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Historian Tim Pat Coogan on his book The GAA And The War Of Independence

Tim Pat Coogan's latest book is called The GAA And The War Of Independence but its scope is wider than that title suggests, taking in the association’s influence and involvement in Irish society before and since. Kenny Archer spoke to the respected historian and former newspaper man

Tim Pat Coogan, right, author of The GAA And The War Of Independence, with RTÉ broadcaster Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh at Croke Park 
Tim Pat Coogan, right, author of The GAA And The War Of Independence, with RTÉ broadcaster Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh at Croke Park 
By Kenny Archer