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    From the history of Irish sports to biographies of international athletics superstars, these books in our sports collection make for excellent reading. Whether you’re passionate about football, rugby, or any other sport, these books bring the drama, dedication, and triumphs of the sports world to life. Find your next great sports read at Chapters Bookstore!

    Moynihan Michael: More than a Game [2025]

    €3.99 – €7.99

    The GAA is more than a game. It's a cornerstone of Irish identity - woven into parishes, families and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a...

    Joel Miller: Damien Duff [2008]

    €3.99 – €10.40

    Irishman Damien Duff is one of the Premiership's most feared attacking footballers. The king of wide attacking play, he's a man of exceptional talent and frightening pace, and it's a...

    Geordan Murphy: The Outsider [2013] paperback

    €4.99 – €12.84

    Geordan Murphy does not come from the leafy suburbs of south Dublin or the rugby hotbeds of Limerick or Cork. As a teenager he played Gaelic football for Kildare minors....

    Sean Og O Ceallachain: The Dubs: Dublin GAA since the 1940s [2006] hardback

    €11.99 – €26.00

    This book traces the ups and downs of the Dublin hurling and football teams during and after World War II. With a text by the unique Sean Og O Ceallachain,...

    Tony Francis: Who Was Hurricane Higgins? [2011]

    €9.99 – €26.00

    Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography, Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing...

    Katie Bo Lillis: Death of a Racehorse [2026]

    €12.99

    Named one of Financial Times's Best Books of 2025 The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sport-horseracing-and why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of...

    Niall Quinn: Niall Quinn: The Autobiography [2003] paperback

    €3.99 – €12.84

    When Niall Quinn learned he was going to the 2002 World Cup with Ireland, it seemed the perfect climax to his international career. Yet even before the competition had started,...

    Mark Webber: Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey [2016] paperback

    €4.99

    In his trademark straight-talking, no-nonsense style Mark Webber reveals his amazing life on and off the Formula One race track in Aussie Grit.Mark Webber was at the centre of one...

    Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Le Tour [2004] paperback

    €3.99

    When Henri Desgrange began a new bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a temporary publicity stunt to promote his newspaper. The sixty cyclists who...

    Legacy: 15 Lessons in Leadership: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life [2013] paperback

    €9.99

    Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. They are good ancestors. In Legacy, best-selling author James Kerr goes deep into the...

    Damon Hill: Watching the Wheels [2016]

    €5.99 – €21.41

    2016 marks the twentieth anniversary of Damon Hill's coronation as Formula One World Champion. For the first time ever he tells the story of his journey through the last golden...

    Dan Carter: Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend [2016] paperback

    €4.99

    Dan Carter's last game as an All Black culminated with him declared Man of the Match following the 2015 Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham - an unforgettable ending to...

    Kristof Ramon: The Art of Suffering [2024] hardback

    €10.99

    What does it take to become a road racing legend and compete in the toughest sport in the world? Go behind the scenes with the teams and riders at all...

    Katie Clapham: The Green Road Home [2026]

    €22.99

    Gloriously available again, forty years after it was first published-now with a new introduction by Brad Faxon, a new afterword by the author, and a batch of newly discovered time-capsule...

    Gilbert Enoka: Become Unstoppable [2026] paperback

    €14.99 – €17.13

    In a career spanning almost three decades, visionary psychological coach, Gilbert Enoka, has left his fingerprint on all aspects of the All Blacks winning machine. With a 77% winning record...

    Max Mosley: Formula One and Beyond [2016]

    €5.99 – €14.30

    Cross Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year'To a Formula One fan, this book is a dream' Independent For almost 50 years, Max Mosley was involved in motor racing, having...

    James Montague: Engulfed [2026]

    €14.30

    *INCLUDES NEW ADDITIONAL CONTENT*SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025'Bravura on the ground reporting' - David Goldblatt, award-winning author of...

    Steve Bunce: Around the World in 80 Fights [2025] paperback

    €7.99

    SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025An autobiographical white-knuckle ride around the global fight game by the legendary Steve Bunce: the voice of...

    Trevor Keane: Gaffers:50 Years of Irish Football Managers [2010] paperback

    €4.99 – €15.00

    Did you know that an Irish manager did not pick the Irish football team until 1969? Do you know who that manager was? Contrary to popular opinion, Irish football management...

    David Goldblatt: The Ball is Round [2007] paperback

    €12.99 – €28.60

    THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural practice more...

    Paul Zanon: Behind The Brilliance [2026]

    €12.99

    For every success story, there's always a back story. Behind The Brilliance will shine a torch behind the superstardom, whether it be in sport, entertainment, business etc. and the journey...

    Adam Hurrey: Football Cliches [2016]

    €7.99 – €16.90

    'A must-have' - The Telegraph'Book of the Week' - The Independent'Hilarious' - Sport MagazineFrom the host of the Football Cliches podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.In what other...

    Severiano Ballesteros: Seve [2008]

    €4.99 – €16.90

    Now the subject of a major film.Once or twice a generation, an athlete transcends his sport - at last, here's Seve Ballesteros in his own wordsThere are golfers, and there...

    Susie Chan: Trails and Tribulations [2024]

    €9.99 – €24.60

    DAILY MAIL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 SPORTS PERFORMANCE BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS READER AWARDS 2025 'I laughed,...

    Harry Redknapp: A Family Obsession [2025] paperback

    €7.99

    One of the most loved - and loving - father-and-son duos in the land, Harry and Jamie Redknapp are football royalty. Football runs through their veins. Both have enjoyed stellar...

    Andy Clarke: The Knockout [2025]

    €9.99 – €15.70

    'This book delivers the knockout.' -- Steve Bunce'The knockout is the ultimate way of victory. What Andy has captured in this book is everything great about it.'-- Tony Bellew, former...

    Tony Castro: Mickey & Billy [2026]

    €17.99

    An unflinching, all-access look at the friendship between Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin-two beloved Yankees and flawed heroes who embodied both triumph and self-destructionThrough meticulous research and exclusive interviews with...

    Peter Holt: The Keen Shot's Miscellany [2008] hardback

    €6.99 – €22.10

    The Keen Shot's Miscellany is a collection of over three hundred entries on the subject of game shooting past and present. Articles range from short snippets containing irresistible information such...

    Steve Sleight: Complete Sailing Manual [1999] hardback

    €9.99 – €32.50

    From dinghy sailing to handling a cruiser on the open sea Dorling Kindersley's Complete Sailing Manual gives you the confidence to master every aspect of seamanship whatever your level of...

    Gary Lineker: Behind Closed Doors [2019]

    €3.99 – €21.41

    'This is Lineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didn't expect to enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are passages of sudden tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories...

    Richard Dunwoody: Obsessed [2000]

    €9.99 – €26.99

    In his long-awaited autobiography, the most successful National Hunt jockey of all time reveals what it was that took him to the top - and how he managed to stay...

    Vassos Alexander: Running Up That Hill [2018]

    €6.99 – €16.90

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS HEALTH & FITNESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances - through cities,...

    David Goldblatt: Injury Time [2026]

    €11.99

    A Telegraph Best Book of 2025. A News Statesman Book of the Year 2025. 'David Goldblatt is possibly the best football historian there has ever been'. Dominic Sandbrook 'David Goldblatt...

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