Awards

• Short-listed for Children's Book of the Year (senior) 2020 (Ireland)

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Author:   Jacqui Hurley
Publisher:   Merrion Press
Imprint:   Merrion Press
ISBN:  

9781785374661

ISBN 10:   1785374664
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   22 June 2023
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 9 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Young adult ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Katie Taylor (boxing) Susan Moran (basketball) Sarah Rowe (GAA/Aussie Rules/soccer) Katie Mullan (hockey) Olive Loughnane (athletics) Cora Staunton (GAA/Aussie Rules) Jenny Egan (canoeing) Ciara Mageean (athletics) Nicci Daly (hockey/motorsport) Denise O’Sullivan (soccer) Derval O’Rourke (athletics) Rena Buckley (GAA) Leona Maguire (golf) Ellen Keane (para swimming) Annalise Murphy (sailing) Kellie Harrington (boxing) Joy Neville (rugby) Rachael Blackmore (racing) Lindsay Peat (basketball/GAA/rugby) Katie George Dunleavy (para cycling) Stephanie Roche (soccer) Natalya Coyle (modern pentathlon) Sanita Puspure (rowing) Fiona Coghlan (rugby) Briege Corkery (GAA)

Reviews

""...a stunning collection of stories about Ireland’s most accomplished sportswomen..."" -- Emma Duffy * The 42 * 'An ode to the heroes who ""wear football boots, boxing gloves and mouth guards"", Girls Play Too  is a much welcome addition to sports literature with its focus on all the too-often-forgotten female athletes of Ireland ... Girls Play Too comes highly recommended to all readers aged 9+ and any school library as a non-fiction addition undoubtedly likely to inspire new hobbies, role models and aspirations in all its readers.' -- Victoire Lemaire * Children's Books Ireland *

...a stunning collection of stories about Ireland's most accomplished sportswomen... -- Emma Duffy * The 42 * 'An ode to the heroes who wear football boots, boxing gloves and mouth guards , Girls Play Too is a much welcome addition to sports literature with its focus on all the too-often-forgotten female athletes of Ireland ... Girls Play Too comes highly recommended to all readers aged 9+ and any school library as a non-fiction addition undoubtedly likely to inspire new hobbies, role models and aspirations in all its readers.' -- Victoire Lemaire * Children's Books Ireland *

"""...a stunning collection of stories about Ireland’s most accomplished sportswomen..."" -- Emma Duffy * The 42 * 'An ode to the heroes who ""wear football boots, boxing gloves and mouth guards"", Girls Play Too  is a much welcome addition to sports literature with its focus on all the too-often-forgotten female athletes of Ireland ... Girls Play Too comes highly recommended to all readers aged 9+ and any school library as a non-fiction addition undoubtedly likely to inspire new hobbies, role models and aspirations in all its readers.' -- Victoire Lemaire * Children's Books Ireland *"

Author Information

Jacqui Hurley is one of Ireland’s leading sports broadcasters. She represented Ireland at basketball and also played camogie for Cork. In 2009, she became the first ever female anchor of Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio One. She now anchors RTÉ’s rugby coverage on television and The Sunday Game. She has presented all the major sporting events, including the Olympics, World Cups, the Euros and multiple GAA All-Ireland finals. She lives in Dublin with her husband Shane and her children, Luke and Lily.

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