EIR Sport has today announced the shortlist for the eir Sport Sports Book of The Year with a shortlist of five selected.
The final shortlist includes; ‘What do you think of that?’ written by Kieran Donaghy with Kieran Shannon; Rob Heffernan’s Autobiography, ‘Walking Tall’; ‘Out of Control’ by Cathal McCarron with Christy O’Connor; ‘The Battle’ by Paul O’Connell and ‘Spirit of ’58’ written by Evan Marshall.
This is the second year of the eir Sport Sports Book of The Year. Last year, eir Sport and Publishing Ireland announced John Leonards ‘Dub Sub Confidential’ as the winner. The eir Sport Sports Book of The Year is an initiative designed to recognise the very best in Irish sports writing in by seeking the best sports book published by an Irish author, or sports book with an Irish subject matter.
The winner of the eir Sport Sports Book of the Year will be announced at an event in Dublin City centre on Monday, December 5.
