"Sweeney's prose is on fire. A blistering book that readers will relish enormously." MICHAEL HARDING
"A cracking read ... a championship season as redemption song." MICHAEL CLIFFORD
"All the tension of a tight knockout encounter ... one of the books of the year." MIKE McCORMACK
In the summer of 2024, sports columnist Eamonn Sweeney set out to follow the All-Ireland championships around the country, retracing footsteps he'd first laid down in his 2004 bestseller The Road to Croker. But there was one big problem. For many years, he had struggled with a crippling travel phobia that left him largely confined to his hometown in West Cork. To fulfil his publishing contract, he had to face his deepest fears.
The Last Ditch is a story about mental health, hidden shame and a life-changing moment in a remote train station. It's about a hurling championship which may have been the greatest ever played and a football championship which definitely was not. It's about unlikely triumphs, remarkable renaissances, shocks, cliff-hangers and heartbreaks on the pitch.
Off the field, it is the story of one man's embrace of a changing Ireland as he takes back his life. Both an unforgettable sports odyssey and a revelatory personal account, The Last Ditch is a celebration of resilience, the healing power of connection and the unifying spirit of the GAA.
| ISBN: | 9781399734639 |
| Publication date: | 22nd April 2025 |
| Author: | Eamon Sweeney |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books Ireland an imprint of Hachette Ireland |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Gaelic football Hurling |
"Sweeney's prose is on fire. But there was one big problem.
The Last Ditch features in the following genres: Gaelic football, Hurling
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The Last Ditch was written by Eamon Sweeney and published by Hachette Books Ireland an imprint of Hachette Ireland
The Last Ditch has 336 pages