raid during event for Garda Tony Golden

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