{"product_id":"9780241997697-this-is-the-life","title":"This is the Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDays and Nights in the GAA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative look at how grassroots GAA interacts with life in Ireland, from the wittiest Gaelic games pundit at work today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe GAA is Ireland's 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. \u003ci\u003eThis is the Life \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCiarán Murphy - of Second Captains and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003e- 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 Ciarán's sporting hero \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ethe local postman. And he looks a things we usually prefer not to talk about, like the role of social class in the GAA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is the Life \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There is a deep understanding of the way the GAA works at every level … a brilliant read from start to finish’ Paul Rouse, \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540083712097,"sku":"9780241997697","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28545262.jpg?v=1722686573","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241997697-this-is-the-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}