Brendan Fullam

Brendan Fullam is a native of Ardagh, County Limerick. His love for the game of hurling was fostered in the local hurling field as he watched the team members’ practise, admiring their skills and dexterity.

And of course there was the magic voice of Micheal O’Hehir who brightened many a Sunday afternoon with his broadcasts of contests from different venues throughout the country. Micheal captured the excitement of the occasion and played a key role in popularising the game among the youth of that time.

Brendan joined the National Bank in the early fifties. In all the towns where he served – Killorglin, Kilrush, Clifden, Ballyshannon, Wexford, and Tralee - he found the local GAA field a place of wonderful recreation, a place of friendships and shudders to think what life would have been like without it. Those days reflect an Ireland that has now changed beyond recognition.
Brendan sees his various books as a contribution towards honouring the GAA and in particular its wonderful hurling men; also an expression of thanks for the manner in which the Association and the game of hurling enriched his life.

Brendan has written a number a highly successful sports titles for Wolfhound Press; Giants of the Ash, Hurling Giants, Captains of the Ash to name but a few. The Throw-In: The GAA and the Men Who Made It is his most recent sports publication for Wolfhound Press.