Public Get Chance to Vote for 2010 William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year

Dublin, Ireland, November 05, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Following the announcement of the long list for the William Hill Irish Sports book of the Year 2010 it has been revealed that the public have the opportunity to be a member of the judging panel and choose this year’s winner.

Eleven of Ireland’s top sports commentators will judge this year’s award including RTE’s Eamon Dunphy, Newstalk’s George Hook and Today FM and TV3’s Matt Cooper. However the public vote will act as the twelfth judge in the award. The most voted for book by the public on irishsportsbookoftheyear website will go forward as the people’s choice and will be added to the votes of the rest of the judging panel.

Some of the titles involved in this year’s award included autobiographies by John Giles, Bernard Dunne and Darrgh O’Se along with stories about Lansdowne Road, Waterford Hurling and some of Ireland’s top jockeys and race horses.

Tony Kenny, PR Manager for William Hill Ireland, said; “The William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year is about rewarding Ireland’s best sports writers and it is only right that the public get their opportunity to vote for their favourite. The public get a chance to take their place amongst our judging panel and give their opinion on the best Irish sports book this year.”

More information on this year’s William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year and details on how to vote for this year’s winner can be found at www.irishsportsbookoftheyear.com

William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year - Long List
Lansdowne Road – Gerard Siggins & Malachy Clerkin
Kinane – Anne Holland
Days of Heaven – Declan Lynch
The Ecstasy and the Agony – Damien Tiernan
A Football Man – John Giles
Emerald Anfield – Keith Falkiner
The Unconquerable Keane – David Smith
Sea the Stars – Anne Holland
My Story – Bernard Dunne
The Club – Christy O’Connor
Ruby – Ruby Walsh
Screaming at the Sky – Tony Griffin
The World is a Ball – John Doyle
If You Don’t Know Me, Don’t Judge Me – Dan Shanahan
100 GAA Greats – John Scally
Sporting Legends of Ireland – Turtle Bunbury & James Fennell
Darragh, My Story – Darragh Ó’Sé
Voices from Croke Park – Sean Potts
My Father; A Hurling Revolutionary – Conor Power
Alright Aldo – John Aldridge & John Hynes
Stuttgart to Saipan – Miguel Delaney
Dail Stars – Conor McMorrow
Brothers in Sport – Donal Keenan
Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers – Trevor Keane
Method in My Madness – Richard Dunwoody

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