2 December 2010; "The Club" by Christy O'Connor has been announced as the 2010 William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year. The Club is one of the finest books written on the subject of GAA and follows O'Connor's club, for whom he was goalkeeper, through a season in 2009 as they looked to revive past glories spurred on through personal losses and tragedy. This year’s shortlisted books included A Football Man by John Giles, Ruby by Ruby Walsh, Days of Heaven by Declan Lynch, My Story by Bernard Dunne, The Club by Christy O’Connor and Screaming at the Sky by Tony Griffin. Christy O'Connor is presented with his award by model Nadia Forde at the announcement. William Hill Bookmakers, Dame Street, Dublin. Picture credit: Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE