What Do You Think of That?: My Autobiography - Hardcover

Kieran Donaghy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910335517 ISBN 13: 9781910335512

Publisher: Trinity Mirror Sport Media, 2016

Synopsis

KIERAN DONAGHY has been one of the most influential, charismatic and successful Gaelic football players of the last dozen years, winning four All Ireland senior medals and three All Stars as well as being Footballer of the Year. Everyone knows how he burst onto the scene in 2006 to sweep Kerry to an All Ireland title. How he linked up with Colm Cooper, Declan O'Sullivan and Paul Galvin to form one of the greatest forward lines in Gaelic football history. And how, after a couple of frustrating, injury-troubled seasons, he resurrected his career and Kerry's 2014 season in dramatic circumstances to inspire the county to another All Ireland against the head. The country thinks it knows all about him: his overnight-sensation rise to fame, the townie-basketball style lip and attitude, the won t-back-down, in-your-face persona. But there is so much more about Kieran Donaghy it doesn't know. It doesn't know about the huge upheaval he had at home during his childhood and of the roller-coaster relationship he had with his troubled father right up to the man s tragic death. It doesn't know that Kieran is dyslexic, a condition that led to many challenges throughout his childhood and adult life. It doesn't know just how close he came to falling by the sporting wayside until he was saved by a couple of American basketball figures that mentored him. It doesn't know that the reason he has fought for everything on the field is because he had to fight for everything on and off it. Brimming with honesty, insight and humour, this is one of the most engaging Irish sports books of recent times.

About this title

Review:

Excellent --The Sunday Times

This is a great story... Frighteningly honest... As GAA autobiographies go, this is one of the finest we ve come across. --Karl O Kane, The Star

It's great. An absolute superb read. One of the best sports books of the year. --Matt Cooper, Today FM s The Last Word

About the Author:

Kieran Donaghy has collaborated with Kieran Shannon on his autobiography. The Irish Examiner columnist is a former Irish Sports Journalist of the Year and GAA McNamee Award winner. He has previously written for The Sunday Independent and The Sunday Tribune where he was the GAA chief writer for 10 years. This is his fifth book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trinity Mirror Sport Media
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910335517
• ISBN 13: 9781910335512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320