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The Throw-In
The GAA and the Men Who Made It
Brendan Fullam

The Gaelic Athletic Association has developed into a magnificent organisation since its foundation in 1884. In The Throw-In best-selling author Brendan Fullam takes you on a fascinating journey as he reflects on the many people and events that have made the GAA what it is today.

Meet the idealists and visionaries of the infant days of the Association – its founders, patrons and dedicated officials. Get to know the GAA’s presidents as the lives and times of all thirty-four of them are explored in intimate detail.

Join in the debate on team selections by well-known personalities, including Jack Lynch, Tommy Doyle and Sean Óg O’Ceallachain. Celebrate the Camogie Centenary and discover the neglected heroes of the hurling and football fields.

Take a trip down memory lane and recall the ravages of the Parnell ‘Spilt’, the growth of GAA competitions and the sudden death of ‘the Ban’.

Relive moments that have thrilled thousands down the decades and remember the games and names that the passage of time has failed to dim.