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Nowadays, there are, in the main, two kinds of sports books. The first, and by far most often published, are the so called biographies, or even worse autobiographies, of modern stars, some of whom who have not reached 25 but who decide to tell their whole life story to cash in on their current stardom.

“Full back is Noel Tierney of sturdy proportions,

Galway reached the All-Ireland football final for the first time in 1919, when they were beaten by Kildare by 2 – 5 to 0 – 1. In 1922 they were beaten by Dublin by 6 points to 4. In 1925 they won it for the first time, beating Cavan by 3 – 2 to 1 - 2. In 1928, the Sam Maguire Trophy was presented to the GAA, and ever since, it has been the dream of every county in Ireland to hold it aloft in Croke Park on the third Sunday in September.