Never Better : My Life in Our Times

 2022-09-29 02:14:12     English Books      3 views
ISBN9781838957827
Tác giảTommie Gorman
Nhà xuất bảnAtlantic Books
Ngày phát hành22 Sep 2022
Loại bìaHardback
Số trang384 pages
Cân nặng637g
Kích thước153x234x27mm

When Tommie Gorman was growing up in Sligo in the 1960s, struggle was never far away but his household had a surplus of love and warmth. From modest beginnings as a local reporter at the Western Journal, where his deadlines were dependent on the bus schedule, Tommie landed at RTE, taking up the post of North-West correspondent in 1980. Over the next four decades he became a familiar presence in Irish homes, known for
his coverage of Europe and Northern Ireland, as well as his unforgettable interviews with controversial figures including Gerry Adams, Roy Keane, Ian Paisley and Arlene Foster.

While revelling in his life as a journalist, he was also coping with the cancer diagnosis he received in 1994 and seeking ways to access life-saving treatments for patients who shared his rare form of the disease.

In this insightful and generous book, Tommie takes readers behind the scenes and shares some of his memories from Sligo to Stormont, via Brussels and Sweden, as he recounts forty extraordinary years of Irish history from his front-row seat and looks at what may lie ahead for the island.

Table of contents

1: Sligo: early years 2: The first job 3: The north-west years 4: Brussels 5: Power and loss 6: Living with cancer 7: Love, sport and the Roy Keane interview 8: Belfast 9: Compromise and power 10: The Queen and the changing of the guard 11: Brexit 12: The journey made and the road ahead

Review quote

[A] page-turner memoir of his life less ordinary...a gem. -- John Downing * Irish Independent * Tommie’s memoir brims with his characteristic optimism, faith in humanity and an absence of cynicism rare in such a fine frontline journalist. He evokes many memories as well as gifting us new and welcome insights
into significant contemporary political, sporting and medical events. -- Mary McAleese Tommie Gorman is the shining jewel in the crown of RTE news and current affairs -- Gay Byrne

About Tommie Gorman

Tommie Gorman worked for RTE News and Current Affairs from 1980 to 2021 in a variety of roles, including European editor and Northern Ireland editor. He lives in Sligo.

Resource: https://www.bookdepository.com/Never-Better-Tommie-Gorman/9781838957827

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