Book description
In 1998, a determined Waterford hurling team made their way to their
first All-Ireland semi-final in almost forty years, their sights firmly
set on the final, which would be their first since 1963. But destiny
conspired against them and they lost. Over the next twelve years they
would, time and time again, play spell-binding hurling, reach the
Semi-Finals seven times, Player of the Year Awards and multiple All-Star
honours and come agonisingly close to winning one of the biggest prizes
in Irish sport. In The Ecstasy and the Agony, Damien Tiernan goes behind
the scenes and takes an unflinchingly honest look at how such a great
team can come so close to major triumphs but still walked away without
the top honours. Damien Tiernan is a reporter for RTE, the Irish
National Broadcaster
