Irish Sport in 100 Objects

The history of Irish sport can be held in your hands – if you know where to look. Driven by curiosity, Siobhá n Doyle has travelled the length and breadth of Ireland in search of the objects that carry extraordinary sporting stories. Ronnie Delany's running shoes. A turnstile from Lansdowne Road. Rachael Blackmore's saddle. A homemade surfboard. These relics, ordinary at first glance, form a mosaic of memory that stretches from quiet parish playing fields to the grandest international stages. In this stunning photographic journey, we discover 100 eclectic fragments of Ireland’ s sporting soul unearthed from the most unassuming places. Through these mementos, Doyle reveals a deeper truth: that sport in Ireland is not just played or watched, but held, kept, and proudly passed on. This is a vibrant and fascinating whistle-stop tour of Irish sporting heritage through the tangible, fragile and fiercely meaningful objects that endure.