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1012407This is the Lifehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/this-is-the-life-4/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/740814/77c630ab-3269-4eef-8e72-f45829ce75d8.jpg?v=638867038867600000240283MXNPenguin Books LtdInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A provocative look at how grassroots GAA interacts with life in Ireland, from the wittiest Gaelic games pundit at work today</strong></p><p>The GAA is Irelands largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. <em>This is the Life</em> is a book about the 99: a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA from the most intelligent and interesting Gaelic games pundit at work today.</p><p>Ciarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the <em>Irish Times</em> - has an unmatched feel for the timeless elements of this world and a finger on the pulse of change. He looks at the plight of rural clubs that are losing their players to the cities - and he does so not only as a journalist but as a footballer who made the same move himself. He writes about working as an assistant in the clothing shop owned by the family of Jarlath Fallon - both Ciaráns sporting hero <em>and</em> the local postman. And he looks a things we usually prefer not to talk about, like the role of social class in the GAA.</p><p><em>This is the Life</em> is a book about the places the GAA comes from, the places it can take a person, and the things that make a local club worth fighting for.</p><p><strong>There is a deep understanding of the way the GAA works at every level a brilliant read from start to finish Paul Rouse, <em>The Irish Examiner</em></strong></p>...1002990This is the Life240283https://www.gandhi.com.mx/this-is-the-life-4/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/740814/77c630ab-3269-4eef-8e72-f45829ce75d8.jpg?v=638867038867600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20239781844886333_W3siaWQiOiI4ZTQ1ZjNlOS1hNTdkLTQ2MTUtOGVjYy03ZDljNzJhNDNkMzgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI4NiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQzLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjI0MywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDFUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781844886333_<p>The GAA is Irelands largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. <em>This is the Life</em> is a book about the 99 per cent: a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA from the most intelligent and interesting Gaelic games pundit at work today.</p><p>Ciarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the <em>Irish Times</em> - has an unmatched feel for the timeless elements of this world and a finger on the pulse of change. He looks at the plight of rural clubs that are losing their players to the cities - and he does so not only as a journalist but as a footballer who made the same move himself (and who once, flying home to play a club match, found himself alone on the plane with Jedward). He writes about working as an assistant in the clothing shop owned by the family of Jarlath Fallon - who was both Ciarans all-time sporting hero <em>and</em> the local postman. And he looks at things we usually prefer not to talk about, like the role of social class in the GAA.</p><p><em>This is the Life</em> is a book about the places the GAA comes from, the places it can take a person, and the things that make a local club worth fighting for.</p>...9781844886333_Penguin Books Ltdlibro_electonico_03253a0f-3b4f-338c-b7fa-618af1e11cea_9781844886333;9781844886333_9781844886333Ciarán MurphyInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/penguinrandomhouseuk-epub-7d6a3998-fa77-45b1-badc-e5013e5a425f.epub2023-09-21T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Books Ltd