The things he says in it: he was so raw and so honest. “It always stayed with me”, says Donal of the book. The context was discussion around one of Donal’s picks as his favourite pieces of sportswriting: Paul McGrath’s autobiography, Back from the Brink, which details his story – and his alcoholism – with a remarkable and sad candour. And for a limited time, you can get €5 off an annual membership by using the promo code BTL. Donal Ryan is the latest guest on our sportswriting podcast, Behind the Lines. To get access to the full interview along with the 89-episode series archive, subscribe at. That weighty question was considered on the latest episode of Behind the Lines with one of Ireland’s best writers, Donal Ryan. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE often freight our sportspeople’s lives with too much symbolism and meaning while doing exactly that, we ask: which Irish sportsperson best embodies the national story?
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