{"product_id":"last-ditch-3","title":"Last Ditch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sweeney's prose is on fire. A blistering book that readers will relish enormously.\" MICHAEL HARDIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eG\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A cracking read ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea championship season \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eas redemption song.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL CLIFFORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"All the tension of a tight \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eknockout encounter ... one \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the books of the year.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMIKE McCORMACK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 2024, sports columnist Eamonn Sweeney set out to follow the All-Ireland championships around the country, retracing footsteps he'd first laid down in his 2004 bestseller\u003ci\u003e The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoad to Croker\u003c\/i\u003e. But there was one big problem. For many years, he had struggled with a crippling travel phobia that left him largely confined to his hometown in West Cork. To fulfil his publishing contract, he had to face his deepest fears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Ditch\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about mental health, hidden shame and a life-changing moment in a remote train station. It's about a hurling championship which may have been the greatest ever played and a football championship which definitely was not. It's about unlikely triumphs, remarkable renaissances, shocks, cliff-hangers and heartbreaks on the pitch. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOff the field, it is the story of one man's embrace of a changing Ireland as he takes back his life. Both an unforgettable sports odyssey and a revelatory personal account, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ditch\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of resilience, the healing power of connection and the unifying spirit of the GAA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56580607541592,"sku":"9781399734714","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781399734714_cb415629-f102-4cfb-8958-25e89fc66395.jpg?v=1771987552","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/last-ditch-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}