GAA Confidential

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GAA Confidential
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Author Darragh McManus
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSport
Publisher Hodder Headline Ireland
Publication date
April 2007
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN 0-340-93808-0

GAA Confidential (Everything you never knew you wanted to know about Gaelic games) is a humorous sports book by Darragh McManus, an Irish journalist and author. It was published by Hodder Headline Ireland in April 2007.

The book takes a broad look at the Gaelic Athletic Association, and attendant Irish culture, and is divided into sections: The Introduction, The History, The Set-up, The Games, The Competitions, The Fans, The Media, The Arts & Culture, The Look, and The Other Stuff That Wouldn't Fit Anywhere Else.

GAA Confidential received generally favourable reviews on publication, including: “Perhaps the funniest, most cultured book ever written about our national sports” ( Irish Independent ); [1] “Hilarious…an eclectic collection of anecdotes by an immensely talented writer” (Sunday Independent); [2] “Flip, smart, ironic and breezy…by turns a miscellany, polemic, social history and work of satire” (Sunday Business Post); [3] “A book that every GAA fan should have…read it” (www.anfearrua.ie); [4] "Guaranteed to raise a smile” (Sunday Tribune). [5] It was nominated for the 2007 William Hill Irish Sportsbook of the Year award.

Darragh McManus currently writes freelance for the Irish Independent and The Guardian .

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  2. ↑ David Coleman (5 August 2007). "Now relax, sit back, and feast your eyest". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Ness, Fiona (15 April 2007). "A sports book worth reading". ThePost.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ CrystalSoft Consulting Ltd. (30 June 2007). "'GAA Confidential' - pack it with your tay an' sangwidges". An Fear Rua. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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