Art encounters out of the ordinary gerry davis henry. Oct 01, 2015 henry shefflin s new book is out about two weeks now and is major feature in almost every book shop across the country. Hurling legend henry shefflin has paid tribute to the brilliant young people of kilkenny and carlow who are supporting their local communities throughout the pandemic. Defending one minute, attacking the next minute, keeping goal the. Glenamaddy cs had visits from both henry shefflin and keith higgins during 2015 through their work with bank of ireland. My abiding memory of shefflin is his gliding around croke park during the 2012 allireland replay against galway, turning the screw slowly as if he had all the time in the world.
The approaching ball hangs, for him, a splitsecond longer than it ought to. Henry shefflins autobiography launch at cillin hill. New emiliano sala book suggests pilot david ibbotson couldve. Shefflin lays bare what drove him on as a man and a cat the. The lads were shining down on us ballyhale dedicate. Heres the sunday games big new hurling signing for this summer. It is the oldest retail business of its type in the region and has developed from a single store of 450sq. Jan, 2020 kilkenny gaa henry shefflin wants to manage kilkenny some day, says joey holden shefflin recently stood down as ballyhale boss after leading the club to successive allireland titles. Henry shefflin exclusive irish independent kilkenny hurling. We thank both men for giving their time and posing for loads of photos with the students. Mar 26, 2015 henry and paul shefflin had run home, jettisoned their schoolbags and were now hurling away between a pair of junior goalposts.
In an era when kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man stood out from a remarkable group of players. Heres the sunday games big new hurling signing for this. He is the alltime leading scorer in championship hurling. If huw lawlor knew there was a sin bin there, he wouldnt have pulled back niall burke. Kilkenny legend henry shefflin has signed up as a pundit with rte for this years championship coverage on the sunday game and will also. Shefflin will be appearing on the sunday game on rte tv and sunday sport on rte radio 1. Signed copies are available by contacting claire on her instagram. Kilkenny legend henry shefflin has signed for rte independent. The most powerful surface laptop yet, it combines speed, graphics and immersive gaming with the versatility of a laptop, tablet and portable studio. Jan 20, 2020 shefflin was quick to credit reid and the rest of the groups leaders for getting them over the line but singled out michael fennelly in particular. In a recorded message to mark the opening of applications for the 2021 kilkennycarlow garda youth awards, the 10time allire. There was a bigger crowd in set theatre in kilkenny the morning henry shefflin announced his retirement from intercounty hurling than there was for bruce springsteen coming to play nowlan park.
On thursday night he was in kilkenny, he and 1,600 admirers, for its official launch, a. Shefflin was struck high up by quinns hurl during their 2004 allireland. Also, being from kilkenny and a massive supporter of the team how could i not be, living with a man. Its the story of fourteen of irelands greatest ever sportspeople whove retired in recent years including henry shefflin, ap mccoy and kenny egan. See more ideas about sports books, books, biography books. Henry shefflin proves that class is permanent the times. Former kilkenny hurler henry shefflin has spoken about the guilt he feels following an accident in which his son, also henry, lost four toes when he fell into the path of a rideon lawnmower. Gaa hurling allireland senior championship final replay, kilkenny v.
Books to read online new books sean moran one man standing biography books. Oct 16, 2020 wenger is busy promoting his new book, my life in red, which offers a personal account of his time in charge of the famous north london club. Following the match, kilkenny manager brian cody announced details of the release of his autobiography, cody. Its no classic of its genre, but that wont stop copies flying off the bookshelves over the next. Kilkennys victory gave them a record seventh title of the decade and a record 18th consecutive championship win. For those of you who do not, henry shefflin is a retried hurler for kilkenny. Does county management appeal to henry shefflin at this. After leading ballyhale shamrocks to backtoback allireland. May 26, 2016 in this book, henry shefflin gives a good degree of insight into the level of commitment, honesty and spirit that he invested on his way to a record 10 allireland senior hurling medals.
In an era when kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man stood out from a remarkable group of players henry shefflin. On thursday, he took vincent hogan behind the scenes of one of the most conflicted weeks of his life. Henry was able to bring the liam mccarthy cup with him and was presented with an ash tree on the day. Omahony, grandfather of the current owner frank, and continues to trade from the same locat.
Henry shefflin slated for arguing hegarty tackle on. Aug 21, 2019 special guests on the day included legendary former kilkenny hurler henry shefflin, who was joined by his wife deirdre and their children for the day s festivities. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the autobiography. Henry shefflin the autobiography autobiography, biography.
Henry shefflin was born in 1979 and started playing senior intercounty hurling for kilkenny in 1999. Henry shefflin back in kilkenny side for walsh cup semifinal. Another book finished and this time it is the henry shefflin autobiography. Kilkennys henry shefflin celebrates with the liam maccarthy cup and winning his 9th allireland medal. Henry shefflin discusses cork kilkenny rivalry cork. Shefflin contributed 114 of kilkennys score in the final. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Henry shefflin was the star of the show as kilkenny remain on course for fourinarow after they came through an absorbing encounter to deny waterford 223 to 315 at. The autobiography by henry shefflin 2016, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Henry shefflin pays tribute to late ballyhale player after.
On wednesday he was at the national ploughing championship in laois, signing copies of his autobiography. In chapter eight of henry shefflin s autobiography, entitled hurling is a simple game, the kilkenny legend transports the reader back to two weeks prior to the 2006 allireland quarterfinal. Kilkenny hurling fans arent happy with this bookshop in. If you are looking for a blow by blow account of even the top level games, you wont find them in this book. Ryan tubridys arsene wenger interview leaves late late show. We thank both men for giving their time and posing for.
Henry shefflin the great, hurlings complete package. The king was kept occupied signing autographs and having his photo taken with the multitude in attendance. The longawaited autobiography of the legendary hurler henry shefflin. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. The autobiography by henry shefflin penguin books australia. European tour, klm open sky sports 4 0930, 30 and 2000. Who is henry shefflins wife deirdre, how many children do. Apr 30, 2015 henry shefflin is set to become an rte hurling pundit this summer. Henry shefflin born 11 january 1979 is an irish retired hurler who played as a centreforward for the kilkenny senior team a native of ballyhale, county kilkenny, shefflin first played competitive hurling whilst at school in st. Henry shefflin is the most decorated hurler in the history the game, with ten allireland medals in his collection to go alongside his eleven all stars, player of the year awards and club honours. Now widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, shefflin has more allstars, hurler of the year awards and allireland medals than any other hurler.
The book will be popular in the leadup to christmas and shefflin s tale was one worth telling. Henry shefflin has labelled the incident in which he almost lost an eye as a cheap shot by clares gerry quinn. Henry will be signing copies of his book henry shefflin the autobiography on saturday, 7th november at 2. New emiliano sala book suggests pilot david ibbotson could. Theres a henry shefflin autobiography in the works balls. Henry shefflin exclusive irish independent kilkenny. Shefflin salutes courage of striking cork hurlers in 2002.
Shefflin lays bare what drove him on as a man and a cat. Ryan tubridys arsene wenger interview leaves late late. Mar 07, 2017 another book finished and this time it is the henry shefflin autobiography. Kilkenny hurling legend henry shefflin was one of hundreds of people given a parking ticket during the training session on wednesday when 8,000 fans turned up to see his recovery from injury. The 10time kilkenny allireland winner was today confirmed as the newest addition to rtes hurling punditry team ahead of the 2015 championship. Since the turn of the millennium, when kilkenny established itself as the dominant force in hurling, one man has stood out.
Rugadh henry shefflin, mar is fearr aithne air mar iomanai, i bport lairge, eire ar an deardaoin, 11 eanair, 1979. Commercials hurling cumann iomanaiochta home facebook. A talented kilkenny author has just released a very timely publication, a book filled. This is an exclusive insight into shefflin s final days as an intercounty hurler after 16 extraordinary seasons the first day of the rest of his life took henry shefflin to a place of comfort, the gym. Kilkenny hurler henry shefflin was named as the sports opel gpa player of the month for august after the win. The autobiography ebook by henry shefflin 9780241961704. Shefflin was named on the etihad 125 dream team before the final. Mar 29, 2015 on thursday, he took vincent hogan behind the scenes of one of the most conflicted weeks of his life. He won a record eleven allirelands, and been selected as an allstar eleven times and as hurler of the year a record three times. Henry shefflin has revealed he has a growing appreciation of the reasons why the cork hurlers went on strike in 2002. At the end of the day, is about retiring from the national or international stage in sport. Henry shefflin wants to manage kilkenny some day, says joey. The autobiography by henry shefflin 2015, hardcover for.
The muchanticipated autobiography of kilkenny hurling living legend henry shefflin was launched to a jampacked hub at cillin hill on monday evening with brian cody having the honour of declaring the book officially launched. Published by penguin, henry shefflin the autobiography, is available in all good book stores since earlier this week but hurling fans in their hundreds crammed into the hub to hear tributes from tipperarys eamonn corcoran, waterfords ken mcgrath along with former teammates jj delaney who faces henry in club action this weekend and. Henry shefflin speaks of anguish over sons lawnmower accident. Mar 25, 2015 in what were sure is a complete coincidence, on the day that henry shefflin announced his retirement, we also have the good news that the kilkenny great is set to release his autobiography.
Theres no doubt about it, to do backtoback you have to have. Theres such a gap between the yellow card and red card that its. Granted, henry was inhouse that day with ned quinn, bruce was asleep in jersey as the wrecking ball weekender. The day young cats stepped up and broke the cork gameplan and. In this book, henry shefflin gives a good degree of insight into the level of commitment, honesty and spirit that he invested on his way to a record 10 allireland senior hurling medals. Henry and paul shefflin had run home, jettisoned their schoolbags and were now hurling away between a pair of junior goalposts. Pixelsense touchscreen display 32gb ram and 1tb internal storage intel core i71065g7 processor nvidia geforce gtx graphics 2x usba 3. Its about dealing with the challenges, filling the void and moving on. Henry shefflin has long been tipped as a potential successor to brian cody once the legendary figure steps aside as kilkenny boss. Henry shefflin fit for sport, fit for business presentation followed by book signing. Shefflin recently stood down as ballyhale boss after leading the club to successive allireland titles. Hurling fraternity pays a fitting tribute to annabel. Jamie heaslip, richie sadlier and eoin larkin nominated for sports book of the year.
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