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Eamonn Sweeney

Eamonn Sweeney writes the Hold The Back Page column for the Sunday Independent and a Monday sports column for the Irish Independent. He is a former Irish Sports Columnist of the year and has written seven books, including the novels Waiting for the Healer and The Photograph and the sports books, There’s Only One Red Army and The Road to Croker. Born in Sligo in 1968, he lives in Skibbereen and is the father of three daughters. He is the owner of a dog and a bearded dragon and headed three goals during his otherwise undistinguished under-age gaelic football career. All the other personal stuff is in the book.
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