Merrion Press 🔖has just published a new book by George Hamilton.
OUT NOW
THE HAMILTON NOTES
George Hamilton
The incomparable George Hamilton
returns with a superb offering of travails and anecdotes spanning his five
decades on our airwaves and on our screens, always at the heart of Irish
life.
Picking up where his first critically acclaimed book, The Nation Holds Its Breath, left off, George continues to
illuminate the path that took him from the Cregagh Road in Belfast to the
most extraordinary locations across the world. Whether going behind the
scenes of his beloved Lyric FM show or reliving the dramatic events of the
100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the reader will be captivated
once more by George’s storytelling as he expertly weaves tales and paints
the most evocative pictures.
Sport, music and travel are intertwined throughout – George’s
love for all three evident on every page. His writing style is consistently
surprising; the reader is never quite certain where George is taking them
but few will be able to resist being caught up in the stories and going
along for the ride.
The Hamilton Notes is a delightful manifestation of that old adage – ‘It’s
not the destination, it’s the journey.’ And there could be no finer
raconteur to guide the reader along the way.
Hardback • €22.99 | £19.99 • 256 pages • 226
mm x 153 mm • 9781785374869
'Up onto the gantry on the
roof of the stand and out into the sunshine. The view at Hillsborough
was spectacular, perfect sightlines from high above the pitch. The
tension was high. Liverpool were dicing with Arsenal at the top of the
table. Nottingham Forest were in fourth place, behind another of that
year’s semi-finalists, Norwich City. The stadium was packed, the crowd
was swaying. From up there, the atmosphere was absolutely perfect.
Studio handed over. John and I were off. The job was just made for occasions
like this...'
Merrion Press 🔖has just published a new book by George Hamilton.
OUT NOW
THE HAMILTON NOTES
George Hamilton
The incomparable George Hamilton
returns with a superb offering of travails and anecdotes spanning his five
decades on our airwaves and on our screens, always at the heart of Irish
life.
Picking up where his first critically acclaimed book, The Nation Holds Its Breath, left off, George continues to
illuminate the path that took him from the Cregagh Road in Belfast to the
most extraordinary locations across the world. Whether going behind the
scenes of his beloved Lyric FM show or reliving the dramatic events of the
100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the reader will be captivated
once more by George’s storytelling as he expertly weaves tales and paints
the most evocative pictures.
Sport, music and travel are intertwined throughout – George’s
love for all three evident on every page. His writing style is consistently
surprising; the reader is never quite certain where George is taking them
but few will be able to resist being caught up in the stories and going
along for the ride.
The Hamilton Notes is a delightful manifestation of that old adage – ‘It’s
not the destination, it’s the journey.’ And there could be no finer
raconteur to guide the reader along the way.
Hardback • €22.99 | £19.99 • 256 pages • 226
mm x 153 mm • 9781785374869
'Up onto the gantry on the
roof of the stand and out into the sunshine. The view at Hillsborough
was spectacular, perfect sightlines from high above the pitch. The
tension was high. Liverpool were dicing with Arsenal at the top of the
table. Nottingham Forest were in fourth place, behind another of that
year’s semi-finalists, Norwich City. The stadium was packed, the crowd
was swaying. From up there, the atmosphere was absolutely perfect.
Studio handed over. John and I were off. The job was just made for occasions
like this...'
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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