Con Houlihan
Con Houlihan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1925 Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 4 August 2012 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Notable works | More Than a Game, A Harvest |
Con Houlihan (6 December 1925 – 4 August 2012) was an Irish sportswriter. Over a lengthy career, he covered many Irish and international sporting events, from Gaelic football and hurling finals, to soccer and rugby World Cups, the Olympics and numberless race meetings inside and outside of Ireland.[1]
A journalist with the Irish Press group writing for The Irish Press, Evening Press and sometimes The Sunday Press, until the group's demise in 1995. He wrote the "Tributaries" column and Evening Press back sports page "Con Houlihan" column.
A bronze sculpture of Houlihan was erected in 2011 outside The Palace bar in Dublin [2]
Works
- More Than a Game
- A Harvest: New, Rare and Uncollected Essays
- Princes of Pigskin: A Century of Kerry Footballers
- Close the Wicket Gate: Tales from the Kilmichael Bar
- Death of a King and Other Stories
- In So Many Words: The Best of Con Houlihan
- Windfalls
References
- ^ http://www.libertiespress.com/cartage.html?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=4&products_id=10&zenid=pqdbv4khe9dj8hgssr4bbutgl5
- ^ Nihill, Cian. "Palace of inspiration: Sculptures of writers unveiled", The Irish Times, 6 October 2011.