Turtle Bunbury

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SPORTING LEGENDS OF IRELAND - VOLUME ONE
Turtle Bunbury & James Fennell (Mainstream, 2010)

Autumn 2010 will see the publication of the fifth collaboration between author Turtle Bunbury and photographer James Fennell. Commissioned by Edinburgh-based Mainstream Publishing, the opening volume of 'Sporting Legends of Ireland' will offer a photographic look at the careers of forty of Ireland's leading sporting heroes, encompassing sports as diverse as hurling, rugby, boxing, show-jumping and darts.

Further details about the 'Sporting Legends' project will be made available in July 2010.

Amongst those already photographed for the book are:

Rugby greats Jackie Kyle and Willie John McBride.
Footballing legends Mick O'Connell, Mick O'Dwyer, Jack O'Shea and Peter Canavan.
Champion jockeys Ruby Walsh, Conor O'Dwyer and Charlie Swan.
Trainers par excellence Paddy Mullins, Willie Mullins and Jessie Harrington,
10-time All Ireland pole-vaulting champion Dinny Hyland.
World champion snooker maestro Ken Doherty.
Showjumping maestros Eddie Macken and Tommy Brennan.
World wrestling champion Dave Finlay Jr.
Olympic athletes Sonia O'Sullivan, Ronnie Delany, Eamonn Coghlan, John Treacy, Mary Peters and Maeve Kyle.
Irish soccer goalkeeper extraordinaire Packie Bonner.
Hockey whizz Sam Martin.
 44-time Classic winning greyhound trainer Ger McKenna.
Tennis ace June Anne Fitzpatrick.
Hurling icons Eddie Keher and DJ Carey.
Two time Ladies Footlball All Star Cora Staunton.
Tour de France winner Stephen Roche.
World rally champion Rosemary Smith.
World rowing champion Niall O'Toole.
GAA commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh.
Multiple handball champions Ducksie Walsh and Peader McGee.
Badminton genius Mary Sinott.
Camogie champ Angela Downey-Browne.
World boxing champions Barry McGuigan, Michael Carruth and Steve Collins.
Irish cricket captain Alan Lewis.

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