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Faster, Higher Stronger – A History of Ireland's Olympians is the essential guide for anybody who plans to watch the Beijing Olympics. Researched and written by two of Ireland’s leading sports journalists, Lindie Naughton and Johnny Watterson, it illustrates vividly how Ireland, for such a small population, has a substantial history of Olympic achievement, going right back to 1896 when tennis player, John Pius Boland, won Ireland’s first Olympic gold medal.

Munster Master’s T&F

This was the first time in about 10 years that the event has been held in Cork. Eagle had no ladies competing, which was unfortunate, given that the event was held in our homebase. We did have five men competing; Tony Kelleher, Dave Muldowney and Pat Power in the M35 Category and Pat Murphy and John Quigley in the M50 bracket, and they brought home a haul of 10 medals; four Gold, four silver and two Bronze.

Ireland's Olympians

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This book is for the sports fan - but also for the weekend warrior, the ambitious, the curious, for parents, coaches, managers and athletes who strive to better understand the workings of body and mind, seeking answers to questions such as...