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# good-reads - Saturday 28 March, 2020
Hampson, Woodward, Brennan - 14 recommended rugby books
We’ve picked out a few good rugby reads and want to hear your recommendations.
# good-reads - Sunday 22 March, 2020
22 of our favourite sports books
Featuring ‘Back from the Brink,’ ‘Friday Night Lights’ and many other classics.
# good-reads - Sunday 8 March, 2020
Learning from Mayo tweet scandal, steroids in youth rugby and more of the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on, it’s that time of the week.
# good-reads - Sunday 1 March, 2020
A nod to encouraging sporting parents, a journey from prison to the podium and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on, it’s that time of the week.
# good-reads - Sunday 16 February, 2020
The high school coach who can't forget Parkland and more of the week's best sportswriting
Enjoy some of our favourite reads from the last week.
# good-reads - Sunday 2 February, 2020
Consequences of Cantona's kung-fu kick, Kobe Bryant's greatness and more of the week's best sportswriting
A selection of our favourite bits of sportswriting from around the world over the past seven days.
# good-reads - Monday 23 December, 2019
27 of our favourite sports books from 2019
Donald McRae’s In Sunshine or in Shadow and some of the other standouts from the past 12 months.
# good-reads - Sunday 15 December, 2019
O'Gara and the Blue Panther, a Paralympian's struggle with euthanasia and more of the week's best sportswriting
Sit back with five of the best reads we’ve enjoyed over the last week.
# good-reads - Sunday 24 November, 2019
Telling your country to f*** off, the NFL's kicking problem and the week's best sportswriting
It’s just you, us, and the kettle.
# good-reads - Sunday 3 November, 2019
Wayne in the USA, smoking for sport and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
Lazy Sundays were made for reading about Wayne Rooney’s sneaking into casinos.
# good-reads - Tuesday 22 October, 2019
Here are the 6 nominations for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Donald McRae, Rick Reilly and Duncan Hamilton are amongst the authors with books nominated.
# good-reads - Sunday 20 October, 2019
A remarkable Brian Clough tale, DeAndre Hopkins and more of the week's best sportswriting
Stick on the kettle and settle into some of our favourite reads from this week.
# good-reads - Sunday 6 October, 2019
The cult of John Delaney, rugby's culture wars and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on, ladies and gents.
# good-reads - Sunday 1 September, 2019
Jack O'Shea, Gunnersaurus, the Ashes and more of the week's best sportswriting
Stick on the kettle and settle into some of our favourite reads from this week.
# good-reads - Sunday 25 August, 2019
Keith Treacy's incredible battle with alcohol and depression, and the week's best sportswriting
Stick on the kettle and settle into some of our favourite reads from this week.
# good-reads - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# good-reads - Sunday 4 August, 2019
Why we're to blame for hurling's ref crisis, how Monchi beats the market, and the week's best sportswriting
Boil the jug. It’s your time.
# good-reads - Sunday 14 July, 2019
A touching tribute to late Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy and the week's best sportswriting
Plus, a heartwarming World Cup story and a family affair with the Hendersons.
# good-reads - Sunday 16 June, 2019
A boxer's coma and his case against Jay-Z, and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on. We’ve thrown a couple of extra ones in here for you this week in case it’s still raining by the time Sunday rolls around.
# good-reads - Sunday 26 May, 2019
Why Jamel Herring keeps fighting, City's costly turkey shoot, and the week's best sportswriting
Boil yourself a cuppa and put the feet up.
# good-reads - Sunday 19 May, 2019
Remembering Dublin legend Anton O'Toole, the curious case of Ben Te'o and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on and get stuck into this lot.
# good-reads - Sunday 12 May, 2019
# good-reads - Sunday 5 May, 2019
Ruby's retirement, Liverpool's Premier League bid and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on and get stuck into this lot.
# good-reads - Sunday 28 April, 2019
The X Factor of Derry club football, Gary Neville's punditry shortfall and the week's best sportswriting
Time reading these will be time well spent.
# good-reads - Sunday 21 April, 2019
Tiger's tale of revenge, more John Delaney and the week's best sportswriting
Chill, and take a read over these.
# good-reads - Sunday 14 April, 2019
Solskjaer's challenge, Ajax-Juve rivalry and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on and enjoy this lot.
# good-reads - Sunday 24 March, 2019
'The furore over Tayla Harris photo' and more of the week's best sportswriting
Plus, a piece looking at the first-ever women’s match to main-event wrestling’s biggest night, which includes Ireland’s Becky Lynch.
# good-reads - Sunday 10 March, 2019
An emotional plea to help 2010 All-Ireland winner through illness and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on and get stuck into some of our favourite pieces of sportswriting from this week.
# good-reads - Sunday 3 March, 2019
# good-reads - Sunday 17 February, 2019
A 'genial genius' in the GAA and more of the week's best sportswriting
Switch the kettle on, put your feet up and enjoy some of our favourite pieces from the past seven days.
# good-reads - Sunday 27 January, 2019
The Rumble in the Jungle, Stephen Kenny's rise and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on and get stuck into this lot.
# good-reads - Sunday 20 January, 2019
The nonsense of Bielsa's 'Spygate', Andy Murray's life on Earth, and the week's best sportswriting
Stick the kettle on. This is your time.
# good-reads - Sunday 13 January, 2019
Why Solskjaer's approach shows players are humans, not sets of data, and more of the week's best sportswriting
Plus, a tribute to soon-to-be-retired British tennis star, Andy Murray.
# good-reads - Monday 31 December, 2018
22 of our favourite sports books from 2018
Featuring Tiger Woods, Andy Lee, Seán Cavanagh and Cora Staunton among others.
# good-reads - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
Eamonn Magee's 'Lost Soul' joint-winner as William Hill Sports Book of the Year shared for first time
Paul D Gibson’s book on the Belfast fighter triumphed alongside ‘A Boy in the Water’ by Tom Gregory.
# good-reads - Monday 26 November, 2018
Which of these 7 books deserves to win the 2018 William Hill Sports Book of the Year?
The winner of the illustrious prize will be confirmed at a ceremony on Tuesday.
# good-reads - Sunday 25 November, 2018
Irish football's new lows, remembering Weeshie and the week's best sportswriting
Stick on the kettle and enjoy the best of the week’s sportswriting.
# good-reads - Sunday 28 October, 2018
# good-reads - Thursday 25 October, 2018
Here are the 7 nominations for William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Books on Eamonn Magee, Tiger Woods and Paul Ferris all feature.
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Poll: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
LAST WEEK, TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar announced further restrictions for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April.
Everybody in Ireland has been told to stay at home for two weeks, except essential workers travelling to work and other exceptions.
People who do leave their homes for exercise will be required to stay within a 2km radius.
Shielding or cocooning has also be introduced for all of those over 70 years of age and specific categories of people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
With everyone being asked to stay at home, people may find themselves with a lot more free time on their hands than usual.
So, today we want to know: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
Poll Results:
No, I'm still working and haven't got a minute (3534)
Yes, I plan to take up a new hobby (2007)
No, I'll spend my time staring at the TV (1396)
I'm not sure / no opinion (1100)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Wellness Wednesday: IBS is no joke, but there are simple things you can do to help yourself
By Dr Deirdre G. O'Donovan
Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
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