The GAA Museum Book Club

The GAA Museum Book Club regularly chooses a GAA book to read and review. An author interview video is then available for all members. 

Scroll down to watch previous chats including those with Eimear Ryan, Ciarán Murphy, Paul Rouse, Tadhg Carey and Siobhán Doyle.

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This Month's Book

The GAA Museum is delighted to announce our first book for 2026. Our choice for February / March is the fantastic The Last Ditch by Eamonn Sweeney.  

The Last Ditch tells the unique story of sports columnist Sweeney’s journey to follow the All-Ireland Championships in 2024. His plan was to retrace the footsteps chronicled in his 2004 bestselling book The Road to Croker, but there was one big problem – for many years he had struggled with a crippling travel phobia that confined him to his hometown in West Cork. This book made him confront his deepest fears.

The Last Ditch is more than a story about a championship season. It tells of life changing moments, mental health struggles and hidden shame. But the unifying spirit of the GAA lies at the centre of it all and above all this book is a story of resilience as well as being simply a great read.

Author Eamonn Sweeney writes the Hold the Back Page column for the Sunday Independent as well as a Monday sports column for the Irish Independent. He is a former Sports Columnist of the Year and has written seven books. Sweeney hails from Sligo and lives in Skibbereen, Co. Cork.

Those wishing to get involved with the GAA Museum Book Club can sign up for free at the link above. The GAA Museum team regularly choose a well-known GAA book to read and review. The Museum team also interview the author and release the video to all members.

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Author Interviews

Our GAA Museum Book Club recently spoke to 'The GAA Covered' author John Kelly! 

Catch-up on this fascinating discussion below.